18 Great Jungle Animal Crafts for Kids

It’s amazing how easily a handprint can be turned into a lion’s mane. Just download the template to help make his other body parts.

It’s impossible to think about jungle animals without including monkeys. This template makes an old toilet paper roll into a cute little monkey. Add some googly eyes for extra cuteness!

This jungle animal craft includes a parrot template to remove all the guesswork. Complete their tails with a series of multicolored handprints for a beautiful craft.

Another good reason not to visit the jungle is the powerful tiger. Keep things friendly with this paper plate tiger craft.

Or if you’re one of those people who aren’t that fond of tigers, this paper plate elephant is a good option. Make sure to get the printable template for this one before you start.

This template craft produces a unique-looking giraffe. The negative space from the top layer nicely shows off the details of the paper giraffe.

This amazing jungle scene can be made almost exclusively from toilet paper rolls. It’s surprisingly easy, and kids will love it.

Want to make a fun little friend that kids will love? It’s simpler than you think. Sew this simple felt elephant and watch them have loads of fun.

Paper bag puppets are a great way to stimulate a child’s imagination. Use the template provided to make a standard paper bag into a fun lion puppet.

Marionettes are loads of fun for kids to play with, although getting the strings tangled up is easy. To avoid untangling puppet strings, make a giraffe puppet out of toilet paper tubes.

A paper plate might seem like an odd choice for a lion craft. But once you see how perfectly the mane looks when glued to the outer ridges of the plate, it all makes perfect sense.

Make this cute, simple elephant craft in no time at all. The head is provided by a template included in the post. The body and legs come from your little one’s handprint.

Did you know that hippos can’t swim? They hold their breath and run across the riverbed to travel underwater. Discuss this and other fun hippo facts while you make the hippo template into a fun toilet paper roll craft.

Turn two paper plates and some construction paper into a fun monkey craft. Kids’ handprints make perfect monkey hands and feet.

This great jungle scene is a snap to put together, with the template included. Even better, it helps recycle toilet paper tubes and egg cartons.

While there have been many different methods to make a lion’s mane, this might be the most creative. Using a salad spinner to make a spin art mane will make your lion look great.

In real life, cheetahs are part of the big cat family and, therefore, can be dangerous. But add the printed template to a paper bag to make a cute little fellow that would never hurt anybody.

Here is a really fun jungle animal craft for kids. Follow the instructions to make a jungle collage, but add pictures of your little ones so that they can really get into the project.