Craft Stick Tiger

Tigers are super fun to observe and make a great crafting inspiration. This Craft Stick Tiger is simple to make and can provide hours of imaginative play.

Craft Stick Tiger

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We love making Animal Crafts for Kids (take a look at our Tiger Corner Bookmarks or make some Cat Clothespin Puppets).

DIY Craft Stick Tiger

Today we’ll make a simple tiger out of paper and craft sticks.

Tiger on Craft Stick

How to Make a Craft Stick Tiger

What you need:

  • printable template
  • scissors
  • pencil
  • black marker
  • glue stick
  • 5 craft sticks
  • color papers (beige, orange, and pink)
  • acrylic paint (orange and beige)
  • paintbrush
  • googly eyes

Materials Used

Step by Step Tutorial

Put four wooden craft sticks next to each other.

Step 1

Paint the craft sticks orange.

Step 2

Cut out the tiger template.

Step 3

Trace the head and legs onto orange paper.

Step 4

Then trace the mouth on the beige color paper.

Step 5

The Body

Cut one craft stick in half.

Step 6

You will get two smaller pieces.

Step 7

They should fit horizontally – across the four craft sticks.

Step 8

Add glue.

Step 10

Glue the two broken craft sticks to the back.

It will keep the body of the tiger together.

Step 11

Paint part of the tiger’s body beige in an ellipse shape.

Step 12

The Head

After you cut the head part out, glue the beige part of the face onto it.

Step 13

Draw eyes and a nose onto the tiger.

Step 14

You can add small facial designs to the tiger.

Step 15

Cut out some pink half-circles to add a little detail to the tiger’s ears.

Step 16

Glue those pink half-circles inside of the tiger’s ears.

Step 17

Next, you are going to glue googly eyes onto the tiger.

Step 18

Draw some mustache too.

Step 19

The Legs

Add some details to the tiger’s legs.

Stripes and claws are always a lot of fun!

Step 20

Make sure you create a pattern for all four legs!

Step 21

Glue the head of the tiger onto the four orange craft sticks.

Step 22

Take two legs you created and glue them onto the tiger from behind.

Step 23

Now glue the other two legs on the front of the craft sticks.

Step 24

The Tail

Take a moment to draw the tiger with an orange tail.

Step 25

Draw some patterns onto the tail too.

Step 26

Glue the tail to the back.

Step 27

You can be as creative as you’d like with your tiger.

Step 28

It is a majestic cat!

Craft Stick Tiger for Kindergarten

You can make the whole family of tigers if you like.

Craft Stick Tiger Craft

Have fun crafting!

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