Build a Walrus Craft: Winter Animal Crafts for Kids Series

Get ready to add a big, bulky friend to your winter animal crafts!

This chunky walrus craft is our next arctic friend from our winter animal crafts collection! Add your own string or paper whiskers near those long tusks. Then style your walrus with winter clothing to finish the look!

This low-prep craft is perfect for classrooms, homeschool, or a fun afternoon at home. It keeps little hands busy while building fine-motor skills, boosting creativity, and helping kids follow step-by-step directions.

Just print the template, cut, paste, and watch your cute walrus come to life!

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Walrus Craft for Kids (Free Printable Template)

Looking for a fun and easy winter animal craft that kids will actually want to play with after they make it? This adorable walrus craft is the perfect hands-on activity for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early elementary students. With simple shapes, optional clothing pieces, and both color and black-and-white versions, this printable walrus craft works beautifully for classrooms, homeschool lessons, and cozy craft days at home.

Materials Needed

To make this paper walrus craft, you’ll need just a few basic supplies:

Walrus craft printable template (Colored or black and white)
Printer and paper or cardstock
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (for black-and-white version)
Child-safe scissors
Glue stick or liquid glue

Why You’ll Love This Craft

Easy enough for young kids to complete independently
Includes color and black-and-white options
Encourages creativity with optional clothing and accessories
Great for winter animal units, Arctic studies, or pretend play
Works well as a quiet activity or center rotation

Tips for Making This Craft Easy

Print on cardstock for a sturdier walrus that lasts longer
Pre-cut smaller pieces for preschoolers
Use glue sticks to avoid any possible mess
Lay pieces out before gluing so kids can see where everything goes
Store extra clothing pieces in a small envelope or zip bag

Step-by-Step Directions

1. Download the walrus craft, print it, and have it ready as you gather all your craft supplies.

2. If you chose the black-and-white version, start by coloring the walrus craft pieces and the optional clothing items.

3. Carefully cut out all the craft shapes.

4. Glue the base to the body of the walrus.

5. Glue the tusks to the mouthpiece.

6. Attach the mouth to the center of the body, leaving space above it for the eyes.

7. Choose from the male or female eyes and glue them in place.

So your walrus looks like this…

8. Now add the front limbs, tail, and back to complete the walrus shape.

9. Your walrus is ready! Use the optional clothing and accessories to decorate it—you can even change its style every day.

10. Enjoy playing with your walrus craft!

Variations and Other Options

Let kids design their own walrus outfits
Turn it into a winter bulletin board display
Laminate the pieces for reusable play as a puzzle
Use googly eyes instead of paper eyes for a little movement
Make a whole Arctic animal craft collection

Amazing Walrus Facts for Your Little Learner

A baby walrus is called a calf. It can weigh about 75 kg—equal to the weight of an adult!
Walruses have huge tusks that they use like ski poles to move across sand, snow, and ice. They can be 2 feet long—about the length of a small child.
The thick layer of fat on their body is called blubber. It can keep them warm even in temperatures as low as -35 degrees C.
They can sleep underwater.
Their whiskers help them find food at the bottom of the ocean.
Walruses love to live in groups known as herds. A walrus colony is a noisy place! Out of the water, the walruses make loud snorting or bellowing sounds to communicate with each other.
They can live up to 40 years.

(Ref: natgeokids website)

How to Use This Craft in the Classroom

Pair with an Arctic animals lesson
Use as a follow-up activity after a nonfiction read-aloud
Add to a winter or animal craft station
Encourage students to label body parts
Use finished crafts for oral storytelling

How to Use It at Home

Perfect for rainy-day crafting
Use during winter learning weeks
Pair with animal documentaries or picture books
Encourage imaginative play with costumes and accessories

Extension Ideas to Try

Turn the walrus into a storytime puppet.
Create an Arctic animal parade using our other winter animal crafts.
Write a short story (or even a picture story) about your walrus.
Compare walruses to seals or sea lions.
Build a paper Arctic habitat.

Answers to Your Questions about This Craft

What age is this walrus craft best for?

Preschool through early elementary, with supervision for cutting.

Can I use this craft multiple times?

Yes! Print multiple copies or laminate for reuse.

Is this craft good for groups?

Absolutely—it works great for classrooms, themed parties, co-ops, and playdates.

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Free Build a Walrus Craft Template

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