Cat and Kitten Crafts for Kids
Tuna Can Cat Dish Craft for Kids
 What you will need: Empty tuna can, two-ply twine, decorative items, and hot melt glue gun.
What to do:
1. Clean and dry the tuna can.
2. Start by gluing the end of the twine to the bottom side of the can. Wind the twine around the can gluing as you go. If you don't have a glue gun you can use tacky glue.
3. To finish add decorative items such as sequins, buttons, and beads.
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Duck Tape Cat Mat
 What you will need: Different colors of Duck tape and scissors.
What to do:
1. Cut twelve-inch pieces of Duck tape from different colors of tape.
2. Fold the pieces in half lengthwise so that the sticky side is on the inside.
3. Weave the pieces together and then cut the sides of the mat to make them even.
4. Secure the edges of the mat by placing pieces of tape around the edge and folding them over to the other side.
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Hanging Around Paper Plate Cat for Kids
 What you will need: Four dinner-size paper plates, card stock (heavy paper), pink paper or pink crayon or marker, and glue.
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What to do:
1. Print out the patterns for the eyes, nose, tongue, and front legs (Large file or small file) and the patterns for the tail and back legs on to card stock (Large file or small file) and cut them out.
2. Print out the cat head pattern (Large file or small file) and use it as a template to cut the shape from two paper plates. Trace the pattern onto the top of one paper plate and the bottom of another. Glue the two paper plates together (top to top) to make the face. You should have a small opening for the mouth.
3. Cut the tongue and nose from pink paper or color them pink and glue them to the face. Draw in the whiskers. Cut out the eyes and glue them on the face or draw the eyes with a marker.
4. Glue two paper plates together (top to top) to make the body. Glue the head to the body as shown. Glue on the legs, arms, and tail.
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Three Little Kittens Preschool Craft and Matching Game - Three Little Kittens have lost their mittens. Can you help them find the matching mitten?
 What you will need: Two paper plates, card stock, glue, and scissors.
What to do:
1. Print out the patterns for the eyes, nose, arms, and tongue (Large file or small file) and cut them out. Color the nose and tongue pink.
2. Print out the cat face pattern (Large file or small file) and use it as a template to cut a paper plate to make the cats face. Use the pattern to cut just the ear shapes out of another paper plate for the back of the head. Glue the two paper plates together (top to top) to make the face.
3. Glue on the nose and eyes. Draw in the whiskers with a black marker. Color in the ears. Glue the arms on the back of the head as shown in the picture.
4. Cut a slit in the paper plate used for the back of the head 2 1/2" long and 1/4" wide. Slip the tongue down through the hole so that it sticks out of the mouth.
5. Print out the mitten patterns onto colorful paper. You can make more sets of matching mittens by using different colors for the same patterns.
Mitten Pattern 1 - (Large file or small file)
Mitten Pattern 2 - (Large file or small file)
Mitten Pattern 3 - (Large file or small file)
6. Read your children the poem about the three little kittens that lost their mittens. (You can find it on Enchanted Learning.) Then play a mitten matching game. Place all the mittens on the floor or table spread out in front of your children. Let them take turns finding matching mittens and gluing a set their kitten.
Extensions - You can also use this activity to reinforce other learning skills by using the blank mitten patterns: Mitten Pattern Blank - (Large file or small file)
1. Matching Numbers - Make pairs of mittens with matching numbers.
2. Matching Letters - Make pairs of mittens with matching letters or use the upper and lower case of each letter.
3. Match by texture - This is a great activity for vision-impaired children - Cut mitten shapes from different types of material. Have your children match the mitten by texture.
4. Letter Sounds - Print out small pictures of different items and place a piece of tape on the back of each one. Using pictures from your child's worksheets works great. Tell your child that the kitty is very hungry but she only wants to eat things that start with the "a" sound. (Move the kitty's tongue back and forth.) Ask your child if he or she can find a picture of something that starts with that sound and place it on the kitty's tongue. If the child is correct, the kitty will eat it. (Pull up the tongue so it looks like the kitty is eating it. And pull it all the way out and remove the picture. Then place the tongue back in it's mouth. If the child picked a picture that does not match that letter sound, just move the tongue back and forth and tell your child that the kitty does not like that one because it doesn't start with that sound, and he should try again. (You can also play this game using ending sounds and long or short vowel sounds.)
5. Writing numbers or letters - Give your child a pad of small sticky notes. Tell him that the kitty is hungry for a certain letter or number. He should write the letter or number on the sticky note and feed it to the kitty. If he is correct, the kitty eats it. If not, he must try again.
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I
Love the USA Coloring Sheet for Kids
 What
you will need: computer
paper, crayons and other decorative items such as glitter and beads.
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What
to do: Print out the free
coloring page pattern You can just use crayons to color this
coloring page or add glitter and beads and other pretty items to make
it really stand out.
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 3D Paper Cat Craft for Kids
This is a very easy craft, just print out the patterns, color, fold and glue on the head. Your children will love playing with their new friend. This craft is available to members only. Go to 3D cat craft
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Mother Cat and Kitten 3D Paper Craft
 This craft is basically the same as the cat craft above. This craft is available to members only. Go to cat craft.
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No-Sew Sock Cat Craft for Children
This little cat was made with two children's sock and rubber bands. For directions to this craft go to the Sock Crafts for Kids Page.
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"You're
Purrrfect" Hanging Cat Decoration
  Go to the Valentine's
Page for directions to this craft.
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"Love" Wooden
Cat Decoration
Go
to the Valentine Crafts Page for directions to this craft.
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Cat Place Mats
 What you will need:
1. Large pieces of fun foam for the mat - You can buy 24 pieces 11 1/2" x 17" of foam sheets for $7.95 from Oriental Trading Company,. That's about 33 cents a piece. I have seen them at Michael's Craft Store for .99 cents each if you buy them separately. Type in 57/2103 in the search box at the top of the page to find this item.
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2. Foamie animal shapes - We bought the shapes shown in the picture from Michael's Craft Store although they are not shown on their web site. They do have a
Tub O' Foamies Sticky Shapes - Leaping Animals on the web site. Craft Supplies for Less has Foamie Cat and Dog Stickers for sale on their web site.
3. Foam letter Stickers or Permanent Markers - Oriental Trading Company has adhesive foam letters. Type in 57/2006 in the search box at the top of the page to find these letters.
What to do:
1. Decide on your design and place all the items on the mat where you would like them to be before sticking them to the mat.
2. Peel off the back of the sticker and place the stickers on the mat. You can also use permanent markers to decorate the mat, but be careful to let the ink dry before touching it.
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