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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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They tend to the cute/whimsical and colorful, with lots of flowers, animals, fantasy designs and some classic Ukraine inspired motifs. 

How about this super sweet Ukrainian boy and girl design? With folk inspired clothing and adorable animals, these characters can be stitched together on one piece or separately. The images were designed by Nadiia Nagorna. The boy measures 50 by 96 and uses 22 colors and blends, while the girl is 62 by 94 stitches and uses 27 colors and blends. 

Both projects involve full and half cross stitches, as well as backstitch and French knots. They are classified as intermediate patterns. 

The largest category on the site is Christmas patterns, with more than 200 options, ranging from cute animals to ornaments, Santas, snowmen and more. There are also plenty of patterns for both Easter and Halloween if you like seasonal stitches. 

In addition you’ll find lots of animal designs, from bears and foxes to cats and dogs, mice and elephants, birds, bunnies and bugs. And extensive flowers and plants section includes pretty bouquet cross stitch patterns, stitched wreaths and seasonal scenes, as well as food cross stitch patterns, like a swag of chili peppers, mushrooms on a postage stamp, persimmons and cherries. 

The fantasy and magic category leans heavy on whimsy with cute dragons, a one-eyed monster with dragonfly wings, a mermaid listening to music, and a green bearded river spirit covered in lily pads. 

And that’s not even to mention other sections like food and drinks, houses and landscapes, lighthouses, people/babies/dolls and more. There’s so much to choose from there’s no way to really categorize it all, so why don’t you head over to Non Stop Stitch and do some scrolling. I’d love to hear if you make one of their patterns!

[Photo: Non Stop Stitch]