🦝 Free Printable Woodland Raccoon Craft for Kids
Looking for a fun and easy raccoon craft for preschoolers?
This free printable build-a-raccoon template is perfect for teachers, parents, and homeschool families who love woodland animal crafts and hands-on letter R activities!
Your kids will have hours of fun cutting, coloring, and gluing their very own paper raccoon craft — whether in the classroom or right at home. This cute woodland raccoon craft helps develop fine motor skills, letter recognition, and creativity while keeping little hands busy and engaged.
You can use this preschool raccoon template as part of your forest animals unit study, woodland creatures theme, or alphabet craft series.
Even older siblings will enjoy helping younger ones make this adorable forest friend!
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Fun & Creative Ways to Use This Raccoon Craft Template
1. Learn the Letter R
Reinforce alphabet recognition by having your child write both uppercase and lowercase R on their raccoon.
This is a great letter R craft for preschool and kindergarten, helping kids connect phonics to fun hands-on activities.
2. Make a Paper Plate Forest Scene
Turn this raccoon craft into a charming paper plate craft!
Simply print, color, and cut out your raccoon pieces, then glue them to a paper plate to display in your classroom or on your child’s bedroom wall.
Teachers can even turn this into a full woodland animal bulletin board by adding the fox, deer, bear, and hedgehog crafts too.
3. Create a Raccoon Paper Bag Puppet
Use this cut and paste raccoon template to make raccoon paper bag puppets for dramatic play time!
Kids will love pretending their raccoons are scampering through the forest with their woodland friends.
This is an excellent project for daycare, preschool centers, or a rainy-day activity at home.
4. Pair with The Kissing Hand Storybook
Read “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn alongside this adorable raccoon craft.
This beloved children’s book about a mother raccoon comforting her little one pairs beautifully with this printable activity.
It’s a perfect back-to-school craft for easing separation anxiety and creating meaningful bonding time.
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Raccoon Craft Supplies Needed:
- White Cardstock Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Colored Pencils, Markers or Crayons
- Printable Raccoon Template (FOUND AT THE BOTTOM)
Keep scrolling to get your very own raccoon craft template today and start exploring the forest with your little ones and their paper raccoon buddies!
If you are looking for something your littler kiddos can do while you make this craft with the older ones, be sure to check out our woodland animal coloring pages!
🖍️ How to Make Your Free Raccoon Craft
1) Print your woodland raccoon craft template.
(Choose color or black-and-white for your kids to color in!)
2) Cut out each raccoon piece carefully.
3) Glue the ears onto the raccoon’s head.
4) Add the eyes and face details.
5) Attach the arms.
6) …and tail.
7) Glue the raccoon’s head onto its body.
7) Let dry, then show off your new forest animal craft!
How cute is your new raccoon friend? 🦝
📄 Get Your Free Printable Raccoon Template
Keep scrolling to download your free raccoon craft printable and start exploring the forest with your little ones today.
If your younger kiddos need something simpler, check out our woodland animal coloring pages for more quiet fun!
🌳 Build your own forest with our Woodland Animal Crafts Collection!
Includes all your favorite printable forest friends — mouse, deer, bear, fox, owl, and more!
Don’t forget to share your forest woodland plans in the comments.
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Kaitlen D.
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