Animal Craft: Habitat Mural for Kids – Summer Camp at Home

Summer time can bring idle days.  Those can be the best, but sometimes I use crafts to occupy my children’s minds and guide their creativity.  This Animal Craft is perfect!  Your children can work together and independently.  Spread it out over a few days to practice diligence and make the fun last.

My favorite thing about this craft is that it’s perfect for different ages.  I had children ages 3-8 working on this with vigor!  They wanted to add more animals to it each day, until it was jam packed.  Here’s how we did it.

Supplies: Paper Roll Paper, Animal Coloring Pages, Coloring Supplies, Scissors, Tape, Poster Paint (optional), Painting Supplies (optional)

First, I talked to the children about our project and reviewed the different habitats where animals live.  Next, I handed out Animal Coloring Pages to the kids and told them to do their best coloring job.  They really got to work!

The following day we worked on making a background.  I separated a long piece of paper into 4 parts with a pencil.  We sat at a long table and each child worked on a different habitat.  We painted a jungle, a mountain, water, and a grass land.  

Of course, you could use any supplies you have on hand to make your background: like paper and glue, markers, pencils, or even crayons.  As we created our habitats, I asked the kids where they thought their animal lived.  They were stumped on a few, like the peacock, so we looked them up online.  It was a great learning opportunity.

Meanwhile, my toddler worked on his favorite animal activity – his Noah’s Ark Puzzle Boat.  He loved taking the animals in and out of the boat and practicing his animal sounds!

Finally, when everything was dry I posted our habitats to the wall.   We cut out our animals and gave them a home.

Here’s what the whole thing looked like.  We continued to add animals throughout the week.  I was so proud to display it on the wall.