Introducing our Easy Woven Crab Craft, perfect for little hands and brimming with creative potential. The weaving process is fantastic for building fine motor skills, resulting in a charming and colorful crab.
This engaging craft can be personalized and adapted to suit various abilities. Very young children might enjoy simply cutting and sticking paper scales onto their crabs, while others could paint their crabs, adding an extra dynamic element, as we did with our previous butterfly craft.
How to Make the Easy Woven Craft Craft
Materials
- White Cardstock and a Colour of your Arty Crafty Kids Choice
- Patterned or/and Coloured Paper
- Gluestick
- Bubble Wrap
- Blue & White Paint
- Black Marker Pen
- Scissors or Paper Cutter
Download the FREE Crab Template
Easy Woven Crab Craft: Tutorial
Step 1: Using one large piece of bubble wrap (cut to the size of the a4 White Cardstock), paint the bubble surface with blue and white paint.
There are two approaches to painting bubble wrap; each technique producing slightly different results…
Spreading the paint freely across the surface, filling the gaps between the bubbles will produce a slightly uneven print. The circles are likely to be smudged and less defined.
Painting each individual bubble will create a clearer print, however, you will have to be quick otherwise the paint will dry!
When Arty Crafty Kids are using a large bubble wrap surface area, I would recommend using the first method. When a smaller piece is involved, try the second.
Step 2: Turn the bubble wrap over onto the surface of the White Cardstock.
Press the bubble wrap down firmly and gently peel it away from the cardstock to reveal the print.
Step 3: Download and print the crab template.
Step 4: Cut out the crab template and trace the shape onto a coloured piece of cardstock.
Cut out two white circles and two smaller black circles – these will become the eyes!
Step 5: Fold the crab in half and cut slits into the middle of crab.
Leave at least half an inch all the way around to avoid tearing the crab base shape.
Step 6: Cut strips of coloured or patterned paper (ideally a different colour from the crab base shape).
Weave the coloured paper in and out of the crab until the body is filled.
Step 7: Secure the paper with glue and trim off the excess.
Step 8: Glue the eye element together and then glue them onto the crab.
Step 9: Complete the crab with a cute smiley face!
More Crab-tastic Crafts for Kids!
At Arty Crafty Kids, we have a wonderful array of crab-themed arts and crafts for your kids to enjoy!
1. Rocking Paper Crab Craft:
Combining creativity with a basic introduction to STEM, this craft involves painting and assembling a crab that can rock back and forth. The activity teaches children about balance and symmetry while they enjoy decorating their crab
2. Easy Crab Drawing and Painting Tutorial
This tutorial guides kids through drawing and painting a crab, offering step-by-step instructions to help them create their unique artwork. It’s a great way to develop drawing skills and experiment with painting techniques
3. Paper Plate Crab Craft
Utilizing simple materials like paper plates and acrylic paints, this craft is easy to follow and fun for kids. The tutorial includes steps to color, cut, and assemble a vibrant crab, encouraging creativity and providing an opportunity to learn about different crab species and their colors
These crafts are part of Arty Crafty Kids’ extensive collection of under-the-sea themed projects, including tutorials for creating Woven Rainbow Fish and Angel Fish. Each project is designed to be fun, educational, and suitable for various age groups and skill levels
