Easy and Fun Easter Hedgehog Craft

Kids will enjoy making a unique and colorful Easter Hedgehog Craft with our printable template and supplies you already have on hand. It’s an easy and fun Easter project for home, school, or community programs!

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Easter Hedgehog Craft

You asked and we designed! Our hedgehog craft collection now includes a wild and whimsical Easter hedgehog! Our 8-page template includes a variety of hedgehog bodies, the option to turn this craft into an Easter card, 16 patterned Easter eggs, 16 blank Easter eggs, paper eyes, and paper noses.

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Craft Supplies Needed for the Paper Hedgehog Craft

This Easter craft project is fun for kids of all ages! Before you start, make sure you’ve got all the right basic craft supplies:

• Easter Hedgehog Craft Template
• Crayons, markers, colored pencils, or paint
• Scissors
• Glue

Watch the Video Tutorial

Watch the video below to be walked through every step of this craft.

Directions for the Easter Hedgehog Craft

Making your own festive hedgehog is so much fun! Follow the directions below to learn how to make it.

STEP 1: Download and print the hedgehog template. Our Easter Hedgehog Craft template is available in our Teachers Pay Teachers shop as an electronic file. After purchasing the template, download it to your device and then print it on cardstock.

STEP 2: Color the patterns. Use markers, crayons, or colored pencils to color in the hedgehog body and Easter eggs. We used our favorite Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils.

STEP 3: Cut the templates. Use scissors to cut apart the hedgehog shape and Easter eggs.

STEP 4: Put the craft together. Glue the Easter eggs to the hedgehog’s body to create the hedgehog’s bristles.

STEP 5: Make the card (optional). If you wish to turn your hedgehog into an Easter card, glue the top of the hedgehog’s body to the second template that contains the text “Happy Easter!”

STEP 7: Your craft is finished! Your Easter Hedgehog Craft is complete! Kids will enjoy sharing their craft with friends and family.

Large Group Crafting Tips

Are you making this craft with a large group? Here are some tips and tricks:

• Have a completed model available to display for the group. Recreate the craft with the group so they have guidance and instruction.
• Prepare a caddy on each table with appropriate supplies. Always be prepared with extras nearby!
• Complete the craft in phases. First, color everything. Then cut out the pieces. Finally, glue everything together to assemble your craft.
• If you cannot finish the group craft in one sitting, use inexpensive accordion porfolios to store pieces and supplies.
• Have some books or extra crafts on hand for fast finishers.
• Assign children to help cleanup and put items away.

Take it Further

Looking for extension ideas? Try some of these:

• Pair this craft with a book about Easter!
• Read and learn about hedgehogs.
• Learn about the history of Easter eggs.
• Print duplicates of the template to make a matching memory game.
• Use the eggs from the template to create a scavenger hunt.
• Create many hedgehogs to make a garland for your room, mantle, or classroom.
• Use your Easter hedgehog craft as a bookmark.
• Design a woodland creatures journal using your hedgehog.
• Make a paper wreath with your Easter hedgehog.
• Use this craft as a quiet activity for children who finish work early.
• Read Jan Brett’s Hedgie series of books.
• Watch informational videos about hedgehogs.
• Check out the movies Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
• Build an edible hedgehog with a pear, grapes, and toothpicks.
• Use playdoh or clay to make a hedgehog. Add in spaghetti, angel hair pasta, straws, toothpicks, or pipe cleaners to make the hedgehog’s bristles.

More Easter Crafts for Kids

Looking for more Easter craft ideas? You may also enjoy:

• Paper Bunny Craft
• Paper Plate Chick Craft
• Paper Easter Egg Wreath
• Yarn Wrapped Easter Egg Craft
• Easter Egg Ornaments

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