DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Earth Day Bear Paper Craft

Tip 1:  Glue the bear to the front of a folded over piece of construction paper or a doily to make a cute card.

Tip 2:  Purchase fancy paper from the scrapbooking store and print the B&W version onto this for an extra fancy Bear.

Tip 3:  Scotch tape a straw or popsicle stick to the bottom to make a puppet

Tip 4:  Glue a small piece of sandpaper on the back to make a felt board character

Tip 5:  Cut construction paper into 4 inch wide strips as long as you can make them.  Tape two together to make even longer.  Measure around child's head to make a construction paper 'crown'.  Glue Bear to front of the crown to make a hat.

Materials:

• paper,
• glue,
• scissors

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice.  You need both templates to make one bear.
• Color (where appropriate).
• Cut out the template pieces.  (the pieces on the template are at about the angle they will be on the finished craft.  That should help you sort out which pieces belong where).
• Glue pieces together:
   
  • Glue the smaller oval (tummy) onto the large oval body.
  • Add the arms and legs onto the body
  • Glue on the head.
  • Add the muzzle and eyes.
  • Add the nose
  • Glue on the hat.
  • Glue on the necktie.
  • Glue the recycling into the hands.

Option for mass-producing - young children:  Print out the B&W template.  Trace the pieces onto stiff cardboard (back of paper pads works well) or margarine/ice cream container lids.  Cut out to make permanent templates.   Allow the children to trace these permanent templates onto different colors of construction paper to make their bear

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Earth Day Bear template 1   (color)   or    (B&W)

Earth Day Bear template 2   (color)   or    (B&W)

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