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Arctic Animals for Kids: Polar Bear Craft

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Talk about winter study and Polar Bears will come up in most conversations because of their ability to live in arctic temperatures. This fun Polar Bear Arctic Animals for Kids Craft is easy to make and is perfect for arctic or habitat study.

Lumbering through the arctic icy wasteland, invisible among the white specks of snowy dust comes one of earth’s most frightening yet surprisingly cuddly of creatures, the mighty and adorable polar bear. Make your own in this easy step by step activity.

A paper plate craft of a polar bear

This activity helps work on your child’s cutting skills, and keeps the mess at bay as there’s no paint to worry about!

Supplies for the Polar Bear Arctic Animals for Kids Craft

Easy addition to your study of arctic animals for kids is this fun polar bear craft! This is great for your habitats unit study in your winter classroom.

  • White paper plate
  • White construction paper
  • Black marker
  • Googly Eyes
  • Black pom pom
  • White Tissue Paper
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Glue stick

Making the Polar Bear Arctic Animals for Kids Craft

Start with a white 8-inch paper plate.  Using a scissor, cut out a C shaped piece at the bottom of the paper plate. Use this piece to further cut out two ears for the bear.

Easy addition to your study of arctic animals for kids is this fun polar bear craft! This is great for your habitats unit study in your winter classroom.

Using another paper plate or white construction paper, cut our a smaller egg-shaped piece for the bear’s face & nose.

Easy addition to your study of arctic animals for kids is this fun polar bear craft! This is great for your habitats unit study in your winter classroom.

Using a black marker, add details to the polar bear’s nose & mouth. Add some details on the ears too. Using the glue stick, stick on the ears and snout. Add the pom-pom nose and googly eyes.

Cut a small bear tail and paws as shown below.

Easy addition to your study of arctic animals for kids is this fun polar bear craft! This is great for your habitats unit study in your winter classroom.

Finally, assemble the paper plate polar bear craft at the center of the body. Tear up the tissue paper into smaller pieces.

Tearing and ripping paper is a wonderful way to strengthen fingers for future writing.  And awesome for little ones who struggle with scissors. These can be used as Icebergs for your habitat study.

Easy addition to your study of arctic animals for kids is this fun polar bear craft! This is great for your habitats unit study in your winter classroom.

Some students may be unfamiliar with polar bears and appreciate a resource showing what they look like in real life. Our habitat centers are perfect to go with this activity.

Talk about winter study and Polar Bears will come up. This fun Paper Plate Polar Bear Craft is easy to make and is perfect for arctic or habitat study.

Introduce students to the Arctic, its weather, and its animal life. Through a reading, group discussions, and individual research, students can draw conclusions about Arctic animal adaptations. This unit is perfect for centers in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classrooms and packed full of inviting student activities.

Students will learn about animal habitats in the Arctic, Pond, Rain Forest, Desert, Ocean, and Grasslands habitats. This pack is great for homeschoolers, kids craft activities, and to add to your unit studies!

Filed Under: Crafts/Activities, Winter Tagged With: Craft, Kindergarten, Pre-K, Preschool

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    April 24, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    Very interesting info !Perfect just what I was searching for!

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