Fabulous Frog Catching A Fly

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This Fabulous Frog Catching a Fly craft is a fun and easy project for kids to make with simple supplies. It is a great choice for spring, Earth Day, pond themes, or anytime you are learning about frogs and nature. Kids can enjoy cutting, gluing, and decorating their silly frog while imagining it snapping up a tasty flying bug.

This easy craft for kids also works well for classroom activities, homeschool lessons, or a storytime craft to pair with frog books.

Supplies

Paper cup
Green tissue paper
Tape or glue
Red pipe cleaner
Black construction paper
White paper
Green construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Crayons or markers

Instructions

Cover the outside of a paper cup with green tissue paper. Tape or glue it in place so it stays secure. Turn the cup upside down. This will be the frog’s body.
Cut four frog legs from green construction paper. Make two larger back legs and two smaller front legs. Glue the larger legs to the sides of the cup and the smaller legs near the front.
Cut a wide triangle shape from green construction paper for the frog’s mouth. Glue it to the front of the cup.
Cut two large circles from white paper for the eyes and glue them above the mouth. Draw or add smaller black circles for the pupils.
Make a simple fly by cutting an oval body from black construction paper and wings from white paper. Glue the wings onto the fly body.
Cut the red pipe cleaner in half. Attach the fly to one end of the pipe cleaner and glue the other end inside the frog’s mouth. Bend or twist the pipe cleaner so it looks like the frog’s tongue is reaching out to catch the fly.
Use crayons or markers to add extra details like nostrils, spots, eyelashes, or a fun smile.

Fun Facts

Frogs use their long sticky tongues to catch insects very quickly.
Frogs live in many habitats, including ponds, forests, and wetlands.
A frog’s life begins as a tadpole before it changes into an adult frog.

Some books you may enjoy reading with this craft:

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Pondlarker by Fred Gwynn
Growing Frogs by Vivian French
Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan

Patterns, Templates and Printables

This craft can be made by cutting the shapes by hand, or you can create simple printable templates for the frog legs, eyes, mouth, and fly to make classroom prep easier.

Teacher Friendly Educational Extension

Turn this frog craft into a simple nature lesson by talking about frog life cycles, habitats, and the importance of wetlands. Kids can describe what frogs eat, where they live, and why frogs are important to the environment. This also makes a fun follow-up activity for Earth Day, pond studies, or animal units.

You can also invite children to write a short story about where their frog lives and what kind of bug it is trying to catch.

Supplies

Paper cup

Green tissue paper

Tape

Red pipe cleaner

Black construction paper

White paper

Green construction paper

Scissors

Glue

Crayons.

Instructions

To begin, take your tissue paper and cut a long rectangular piece. Wrap this piece around your paper cup completely covering the outside. Tape or glue the tissue paper so it wont shift. Flip your cup upside down and set aside. This will be your frog's body.

Next cut out some fabulous frog legs for your frog. You can use your own imagination using the photo for a reference.

Cut out the frog legs from green construction paper- make sure you cut out four of them. Attach the large ones to the sides of your cup and the small ones to the front. Use the picture as a guide. Also cut out a large and wide triangle for your frog's mouth. Tape or glue the mouth in the center of the frog.

Cut some large frog eyes from the white paper and attach them to the front of the cup.

Next take your black construction paper and white paper and cut out a very simple black bug body and white bug wings. Assemble your bug and set it aside.

Next take your red pipe cleaner and cut it in half. Attach the bug to one end and attach the other end to the frog's mouth in its center. This will be your frog's tongue. Twist the pipe cleaner so it looks like the bug is flying past your frog.

Now decorate your frog further with crayons. Add more facial features and decorations- whatever you wish!

Enjoy Crafting!