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Fun Skeleton Craft for Kids
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Fun Skeleton Craft for Kids

Teach about the human skeletal system with this fun skeleton craft using Q-tips.
Author Monique B

Ingredients

  • Black construction paper
  • Cotton Swabs
  • Scissors
  • Skull printable Once you click on the link, it will automatically download to your downloads folder
  • White glue

Instructions

  • Print out the skeleton skull template.
  • Get some cotton swabs and plan how you’d like your skeleton to look. Be sure to include a spine, we added the ribcage and limbs. Where there are joints.
  • Cut the cotton swabs in half for the limbs.
  • The fingers have 5 small pieces to show that they are separate bones.
  • Older kids can show how each finger is made of 3 small bones, they can research how many rib bones there actually are to make sure the craft is accurate.
  • They can show the separate bones in the legs to show the tibia and fibula, and the radius and the ulna in the arm.
  • You can add the bones in the feet and toes.

Notes

Depending on the age of your child, you can simplify or increase the difficulty of this craft.