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Kids Craft – Newspaper Mixed Media Fox Craft

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This kids craft tutorial is for a mixed media Newspaper fox. This craft is easy to create and can be used as an art lesson or paired with a Children’s storybook such as the following books.

Fox went out on a chilly night

What does the Fox say?

 

 

Newspaper Fox Art

Kids Recycled Art and Craft

List of Supplies:

  1. Old newspaper
  2. Colored Craft Paper
  3. Scissors
  4. Craft Glue
  5. Acrylic Paint and paint brush
  6. Pencil
  7. Template
  8. Black sharpie

Instructions:

Step (1)

Prepare the patterns from the template. Trace the patterns on an old newspaper and cut them out using scissors. 

Fox Art Template

Step (2)

Prepare paint and brush. Paint the whole body part with a layer or two. The tail has 2 parts divided by a zigzag pattern; paint the bottom side of the tail and keep the top (open) side intact. For the head, paint the outer parts of the ears and the rest except for the 2 semi circular parts on both sides of the head.

Step (3)

Select a colored craft paper and glue the body part on it first.

 

Step (4)

Next, glue the tail and the head to complete the fox.

Step (5)

Use a black sharpie to draw the eyes and the nose of the fox. 

 

You can add more details if you want.

Gather more old newspapers and get creative!

 

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