DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Alligator Paper Craft

Contributed by Leanne Guenther

This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", a reptile theme, or a Florida/Louisiana, USA or China theme.

There are only two countries in the world that have alligators.  The alligators in China are an endangered species.  American alligators are not -- they live from the Carolinas to Florida and along the Gulf Coast.

Materials:

• something to color with if using the B&W version,
• scissors,
• glue, and
• paper.
• You can use brass tacks ("brads") instead of glue to attach the tail if you want it to be moveable.

Instructions:

• Print out the craft template of choice.
• Color (if using the black and white version of the craft) and cut out the template pieces.
• Glue the alligator together in the following order:
  • head onto the body
  • Glue the feet onto the body
  • Glue the arms onto the body
  • Glue the tail onto the body
  • See picture on the template for further help.

Templates:

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

Template     (color)   or   (B&W)

 

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