Croak, hop, and spin! A fun collection of frog craft ideas
Frogs that pop up during the rainy season or when it rains.
The frogs we often see are mostly green or brown, but if you look into it, you’ll find that around the world there are many colorful frogs and frogs with cute patterns.
It’s also fun to deepen children’s interest in frogs through making crafts.
We’re introducing projects that use recycled materials like milk cartons and toilet paper rolls, as well as unique crafts that let you hear frog calls.
Please use these as a reference and give them a try!
Because items made by children are treated as works of art, we use the term “seisaku” (production) in the text.
Croak, Hop, and Spin! A Fun Collection of Frog Craft Ideas (1–10)
Frog craft made from paper plates that spins around and lands
Let’s make a spinning, landing frog out of a paper plate—its unique movement will captivate kids! First, cut green construction paper into the shape of a frog.
Draw a cute frog face, too.
Make three slits at the bottom, then fold them in alternating mountain and valley folds to create glue tabs.
Next, fold the frog in half vertically.
Finally, tape the frog’s glue tabs to the paper plate, and you’re done.
Hold the paper plate from the top and let the frog drop downward—the frog will spin and land neatly.
It’s so fun you’ll want to play with it over and over.
Be sure to make it together with everyone!
Making a frog castanet
Let’s make and play with a frog castanet that’s fun to click-clack, using a paper plate.
First, cut red and green construction paper into circles to match the size of the plate.
Next, fold the paper plate in half, then glue the green paper on the outside and the red paper on the inside.
Make the frog’s facial features from construction paper or stickers and attach them.
Finally, on the red inner side, tape two plastic bottle caps so they face each other and click together, securing them firmly.
Your castanet is complete! If everyone plays along with the song “Kaeru no Uta” using their handmade castanets, even rainy days will be lots of fun.
Making a frog with a blowout that extends its tongue
https://www.tiktok.com/@habii.jp/video/7372099940195110162When you blow with a whoosh, the frog’s tongue shoots out! Let’s make a frog blowout toy whose funny movement captivates kids.
First, take a piece of origami folded slightly wider than the straw, wrap it around the straw and tape it, then roll up the tip.
Next, cut and decorate a frog shape from construction paper, fold it in half, punch a hole in the center, insert the straw you just made, and tape it in place to finish.
Using a blowout to blow air can help train the muscles around the mouth and encourage conscious diaphragmatic breathing, which may have great benefits for children’s development.
Try playing with different ways of blowing—hard, gently, or for a long breath.
Stylish frog and umbrella craft made from toilet paper rolls
Let’s have fun making a cute frog using a toilet paper roll.
First, gently flatten the roll and fold it.
Cut it at 5.5 cm from the bottom, then use the longer piece to make the frog.
Wrap it with green origami paper and glue it on, then draw the face with a pen.
Using round stickers for the eyes and cheeks makes it easy.
Next, use another roll to make the umbrella base and handle.
Cut your favorite origami paper into an umbrella shape and decorate it with stickers, etc.
Finally, attach the decorated umbrella to the handle, and you’re done.
Feel free to customize the frog’s color and the umbrella’s color to create a colorful, lively piece.
If everyone makes and displays them together, even rainy days can feel happy!
Make it and play right away! Crafting a croaking frog
Here’s a fun frog craft you can make and play with.
First, decorate the outside of a paper cup.
To match the frog theme, it’s nice to draw things like grass or falling rain.
Next, make a hole in the bottom of the cup and insert a straw.
Finally, attach a frog you made separately to the straw, and you’re done.
When you move the straw, the frog appears and disappears from the paper cup.
Another fun point is that when the paper cup and straw rub together, it can make a sound like a frog’s croak.
A cute handprint frog craft
Children grow up in the blink of an eye! How about turning their ever-growing selves into art to keep as memories? This time, we’ll introduce a craft that makes use of children’s handprints to create a frog.
First, use green paint to stamp both hands on white construction paper, then cut the prints out.
Next, make the frog’s face using green construction paper.
For the face, you can add stickers or draw features.
Cut hydrangea shapes from construction paper in your favorite colors and decorate the hydrangeas.
We recommend incorporating techniques like torn-paper collage or stamping.
Finally, arrange the handprints, the frog, and the hydrangeas on a sheet of paper and glue them down to finish.
Feel free to adapt the activity to suit different ages and developmental stages.
Making a High-Jumping Snap Frog from a Milk Carton
Guaranteed to delight the kids! Here’s how to make a high-jumping snap frog.
First, open up a milk carton and cut off the top and bottom.
Next, cut out two panels from the carton and trim them to one-third size so the fold line sits in the center.
Make four slits about 1 cm in from each end.
Finally, draw a frog with a permanent marker, cross two rubber bands and hook them on—and you’re done.
Set the opened milk carton on a desk and it will spring up high with a boing, so be sure to make it and play with the kids.
If you’re using recycled materials that may contain allergens, take proper safety precautions when making it.