Decorated Circus Elephant Craft for Kids

Whether you are having a fun circus theme, a carnival theme, or are just looking for a cute elephant craft – you will love these cute decorated circus elephatn crafts for kids. Use the elephant tempalte to create and decoarte this circus craft. This circus crafts for kids is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. Use it to celebrate World Elephant Day on August 12th, World Circus Day on April 17th, or along with your favorite elephant book.

Circus craft

Come one, come all, to the greatest show on Earth…the circus! Watch as the giant elephants balance unbelievably on colorful, tiny balls! Or watch the elephants blow the balls in the air with their trunks! Better yet, make your own fun circus elephant.  These elephants are so fun to make and turn out so cute, you’ll want to make a dozen! They would be a great project for a party too. You only need a few materials to make these cuties.

Elephant Printable

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Elephant Craft

To make your Circus Elephants, you will need:

• Elephant Template
• Cardstock
• Scissors
• Pen
• Paint or regular markers
• Cereal Box
• Leftover fabric pieces or felt
• Felted wool balls or pom poms
• Hot glue
• Hot glue gun

Circus crafts for kids

To create your own Decorated Circus Elephants:

1. Print the FREE Elephant Template on cardstock or thick paper. Cut out the pieces.
2. Open a cereal box completely. Lay it flat.
3. Trace around the Elephant and Ball Templates on the printed side of the cereal box.
4. Cut out the tracings.

Preschool circus theme

Now to decorate your Elephants!

1. Define the elephant by tracing around the cereal box cut out with a black marker or paint pen. Use the pictures as your guide. Create a loop for the ear. Add line marks on the trunk for depth and draw on an eye. You could try using googly eyes for a more simplified craft.
2. Cut pieces of fabric out to glue onto the elephant’s back. Add layers of different fabrics for a fun and festive look!
3. Glue a felted wool ball to the fabric for a more complete look.
4. Consider adding additional decorations to your elephant! You can try stickers, gems, or yarn!
5. Now decorate your ball. To create a beach ball, start with a black dot in the center. Draw curved lines out from the center. Now connect the lines, creating a large circle defining the ball. See pictures.

Enjoy your adorable elephants! Or try creating a garland or even a puppet with your beautiful elephant. There are many fun things to do with these lovely fellas.  For more ideas from Brainy Beginnings Network, check out these ideas: Citrus Seashells, or Hosta Mice, or Cardboard Otters

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