Easy & Adorable Hedgehog Craft for Kids

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This hedgehog craft is simply the sweetest and a great craft for kids of all ages regardless of the time of year). You can choose to make it colorful or more traditional muted tones. It’s great as a preschool craft or toddler craft too and placing the tissue paper squares is a great opportunity to hone in on your little one’s fine motor skills.

If you like this hedgehog craft, you’re also going to love making this porcupine craft, this sleeping skunk craft and these paper woodland animals. Who knows? Maybe one of these woodland animals will become your new favorite animal?

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Fun Facts about Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs are nocturnal, which means that they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
They have the ability to hibernate, though not all do.
Their snout is very helpful in foraging for their favorite foods of insects, worms, caterpillars and berries.
Hedgehogs have around 5000 to 7000 spikes on their backs.
They used to be called “urchins” before they were called hedgehogs.

To learn more about hedgehogs, check out this article by National Geographic Kids.

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Combine Reading with Crafting

The best way that I can think of to elevate the crafting experience is to combine it with reading a good book. Here are some of our favorite hedgehog themed books for kids.

SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

Construction paper
Scissors
Glue stick
Tissue paper squares (colors of your choice)
Markers
Pencil

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How to make a Hedgehog Craft

Step 1: Make the Hedgehog’s Body

Choose a color of construction paper for the hedgehog’s body.
Now cut that piece of paper in half.
On one of the halves, draw a large egg shape.
Cut out the egg shape, and this will be the body of your hedgehog.

Hedgehog Craft Step 1 — HEDGEHOG CRAFT STEP 1

Step 2: Add the Spikes

Choose tissue paper squares in whatever color(s) you would like for the spikes of your hedgehog craft.
Glue the tissue paper squares all around the outside of your cut out egg shape, being sure to leave a good portion of the tissue paper sticking over the edge.

Step 3: Finish Off Your Hedgehog Craft

Now flip your hedgehog craft over.
On the front of the body, draw 2 circles for his little front paws and 2 ovals for his back paws, as pictured.
Last, use your markers to draw your hedgehog’s face. Keep it simple.

Hedgehog Craft Step 3 — HEDGEHOG CRAFT STEP 3

Now that you know how to make a hedgehog craft, create more cute hedgehogs as friends for him. You can make more hedgehog crafts, choosing different colors and combinations each time. If you add a large popsicle stick handle to the bottom, he becomes a cute puppet that you can use to tell stories.