In this post, I will be sharing an "alligator" craft. The idea for this "Alligator" craft is inspired by a short moral story I found online titled "Invisible Alligators" by Hayes Roberts. It is a story about a group of invisible alligators who goes from house to house and causes troubles or makes things go wrong for everyone in order to teach them a lesson how to be better people not just for themselves but for everyone around them.
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If you're looking for a FREE alligator story you want to read or share with your kid(s) then check this story out "The Invisible Alligators" by Robert Hayes. The look of this alligator craft is based on how they are pictured in the illustrations in the story. Lauren created an invisible alligator walking beside a river. Try creating yours in any scene or background of choice.
DONE BY ADULT OR PARENT
* ALLIGATOR TEMPLATE : Take an alligator template, we use a FREE printable alligator template. Print on a heavy weight paper such as card stock, vellum board, specialty board or any paper of similar texture. Click Here To Download FREE Printable Alligator Craft Template we used, the alligator pieces are easy to cut for young kids just learning how to cut. Cutting this template provides opportunity for a child to develop their cutting skills or fine motor skills. DONE BY CHILD
* color alligator template
* cut alligator template
* glue alligator on paper
* draw | color background on paper
STEPS IN DOING THIS ALLIGATOR CRAFT
STEP #1: Let child color the alligator template, they can use any type of coloring medium to color it, Lauren used oil pastel colors to color her alligator. First, let child trace a darker or heavy color on the edges of alligator (they may use crayon, oil pastel color or a coloring marker) then color the insides lightly with a lighter shade or color using a crayon, oil pastel color or coloring pencil.
STEP #2: Next, let child cut the alligator pieces one by one.
STEP #3: Afterwards, let child glue and put together the whole alligator on paper and draw background details around it. They can create their own background or scene where they want their invisible alligator to be aside from what is shown in our sample.
STEP #4: Next, let child trace drawing details of background using crayons or coloring markers and color the whole drawing using any coloring medium of choice.
And there you go, the "INVISIBLE ALLIGATOR CRAFT" is DONE, this a very simple activity for kids to make that is especially good for young or little kids to help promote fine motor skills such as cutting, coloring, etc.
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