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Easy Animal Silhouette Craft For Kids

21 April 2014 by Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel 9 Comments

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Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel
21 April 2014 | UPDATED ON: 28 January 2019

I have a love/hate relationship with holidays.

I LOVE them, truly – I love the family time and the fun and the extra sleep-in days :) but I don’t love the buying of stuff and the goody bags of candy from my daughters classmates (for easter. really??) and the idea that we have to create huge events surrounding these holidays instead of simply enjoying the time together.

This all gets more complicated when I throw in that I’m an elementary school art teacher… I basically craft for a living!

I was thinking about a project that I could do with 9 & 10-year-olds that could be simplified to also do with my 5-year-old over the long weekend. This is what I came up with.

easy animal silhouette

Animal Silhouette Craft

What you’ll need:
– silhouettes printed (I did a google images search for bunnies and the word spring)
– watercolor paper (or sturdy cardstock type paper)
– paint (I used bleeding tissue paper, but watercolor or tempera paints would work just as well)
– paint brushes
– black construction paper
– pencil, scissors & tape
How to:
– transfer the silhouette to the center of the construction paper. Trace it onto the construction paper then cut out the image without cutting in from the side (I used an Exacto knife to begin my cut)
– paint watercolor paper in a loose abstract way. There aren’t any rules here other than don’t over mix your colors or you’ll end up with a brown muddy mess. Make sure that your painting covers most of the watercolor paper. Let dry
– center the watercolor paper behind the black construction paper so that no white paper is visible from the front. Use tape to fasten the two papers together. My watercolor paper was a bit bigger than my construction paper so that I could be a bit choosy as to what part of the paint was centered in the silhouette. Trim any excess white paper.
– You might need to press the finished silhouette under a few heavy books for a few hours to flatten out the watercolor paper.
animal silhouette
A few thoughts on modifying this craft for younger or older children:
– while doing this craft with my students (9-10-year-olds) they did all the painting, tracing, cutting, taping, cropping, etc. This craft is perfectly suited for them to complete it mostly independently with a bit of help (Exacto knife!)
– with my daughter who’s 5 years old, she chose the silhouette and centered it on the black paper and then I traced it out and cut it. She did all the painting and helped decide how to center the watercolor behind the construction paper.
– both age groups were entirely engaged in the project for at least a 60-minute block of time.
Animal Silhouette Craft for Kids
Looking for more fantastic kids crafts? Check out our Kids Paper Crafts, Turkey Craft, Critter Craft, and our list of Spring Crafts for Kids.
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  1. AvatarMrDisco says

    24 April 2014 at 10:00 pm

    cute!!

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  2. AvatarStephanie LaPlante says

    26 April 2014 at 1:50 pm

    Very colorful. I love it.
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  3. AvatarPatty says

    28 April 2014 at 1:19 pm

    How wonderful that they were occupied for an hour and had such a cute craft at the end of the time. I love anything that gets kids away from electronics.
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  4. AvatarJenna Wood says

    28 April 2014 at 1:46 pm

    I was wondering how you were going to get the silhouette so neat, but I love that you put the cut-out over the mosaic. The colors are gorgeous too!

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  5. AvatarKerri (TheMaven) says

    28 April 2014 at 2:55 pm

    My kids would love this, such a fun and easy craft idea.
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  6. AvatarDede says

    28 April 2014 at 5:34 pm

    We usually go with non-candy treats but I agree with you on the buying of stuff. This is a cute craft!
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  7. AvatarSHELLEY R ZUREK says

    29 April 2014 at 10:08 am

    Love the idea of this. You could use it for so many different seasonal activities.
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  8. AvatarElizabeth Matthiesen says

    30 April 2014 at 9:49 pm

    this is, simply said, a beautiful piece of art!

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  9. AvatarEmma says

    30 December 2015 at 1:42 am

    How pretty! I bet it would be fun with just watercolors too (though your way is certainly the easier one!)
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