Zoo and Wild Animal Crafts

Follow these instructions to make a platypus out of a paper bag.

From your About.com guide, instructions to make a echidna finger puppet out of a paper plate.

This three inch high miniature felt hippopotamus is made from two main pieces of felt, stitched together by hand using the back stitch, or by machine. It is an easy project and a good way for a beginning sewer to learn how to work with small curved seams.

Instructions for making a miniature (dollhouse scale) raccoon or other animal using fiber and felting needles.

Find out how to make this simple yet creative Halloween costume. Follow these directions submitted by Tracy Zundel and you can dress up as a moose.

From your About.com guide, turn a small lunch bag into a platypus.

A visitor, Robin, shares these photos for making fun safari crafts.

Find out how to make this simple yet creative Halloween costume. Follow these directions and you can dress up as a skunk.

See a photo of a whitetail deer Halloween costume made by Samantha Harris.

Find out how to make this simple yet creative Halloween costume. Follow these directions submitted by Jenee and you can dress up as a wolf or werewolf.

From your About.com guide, get creative and make your own zoo out of old CDs.

This adorable giraffe is from toilet paper cardboard tubes and some printed felt.

Find out how to can turn a burnt out light bulb into an adorable moose.

Ideas for making your own stand up animals using magazines and cereal boxes!

Several ideas to help you plan your lesson!