Children like Animals.  It's not a secret.  Why not use Animals to create art projects!           

Animals can be created in a variety of media. 

 

Drawing

Try Your Hand at a Directed Drawing of a Giraffe

Meta Cafe-How to Draw a Giraffe in 60 seconds

The video is for you to watch.  Ads may not be appropriate for young audiences.

Here is a cute and easy to follow animated website from the UK

Animation Grove

http://www.animationgrove.co.uk/draw9.html

Draw Your World

http://www.drawyourworld.com/art.html

Artists Helping Children-How to Draw

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/howtodraw.html

Paper Crafts

Here is a website that you will find useful. Download templates for paper craft animals and learn something about each.

Canon 3-D Paper Crafts

http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/animal/index.html

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