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!
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.
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.
Making a cup-and-ball toy (kendama) frog out of paper plates
Here’s how to make a frog-themed cup-and-ball toy that kids will love.
First, cut a hole in the center of a paper plate that’s slightly smaller than a capsule container, and decorate the plate to look like a pond.
Next, decorate the capsule container as a frog and attach a piece of yarn.
Finally, fasten the yarn to the paper plate, and it’s done.
Hold the paper plate and let the capsule container dangle above it, then try to make the frog go “plop” into the pond.
Start by using both hands, and once you get the hang of it, try holding the plate with one hand.
It’s a charming toy that helps develop children’s focus and finger strength while they have 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.
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.
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!