DIY and Crafts
Easy Cat Craft Ideas For Kids
All of these DIYs are simple yet amazing and will help in enhancing your creative skills. Little cats are really adorable and cute. They provide companionship to your small kids and the kids also get a partner to play with. The kids also become responsible while handling the kitties.
Make these cute cat crafts to learn some new creative ideas and learn more about those cute cats.
Easy Cat Craft Ideas for Kids
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Puffy Paint Craft
Make this super cute puffy paint craft to fall in love with your cat. The results will be amazing. So let’s start the craft.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Printable cat face template
- Printer, thick color paper
- Black puffy paint
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
First, print the colored copy of the cat face template on thick paper. Then fold your paper in half. Unfold and splash some black paint on one side of the paper. Keep the paint in the middle of the paper. Fold the paper again when the paint is down. With your hands rub the paint all over the paper, so that it covers the design well. Unfold the paper to reveal the design inside. Cut some facial embellishment from the remaining paper and glue it to give a final touch. Let it dry.
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Black Sock Cat
Make this beautiful cat with an old sock and recycle it. It’s very quick and easy to make.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Black sock
- Buttons
- Cotton
- Ribbon
- A small fabric
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
Take a black sock and cut an arc near the heels. Stuff the cat with cotton or anything else. Stitch it there. Add the eyes, nose, and ribbon to give it a final look.
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Cool Cat Craft
Make these beautiful cool cat crafts with newspapers. You can recycle those old newspapers and magazines and make this easy DIY.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Black card sheet
- Glue
- Scissors
Procedure
Cut out the body paRTS of the cat from magazines and newspapers. Cut the eyes, nose, tail, and other parts. Choose different colors for every part to give your cat a cool effect and paste them. You can change the postures and expressions of your cat.
Black Paper Cat Craft
Make this black cat with a pinwheel in just a few easy steps.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- 2 black A4 size sheets
- String
- Color sheets
- Glue
- Scissors
Procedure
Fold a paper like an accordion. Fold it in half and tie it with a string. Do the same with another paper and make your pinwheel. Cut the eyes, nose, and whiskers of the cat with color sheets and glue them on the pinwheel.
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Coffee Filter Cat
Make this simple coffee filter cat in a few steps. It will look super cute after completing.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- 1 white basket coffee filter
- Crayons
- Color pencils
- Glue
- Construction paper
Procedure
Color the coffee filter with any color you wish. Paste the coffee filter in the center of the construction paper. Draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and whiskers of the cat with colored pencils. Make a few stripes in the corners and you’re done.
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Woven Paper Cat
Weave a beautiful sweater for your beautiful kitty which will look super pretty on your cat.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Color papers
- Glue
- Scissors
- Black marker
Procedure
Take a sheet and cut it in the shape of a cat. Fold the bottom of the cat and cut some slits. Cut thin strips of paper and insert them in the slits. Paste the slits with glue. Draw the face with a marker and you’re done.
Image Source/Tutorial: Pink Stripey Socks
Cat Bookmarks
Make these cute bookmarks that will increase your interest in reading books.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Color sheets
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
Choose the color for the body of the cat. You can use different colors for the body and paws and different colors for the tummy. Draw the body, tummy, and paws. Cut the ears. Paste the tummy on the body. Stick one paw on the top and another on the bottom. Make the collar and paste. Cut a small triangular nose and paste. Make the eyes, nose, and whiskers.
Paper Strips Craft
Make your black cat with paper strips. It’s really easy to make.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Black
- Yellow and pink paper
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
Cut 4 short and 4 long strips from the black paper. Glue two strips on top of another. Glue all of them to make a snowflake. Loop the strips and glue the ends together to make a ball. Make another ball. Glue the two balls together. Now cut the eyes, ears, nose, and tail. Decorate your cat and you’re done.
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Popsicles Black Cat
Be more creative by making this beautiful popsicle black cat in a few steps.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Popsicles
- Black, white, pink, purple paint
- Construction paper
- Googly eyes,
- Pom-pom
- Pipe cleaner
Procedure
Stick 8 big and 2 small popsicles together. Paint them black and let them dry. Make the ears with pink and black construction paper. Paste the googly eyes. Make the mouth, nose, and whiskers. Make the witch cap and paint it purple. Attach the pom-pom and pipe cleaner. Paste it on the head of the cat.
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Tissue Paper Cat
Make this simple and inexpensive tissue paper craft which is perfect for little kids.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper plate
- Black tissue paper
- Pipe cleaner
- Painting colors
- Glue
- Color paper
- Scissors
Procedure
Cut the tissue papers into small squares. Paste all the squares on the plate. Cut the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth from the color papers. Fold the pipe cleaners in half for whiskers. Paste everything in its place and you’re done.
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Fork Painted Cat
Make this unique art which is very simple to make.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Black paint
- White A3 size sheet
- Construction paper
- Fork
- Glue
Procedure
Pour some black paint on the white sheet. Make designs with a fork on the paint as shown. Let it dry. Till then, cut the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and whiskers. Paste it on the paint.
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Paper Quilling Cat
Make this paper quilled cat which looks really beautiful. It is very easy to make.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Craft paper
- Black marker
- Black paper strips
- Glue
- Scissors
Procedure
Take the big paper strips and make a coil for the body. Take another strip and make a coil for the head. Then, make coils for the tail, ears, and legs. Cut the eyes, nose, and whiskers from the craft paper. Paste everything on dark-colored craft paper.
Image Source/Tutorial: Artsy Craftsy Mom
Paper Plate Cat Clock
Make your little kid’s time learning fun with this super cute cat clock.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Orange color paper
- Plate
- Foam sheets
- Glue
- Googly eyes
- Black marker
Procedure
Make 12 circles on a yellow foam sheet and number them from 1-12. Paste the numbers on the plate like a clock. Make the clock hands by drawing a small and a big arrow. Cut both the arrows and stick their ends together. Mark the center of the plate and stick the arrows there. Draw dark lines on each number and 4 small lines for seconds. Take another small plate for the head. Paste the googly eyes. Cut the ears, mouth, whiskers, and tail. Paste them at their respective places. Glue the small plate to the body.
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Paper Cat Craft Template
Make this cute cat with just cutting and pasting. It’s really easy.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper cat template
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
All you have to do is grab the cat template. Cut all the parts from where it is marked. After cutting, glue all the parts carefully.
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Pom Pom Cats
Make these beautiful pouncing pom pom cats. They are really really adorable.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- For the large cat
- 1 x 2″ pom pom (the body)
- 4 x 1/2″ pom poms (the feet)
- 1 x 1/4″ pink pom pom (the nose)
- 2 x 1/4″ white pom poms (the cheeks)
- 2 googly eyes
- Felt
- Scissors
- Glue gun
- 1 x 2″ paper clip
Procedure
Cut two triangles for the ears and whiskers from the felt. Take 1 large pom-pom and paste the eyes, nose, ears, and whiskers on it. To make your cat pounce, take a 2-inch long paper clip. Pull the inside loop to a 70° angle and the bottom half of the loop to a 90° angle. Rest your cat on the bent end of the paper clip. Press your finger on the other end of the loop and release to watch your cat fly.
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Popsicle Cat Puppet
You can decorate your house with this beautiful cat puppet and also play with it.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Popsicles
- Dark blue paint
- Craft papers
- Blue pipe cleaners
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black marker
Procedure
Paste the pop sticks together to make a cross. Paint it blue and let it dry. Cut the paper plate in a circle. Cut the eyes, nose, and mouth and paste them on a paper plate. Paste the pipe cleaner as a tail.
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Paper Plate Animal Mask
Make this paper plate mask and play an animal pretending game with them.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper plate
- Painting colors
- Foam sheets
- Paper straws
- Glue
- Scissors
- Pipe cleaner
Procedure
Cut the paper plate in half. Draw around eyes and cut them out. Cut ears from the leftover part of the plate and paste them on the top of the mask. Paint your mask and let it dry. Cut a small pink nose from the pink foam sheet and paste it. Cut two triangles from the pink sheet and paste them into the ears. Cut the pipe cleaner in half and paste as whiskers. Paste a straw at the back of the mask and you’re done.
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Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat is one of the most famous children’s books. Today we’ll make that same cat in the hat.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Large paper plate
- Black tissue paper
- White craft paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Stapler
- The black
- Red marker
Procedure
Cut the black tissue paper into small squares and paste it all over the plate. Cut out the hat from the white paper and draw some red stripes. Staple the hat with the plate and draw the face with a black marker.
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Cute Origami Cats
Make these cute cats with origami papers. You can use them to decorate your room.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Origami paper
- Markers
Procedure
Take origami paper and fold it in half to make a triangle. Fold it again and unfold to get a folded mark. Fold the top of the triangle downwards. Now fold the one side of the triangle to the upper side from the earlier folded side. Do the same with the other side. Fold both sides up and turn over. Decorate it with markers.
Image Source/Tutorial: Fat Mum Slim
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Tissue Paper Plate Cat
Make this cute tissue paper plate cat. It is simple and really pretty.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper plate
- Black tissue paper, pink and white paper
- Pipe cleaner
- Black marker
- Googly eyes
Procedure
Cut a white circle and paste it on the plate. Paste the tissue paper wherever you want. Cut two white triangles and paste them as ears. Glue the eyes. Cut the nose and paste. Put the pipe cleaners as whiskers.
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Handprint Black Cat
Make these beautiful cats with handprints. You can use your handprints too.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Black craft paper
- Blue, red, and silver markers
Procedure
Cut out two hand shapes from the black paper. Cut out two cat faces. Draw the face with markers. Paste the cat on the bottom side of the hand.
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Toilet Paper Roll Black Cat
You can make this sweet black cat with the toilet paper rolls lying in your home.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Toilet paper roll
- Black paint
- Googly eyes
- Chalk
- Pink paper
- Pipe cleaner
- Glue
- Scissors
Procedure
Paint the roll with black and let it dry. Fold the top middle part of the roll to make the ears. Paste the googly eyes. Cut the pipe cleaners in half for whiskers. Cut a nose and paste. Draw a mouth with chalk and it’s done.
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Paper Plate Cat Craft
Make this cute craft with just a few paper plates.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper plate
- Acrylic paint
- Construction paper
- Googly eyes
- White string
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
Cut the plate to give it the shape of a cat’s body. Cut the ears, tail and feet. Paint it and let it dry. After drying, paste the feet and tail. Paste the googly eyes. Cut a pink nose and paste. Cut small white stripes and paste as whiskers.
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Cork Cat Craft
You can make these cute cork cats with the waste corks lying in your houses. Use them for a good thing.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Wine corks
- Acrylic paint,
- Construction paper
- Pipe cleaner
- Googly eyes
- Pink marker
- Scissors
- Glue
Procedure
Paint the corks in your desired color. Let it dry. Then paste the two corks together horizontally. Tie a pipe cleaner and secure with a knot. Cut two small triangles out of construction paper and glue them. Glue the eyes. Draw the mouth and nose with a marker.
Image Source/Tutorial: Our Kid Things
Cute Kitty Craft
Make this beautiful kitty painting craft. You can also give it to someone.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper plates
- Painting colors
- Construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
Procedure
Paint the plates and let them dry. Cut out the eyes, nose and ears, etc from the black construction paper. Paste all of them at their places. Put the googly eyes. Paste the head and body together.
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Waving Lucky Cats
Make these lucky cats invite good luck at your place. These look super cute.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Waving cat template
- Colored cardstock
- Marker, scissors
- Glue
Procedure
Trace the colored cardstock and cut it out. Cut all the parts and paste them at their respective places. Make sure to paste everything properly.
Image Source/Tutorial: Kids Craft Room
Paper Plate Black Cat
Very easy to make and this craft looks super cute. Make it for sure.
Level: Easy
Materials required:
- Paper plate
- Black tissue paper
- Colored cardstock
- Large googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
- Stapler
Procedure
Cut out the cat’s body from the plate. Cut the black tissue paper into small squares and paste. Cut out the tail, head, ears, nose, whiskers, etc. Paste everything at its place. So these are some of the easy and cute car craft ideas which anyone can make without much effort. All of these DIYs are simple yet amazing and will help in enhancing your creative skills.
Image Source/Tutorial: Kids Craft Room
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