DIY Paper Craft Animal Hats (Bunny, Frog, Monkey, Dinosaur)

Download and print the free animal hat patterns below. We use brown for the monkey, green for the dinosaur, light green for the frog, and white for the bunny rabbit, but you can choose your favorite animal colors for the hats.

Cut out the animal hats on the dotted lines. For young kids, teachers or parents can help with this step. After that, cut out eyes or draw them on. If you want, you can also draw ears, a nose, and a mouth depending on the animal. Don’t forget to have students write their name on the hat for a little writing practice.

Depending on the paper size and size of the student’s head, use one to three rubber bands and link them into a single band. After that, staple the rubber band to the ends of the animal hat. For the dinosaur, you will also attach the top of the tail to the headband and put the rubber bands through the opening between the two strips of paper making the tail (see video below).

Cut the spikes on the dotted lines and fold on the the solid lines. After that, cut the spikes into “almost triangles” (trapezoids with a very short top edge), leaving a little of the fold. Attach the spikes one at a time by folding them and stapling them to strips of paper making the tail. See the video below to see how it’s done.