Get crafty with forest animals and learn how to make this playful rocking deer craft – a fun and easy coloring craft for kids of all ages.
With a little tap of the finger, this beautiful deer will gallop back and forth in an engaging rocking motion.
While the printable deer craft is really easy to make, its realistic design encourages children to look closer at real deer in the wild and use their appearance as inspiration for their own coloring.
This is a great way for Arty Crafty Kids to experiment with simple blending techniques and learn how to create depth and tone to their coloring.
How to Make a Paper Rocking Deer Craft:
The unique rocking feature is achieved through carefully balancing the deer’s head, tail and legs.
Materials you need for your Rocking Deer craft:
- White Card Stock for Printing ( Check printer setting and select ‘Fit to Page’)
- A Coloring Medium
- Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Rocking Deer Craft Template ( login in to the members area for access!)
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Watch the Step-by-Step and Make a Cute Rocking Deer:
Let’s Make the Rocking Deer!
Step 1: Color in Deer Template
Kids can explore various coloring mediums, including crayons, markers, colored pencils, and watercolors.
Try blending orange with a a reddish brown color around the spots to create a pretty tonal look.
Step 2: Cut out the deer elements from the template.
Arrange the deer’s tail, legs, head and ears in an order of where they’ll be glued to the deer’s body.
Step 3: Fold the body in half and glue the deer’s back legs and tail.
Glue a leg onto each side of the deer’s body.
Step 4: For balance, glue the deer’s front legs to the opposite side.
Step 5: Affix the ears onto the deer’s head.
Take care to glue the ear with the inner ear onto the front of the deer’s head.
Step 6: Glue the deer’s head onto the body, positioning it just above the front legs.
With the deer’s large hind legs now positioned at the back and its head opposite…
the deer should be perfectly balanced and ready to rock!
The How to Make a Rocking Deer Craft tutorial is complete!
