Fox Craft (with FREE Template)

This sweet fox craft starts with a couple of paper plates and turns into something that your child will be so proud that they made. I used paint for the body and head of the fox, but if you want to skip the mess, feel free to use crayons or markers in stead. Your fox craft will still turn out adorable. A white crayon will even show up on the orange paper for the perfect details on the tail and ears.

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Fun Facts about Foxes

Foxes are absolutely amazing animals. Here are a few fun facts that you should know:

• Foxes live in underground dens and raise their little ones for about 7 months.
• They have a strong smell, almost like a skunk.
• Their hearing is amazing.
• Foxes are a lot like cats and are extrememly playful.
• They can make about 40 sounds, including screaming like an owl.

You can learn more about foxes at Easy Science for Kids.

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SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

• 2 Paper plates (9-inch coated)
• Newspaper
• Orange and white paint
• Pompoms
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Googly eyes (or paper eyes if you prefer)
• Orange construction paper
• Black Sharpie marker
• Fox craft template

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How to make a Fox Craft

Step 1: Prepare the Body

• Lay out some newspaper on your crafting surface.
• Shape one of the paper plates so that it looks like the head of a fox by cutting a triangle with slightly curved sides into the bottom half.
• Place both plates onto the newspaper bottom side up.
• Paint the plates orange using pompoms and tap paint white highlights on the side of the face.

If you do not want to mess with paint, simply use crayons or markers for this step instead.

Step 2: Use the Free Fox Craft Template

• Download and print the fox craft printable.
• Cut out all of the parts for your fox out of orange construction paper, except for the nose, which will be black.
• Optional: Tap paint white accents onto the tops of the paws, ears and tail. *You can also do this with white crayon instead.

Step 3: Put the Body Together

• Cut a tab, about 1″ wide, into the paper plate that will be the body of your fox.
• Generously apply glue stick onto the tab and attach the head.

Step 4: Make the Fox Face

• Use the glue stick to attach the nose to your fox at the very tip of his face.
• Add the googly eyes.

Step 5: Assemble the Parts

• Use the glue stick to apply all of the legs to your fox craft.
• Then add the tail. You can have it curve around the body (as pictured) or snip off the end and have the tail come straight out from the body of your fox.
• Press firmly to all of the parts so that the glue takes hold.

Step 6: Add the Ears to Your Woodland Animal Craft

• Take one of the cut out ears of your fox and overlap the 2 sides at the slit. Secure with some glue.
• Glue the ear in place.
• Repeat this process for the other ear.

Now that you know how to make this fox craft, it’s time to really make it your own. I modeled this one after the classic red fox, but you should use your creativity to make your fox look however you want. Maybe you want to make it an arctic fox or a black fox…or a rainbow striped fox with purple ears. The only limit is your imagination.

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