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Snail Paper Crafts and Printable Activities
Materials:
- printer
- paper, construction paper or card stock
- coloring tools for B&W template
- scissors
- glue stick
- Optional: craft stick, toilet paper tube, colored sand (3 colors)
Let's slow things down and get crafty with some amazing snail or sea snail paper craft projects! It's a great way to introduce kids to these fascinating mollusks while creating something shell-tacular.
Activity > Introduction
to the snail lesson plan
Activity > Alphabet > Introduce
letter S is for Snail printable activities
Activity > Arts and Crafts > Snail Theme
Craft 1 > Snail Hand Puppet Craft Activities >
- Snail puppet > Coloring a snail > Crayons
Print this snail coloring page. If the children have some scissor skills you may want
to distribute the snail
coloring page so they can color it with crayons and then cut out
the image as you share some facts about the snail. Tape a craft
stick or unsharpened pencil to the back.
- Snail puppet > Water colors or tempera paint and salt
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Print the snail coloring page to a light colored card stock or construction paper sized to
fit in the printer. Distribute and have children use water
colors or diluted tempera paint and allow children to use a salt
dispenser over the wet paint. This will create an
interesting effect and texture. Allow to dry or speed
drying process with a hair dryer. Cut out the image have them glue it or tape it to a Popsicle stick/craft stick or a
new pencil that has not been used.
Craft 2 > Sea Snail Sand Art > Age 5+
- Print the snail coloring page to a pastel color paper, cut out and glue the image to a blue construction paper.
- Decorate with colored sand which is associated with
the marine or sea snail.
- To keep the project simple use no more than three colors of sand (one
or two colors for the shell and one for the body). Brush thinned
glue by sections, use a shaker to sprinkle the
sand, wait for a section to dry, shake excess and proceed with the next
areas.
Craft 3 > Printable
Snail Paper Craft
- Print and distribute the snail
paper craft template on any type of paper or sturdy paper. You may want to
print directly on pastel colors.
Option: Encourage the children to make letter S designs on the shell
and make a demonstration.
- Cut out after it is colored in.
- Before assembly, have the children hold the shell
pattern and discuss that the shell is a hard surface that protects the
snail body -- it is the snail's home. Ask the children to hold
the snail's body and tell them the body is soft and it is a strong
foot. Have the children glue the
shell to the snails body in the area indicated to protect the body.
Ideas for the craft:
- Attach the snail to half of a toilet paper
roll so the snail can stand for display or be used as a puppet.
- Ocean or garden landscape: Glue to a blue background paper and add elements that will create an underwater or garden scene.
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