OK, let’s craft something animal-shaped or natured-themed or totally all green! Our editors are here to help with the most popular wildlife-related crafts from the Ranger Rick archives to inspire your next project.
Turn your name into a work of art with some treasures from nature.
Turn ordinary sidewalk chalk into colorful “pops” that look good enough to eat (but definitely aren’t!). Mix up a rainbow of bright colors, let them dry, then head outside to transform your sidewalk into a colorful outdoor art gallery!
Make a splash with this paper plate craft! Create a colorful underwater scene with some paint and construction paper, then watch your dolphin leap and dive beneath the waves with just a simple turn of the plate.
Calling all crafty cat lovers! Turn a few simple supplies into a purr-fectly fun felt mouse toy your cat will go wild for. Stuff it with catnip, add a yarn tail, and watch your furry friend pounce, chase, and play!
Zap! Just like a real chameleon flicks out its long tongue to catch insects, use this fun bug catcher to snag critters with a sticky party blower horn.
Get crackin’ and turn some wooden eggs into animals. With a little paint and craft supplies, you can make a koala, lion, panda, tiger, and zebra.