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.
Bats are fantastic flyers—and now you can make one that flaps! Create your own crafty bat, then pull the strings to send its wings into action.
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.