Crocodile Craft (with FREE Craft Template)

This crocodile craft is not only super simple to make but is so much fun to play with when it is done! Your kid will want to take their crocodile puppet everywhere. You can make him turn and move with his bendable body. Get the free printable template to make crafting even easier.

I don’t know about you, but I am not a fan of crocodiles. They are scary creatures. But they are not so scary when you make them out of paper!

If you like this crocodile craft, you’re also going to love making this Alligator Craft, Frog Craft, Axolotl Puppet Craft and these Pond Craft for Kids.

I’ve witnessed kids struggle to complete multi-step activities. So, I came up with this brilliant craft page as a way to break down crafts into bite-sized pieces with easy tutorials.

These are especially perfect for those kiddos who have limited attention spans.

Crafts are such a great developmental tool for kids (improves motor planning, attention span, executive functioning, fine motor skills, language development and more), and using our in the bag system makes planning crafts for your kids to enjoy even easier.

Just print out a few of your favorites crafts, get your craft supply bag (which you can fill using our master list of supplies that we stick to for every single one of the projects in the flashcard collection). It’s so simple.

And the best part is that there’s not a screen in sight. Technology is such a great thing, but it’s also nice to take a break from it once in awhile and let the brain explore in other ways.

Fun Facts about Crocodiles

• Crocodiles are meat eaters but also enjoy eating fruit.
• The easiest way to tell the difference between an alligator and crocodile is that when a crocodile’s mouth is shut you can still see all of the teeth.
• Another way to tell the difference between alligators and crocodiles, is that alligators have more of a ‘U’ shaped mouth while crocodiles have more of a ‘V’ shape.
• Crocodiles don’t sweat but pant like dogs to cool off.
• Crocodiles are very fast swimmers at about 22 mph.
• On land, crocodiles can run at about 11 miles per hours.

To learn more about crocodiles, check out this article by Fact Animal.

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SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

• 2 Pieces green construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Markers
• 2 Googly eyes
• Crocodile craft template

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How to Make a Crocodile Craft

Step 1: Fold the Crocodile Body

• Cut a piece of green paper in half lengthwise.
• Take half of the piece of paper and fold it accordion style.

Step 2: Use the Crocodile Craft Template

• Print the crocodile craft template.
• Use it to cut out the pieces of the crocodile onto green construction paper.
• Fold the flaps on the eye pieces where the dotted line indicates.

*You will see that the pieces are nestled inside each other. Start with the outside pieces and then cut the inside pieces (eg-head first, then legs).

Step 3: Put Together Your Crocodile paper Craft

• Now that all of the parts of your alligator craft are cut out, it’s time to glue it all together.
• There will be some pieces of the accordion fold that stick out from your tail and head pieces. Just trim off the excess.

Step 4: Add Details to Your Paper Crocodile Craft

• Place the googly eyes onto the eye flaps on the crocodile’s head.
• Use your green marker to give the crocodile craft some details.

Now that you know how to make a crocodile craft, really make it your own. Give your crocodile some personality and add whatever details your would like.

More Paper Crafts for Kids to try

We love paper crafts so much. You can check out this article for 100 paper craft ideas.

• Armadillo Craft
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• Elephant Craft
• Lion Craft
• Paper Chain Boredom Buster
• Paper Hammerhead Shark Craft
• Ice Cream Sundae Craft
• Shapes Art and Craft
• Bumblebee Craft
• Paper Possum Craft
• Paper Shark Craft
• Paper Mouse Craft
• Simple Paper Flowers
• Paper Hedgehog Craft
• Life-Sized Sunflower

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