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Lobster Paper Craft

This lobster is a simple cut and paste paper craft that is fun for young children to make.  It makes a great project for preschool and kindergarten kids and works well for an animals, ocean or letter L theme.

There is a small (single page) and larger (two templates) version to choose from.

lobster paper craft

Materials:

bullet something to colour with if using the B&W version, 
bullet scissors, 
bullet glue, and 
bullet paper
  
bulletYou can use brass tacks instead of glue to attach the head or arms if you want them to be moveable.

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice. 
 
bulletColour (where appropriate).
  
bulletCut out the template pieces -- parents can help cut out some of the more difficult pieces like the claws while children work on the easier pieces like the body and clam.
  
bulletGlue the lobster together in the following order:
bulletglue the feet behind the body
bulletglue the claw arms behind the body, towards the top
bulletglue the clam into one of the hands
bulletglue the head onto the body
            
bulletSee picture on the template for further help
  
 

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

 

Small Template (only 1 template needed)

Template:       (color)   or   (B&W)

 

Large Template (2 templates needed)

Template 1    (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2    (color)   or   (B&W)
  

 

Printable version of these instructions