SNAKE CRAFTS FOR KIDS: Ideas to make snakes with easy arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children, preschoolers, and teens

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Below you will find Snake Crafts Arts and Crafts Projects Ideas for your Kids. Find out how to make your own arts and crafts Snakes projects with the following decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children

Make Pull-Along Toy Snakes with Corks and String - Learn how to make your very own pull-along toy snake with the following instructions. It really turns out to be a really cool toy when finished. This is a great toy for boys…who tend to love to scare girls with these cork snakes. Find the directions below.

Alphabet Snakes Paper Craft for Preschoolers and Toddlers - - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", alphabet practice, spelling practice, a reptiles theme, or an animals theme.  If you like, you can mix and match the colors to make different patterns. 

Animal Skin Sculpture Arts & Crafts Project - - Turn a stiff recycled file folder into a flexible reptile. Crayola® Gel Markers create colorful skin on this sculpture!

Bouncy Cobra Paper Craft for Children - - This bouncy snake is fun to make and even more fun to play with!

Bradley the Snake Crafts Activity - - This snake can be bent into different positions

Candy Snake to Make - - Both boys and girls have a blast weaving candy to make critters. We've found that yarn works the best for weaving with candy gems. Make up your own colors if your candy gems are a different color.

Coiled Cobra, Ready to Strike Making Instructions - - Do snakes frighten you? Discover more about the life of a king cobra. For what is it really hunting?

Colorful Coral Snake Crafts Activity - - This is an easy crochet pattern from Caron Simply Soft yarn. Make a fun snake toy for that child in your life. You can make it on a whim.

Colors Snakes Paper Craft for Preschoolers and Toddlers - - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", colors practice, a reptiles theme, or an animals theme. 

Color Wonder™ Wiggle Snakes - - Squiggle and wiggle! Make wildly wonderful snakes slither across your paper with Color Wonder™ Fingerpaints.

Craft a Snake Tie for Dad - - Is the Dad in your life tired of getting a boring old tie every year for Father’s Day? Well, I snazzed up this Father’s Day tie, crafting it into something new, a snake. He may not be able to wear it, but he might be happy about that.

Creature Features - - Explore the animal kingdom! Shape your creatures and their features—dots, stripes, prickly tongues, or antennae—one creature at a time.

Creepy Snakes - - These homemade snakes are the perfect addition to your front porch this Halloween.

Crochet snake - - If you already know how to crochet and have all the materials, this crochet snake is easy to make. It will probably be more challenging if you're new to crochet.

Dangling Snake - - Charmed by snakes? This fake snake is easy to make with your Crayola Color Explosion Spinner™ designs!

Dora's Say It Two Ways Card: Snake - - Start building your kids' second-language skills with these Dora Spanish/English flash cards. Print on heavyweight paper, color in, then fold, cut, and laminate.

Egg Carton Snake - - Use egg cartons to make lots of different critters.

Fake Snake - - If your child is voracious for vipers, this recycled reptile, created by the Clement family of Chester, Virginia, and a runner-up in our 2002 FamilyFun Craft Contest (featured in the March 2002 issue), is an easy keeper with undeniable charm.

Felt Snake - - Chinese New Year is the perfect time to celebrate with this felt snake craft. Kids can use it to decorate pens, pencils or whatever they please.

Felt Snakes - - Curl these slinky felt snakes around your drinking goblets, a place card, or anywhere you want. A fun addition to any kids' party decoration.

Fingerprint Snake  - - The picture to the right is a photograph of the finished craft.  

Friendly Snake Craft - - Don't let anyone tell you all snakes are bad. This delightful creature will provide a lot of fun long after the craft project is finished.

Heart Snake Paper Craft - - Read a bit about DLTK's Grow With Me Craft Concept to get some ideas on how this basic craft idea can be used with different materials to make it appropriate for everyone from ages 2 thru 82!

How to Create Snakes from Debris - - Venomous snakes aside, slithery snakes are a heck of a lot of fun to have hanging out in your yard. You don’t have to wait for a snake to come slinking in of his own accord. You can create snakes from debris. All it takes is a few simple steps and some salvaged material to create snakes from debris.

How to Make a Beaded Snake Charm Using Crystals - - Make your own beaded snake charm with polymer clay, crystals and a few normal household items. No special skills or tools are needed to create this easy craft project. You can find crystal beads and clay at your local craft store or at online retailers. In no time at all, you'll be the proud creator of a beaded snake charm using crystals.

How to Make a Draft-Dodger Snake - - This is one way to recycle Dad's old neckties. This clever snake will keep drafts from sneaking under doors or windows.

How to Make an Easy Snake Craft for Birthday Parties - - Need something easy, fun, and cool to entertain the kids -- boys and girls? Try this asta snake craft and let their imagination go wild! And this is great for the environment -- use up those plastic garbage bags!

How to make an Origami Snake - - The origami snake is very simple to make.  With some imagination, it can be used as a base for spiders, dragons, Loch Ness monsters, etc.

How to Make a Paper Plate Snake - - Many children are fascinated with drawing and creating snakes. This snake craft uses items you probably already have in your home. Once your child has cut out the snake they can work independently to give the snake some designs and make it colorful.

How to Make a Paper Snake Toy - - Learn how to make a paper snake and charm it. It's so realistic, and it's a great way to get kids involved learning a few things about science too!

How to make paper plate snakes - - Children enjoy making paper plate snakes and playing with them. This craft is simple enough for four-year-olds who can operate scissors. The completed snakes make great conversation pieces when hung from the ceiling. They’re also useful as wind-catching toys when children grab the strings and run with them.

Kids Snake - - Your kids will love making this snake with you help of course!

Knit Snake - - This snake would be a fun toy for any child, or a good early project for a young knitter who would like to knit her or his own toys.

Knitted Toy Snake - - This free knitting toy pattern shows you how to make a fun kids snake.

Lion Brand Knit Child's Snake Socks - - Knit these fun snake socks for all your kiddos! They will enjoy showing them off to their friends!

Not-So-Scary TP Snake Craft - - Everyone will have fun with this Not-So-Scary Snake make from a toilet paper cardboard tube.

Numbers Snakes Paper Craft - - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", number practice, a reptiles theme, or an animals theme.

Paper Chain Snake - - This is a fun, simple craft for all ages (even daddy has fun trying to make the longest snake).  It's also a good project for practicing making patterns.

Paper Plate Snake - - This spiral paper plate snake is an easy, inexpensive and fun paper plate crafts for kids.  This little guy will look like he is actually slithering along when you hang him up.

Paper Snakes - - This nearly no-mess project leaves lots of room for inspired creativity. Within every piece of card stock is a coiled serpent waiting to be found -- just crease, cut, and fold.

Paper towel roll snake - - This is a craft and a fun toy all in one! Preschoolers design their snake and then they can take it for a “walk” by pulling it along with the yarn.

Plastic Egg Snake Preschool Craft - - When the fun of hiding and searching on Easter is over, what do you do with all of those plastic eggs? Make a rattle snake preschool craft of course! With a little help from a grownup to drill the holes, your preschooler can construct this Plastic Egg Snake Preschool Craft in no time and have a fun new toy to play with all year long! So gather all your eggs in one basket and get to crafting!

Pumpkin Snake - - To complete her front-door Halloween display, Martha assembles a row of pumpkins, mimicking the twists of a slithering snake. The first and largest pumpkin forms the serpent's head, and the rest make up its long, scaly body. Each "body" pumpkin is drilled with holes of various sizes, then lined up with the others so the snake curves and slithers. Christmas lights are strung through the line of pumpkins; these lights illuminate the carvings and are not a fire hazard. After dark, this glowing snake will light the path to your front door.

Pythons in the Wild - - Where do pythons live? What do these notorious snakes look like? Create a fascinating 3-D science project in a recycled box.

Rainbow Snake - - Rainbow reptile fun! Let this snake slither into your hands for hours of play. Use this kids crafts project to spend some quality time with your family.

Rattlesnake Wooden Spoon Craft - - Don't get too close, it may bite, but I don't think so.

Rattlesnake Zipper Pull - - Clip a rattlesnake to your backpack or your key ring.

Ribbon Snakes - - Use ribbon to craft a creepy-crawly snake.

Sammy the Snake Craft for Kids to Make - - Make a snake some household materials such as pipe cleaners.

Sandy Desert - - What lives in the parched, mysterious desert? Create a 3-D textured picture of desert plants and animals.

Scarf - Snake - - This whole project is worked in a Garter Stitch, and would be good for beginners. Feel free to play around with switching colors and such!

Sew a Learn To Dress Toy - - Here's a project that you can make for your children to help them learn how to button, snap, lace and zip with out the expense of a "Dressing" doll.

Shamrock Snake Craft - - Here’s a fun St. Patrick’s Day fact: St. Patrick is credited with driving all of the snakes out of Ireland. Because of this, we decided to make a shamrock snake craft! Use our provided template to get perfect shamrocks and then glue together to make a snake. This is a simple paper craft that is a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day craft for kids.

Shapes Snakes Paper Craft - - This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", colors practice, a reptiles theme, or an animals theme.  There are two different shapes snakes available:  circles, diamonds, hearts, ovals, rectangles, squares and triangles. 

Silly Snake Shelf - - Silly snakes keep clutter away! Paint this shelf for a cheerful and tidy addition to any child’s room.

Silver Snake Ring - - This project is for the more advanced crafter with a knowledge of working with blow torches.

Sleepy Snake from Pantyhose Craft - - Your little ones will love ripping and scrunching newspaper to stuff this sleepy snake. The sticky variety of velcro dots work well to hold the snake in a coiled position and also allow kids to un-coil and re-coil the snake to their heart's content. If you don't have access to any you can just use strong double sided tape.

Slinky Snake - - Hang up this snake and have fun!

Slithering Snake - - Learn about snake habits and habitats, then create your own model of a snake in its natural surroundings.

Slithery Snake - - Celebrate the Chinese Year of the Snake and practice fine motor skills with your children by creating this textured torn-paper serpent.

Snake and Sight-Words Board Game - - Students will practice sight words.

Snake Beaded Safety Pin - Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.

Snake Chain - - Have fun with this Harry Potter themed craft as your kids together paper to create their own looooonnnnng snake to slither around with.

Snake Craft - - This is an easy craft that all my children enjoyed doing. I love crafts that are for all different age groups.

Snake Crafts - - These snakes are easy and inexpensive to make.  And best of all they are fun to play with.

Snake Decoration - - Give a pencil, pen or straw near you a neat looking snake decoration. This kids' craft is a fun way to decorate all sorts of things kids use every day.

Snake in the Grass! - - Make a silly torn-paper nature scene without any mess! This Color Wonder snake slithers its way through 3-D blades of grass.

Snake Jigsaw - - Print out onto card, and cut carefully around the large and small rectangles.

Snake Locomotion - - How do snakes move without legs? Learn about snake locomotion in this activity.

Snake mobile - - Craft this cool looking Snake mobile with little more than paper, scissors and an old button. Kids love to watch as this snake seems to 'slither' in the air. Hang it near a window to catch a breeze.

Snake Mobile - - Snakes have beautiful patterns on their smooth, scaly skin. Those patterns help them blend into their habitat, so food doesn’t see them coming, and critters looking for a snake snack won’t see them! Here’s your chance to make your own colorful snake-skin pattern, anyway you like, to hang at your house.

Snake Puppet - - Entertain your friends with a snake puppet made from felt and fabric scraps.

Snake Shaper - - Poster board and metal fasteners hold the snake together, you make the shapes!

Snakes themed Bingo Dauber Coloring Pages - - Use bingo daubers, stickers or pom poms to fill in the circles on these bingo dauber art pages.

Snake Toy Purse - - I really love the wooden snakes used for a handle - genius! I also love the duct tape colors she used!

Snow Snakes - - On this page, you will learn how to create wondrous snow snakes that won't hibernate!

Spelling Snake - - Have fun practicing your spelling words in a slithery, slippery new way! Use Crayola® Gel Markers to make a swirling Spelling Snake!

Spinning Snake - - You'll have a great time making and watching the spinning snake, the last snake activity in this section.

Springy Spiral Snake  - - You've probably made springy coil snakes from paper plates at some time in your life -- I remember making one at camp about 25 years ago (eep, has it been that long already!?)

Spiral Snake Craft - - This cute snake is a simple craft. It is made from a single piece of colored construction paper (or white paper that you decorate).

Spiral Snake Craft - - Make a silly snake using a paper plate. An easy craft for everyone.

Stretching Snakes - - This early modeling project gives young children a feel for the power of plasticity. Everyone can be a successful sculptor with these snakes!

Tie Snake - - Ties go in and out of style.  Here's a craft idea to make a snake from an old tie.

Toilet Paper Roll Snake - - This is a simple three dimensional craft that is easy and fun for children to make and play with.   Older children can cut the toilet paper rolls in half for more "joints" in their snake (this is what we did in our photo).  Younger children will want to leave the toilet paper rolls whole as it can be tough to cut them.

Turn tacky ties into silly summer snakes - - This is a great indoor or outdoor craft. Wherever you make it, have fun.

Unique Door Draft Snakes - - Winter time means that many people will experience drafts in either their windows or at the bottoms of their doors. Many people will then go out and buy the draft snakes to put there. Well we started to make our own to make them more unique than the ones that you see in the stores. These are just two of the ones we have made in the past. There are many more that you can make once you have the concept down.

Whirly Curly Snake - - Ssssnakessss are sssslithery creatures. They have flicking tongues and beautifully patterned backs. Create your own ssssslithering ssssnake with ssscisssorsss.

How to Make a Bottle Cap Snake - - Rainy days and long summers call for a caregiver to pull out all the stops with her creativity. Save metal bottle caps, and put them away for a rainy or extremely hot day. A bottle cap snake is a snap to make. The greatest part of this craft is once kids get started on it, they can finish on their own.

How to Make a Clay Snake Pencil Holder - - A clay snake pencil holder is a craft that children can easily make. It can be.pngted to a teacher or family member. It can also be made for the child's own use as a pencil holder. With just a few minutes and a couple of craft materials, you can learn how to make a clay snake pencil holder by following the steps in this article.

How to Make a Cute Door Snake - - Late in the fall, when it starts to get cold, you get that draft coming from under you door. You have your heat on, but you still need to cover up with a blanket to sit on the couch and watch TV. This project is the answer to that draft. Not only is making a cute door snake fun and easy, but you can use it as decoration and change it for any holiday or season.

How to Make a Fake Snake Out of Construction Paper - - The hours between the end of the school day and bedtime can be long, and every parent wants a way to occupy her child during this time. A paper craft project is a way to keep children of all ages interested and will help teach them about following directions, working with others, and the value of a job well done. At the end of this project, your kids will also have a fun new plaything as well.

How to Make a Keychain Snake - - Everyone has many reasons for keychains. Easier to find our keys, fashionable, just for fun. The list goes on. I love keychains, and I love to make them. Here is an easy way to make that "snake" you've seen slithering around town mingling with everyone's keys!

How to Make a Python Snake Costume - - One of the most challenging aspects of a snake costume is that there are no arms and legs. A snake costume, without arm and leg modifications, is one in which the wearer would be left to sit and wriggle in place.

How to Make a Snake Craft from a Stick - - Tired of painting rocks? Preschool, kindergarten and lower elementary kids love crafts, especially animal crafts. What better than the dangerous but fascinating snake to catch their fancy? With this nature craft, made from found objects, they can use their imaginations and enjoy the process. This can also be a fun way to practice making patterns.

How to Make a Wooden Snake Toy - - Wooden snakes are classic antique toys that can be make from almost any type of wood. The simple design of wooden craft snakes encourages children to expand their creativity away from battery operated toys. Use these instructions to recycle wooden handles from shovels for eco-friendly homemade toys.

How to Make Paper Snakes - - For all those snake-obsessed kids out there, here's a craft that you can do after school, on a weekend, or at a snake-themed birthday party. The end result will have snake lovers hissing with happiness. All you need is some paper, decorations and a steady cutting hand.

How to Make Snakes Filled With Beads - - Cold air has a way of finding its way into your home through cracks and crevices. Draft snakes were a popular home accessory during the Depression. They helped block drafty doors and windows and keep out the cold, saving energy and money. There are many commercial draft snakes on the market; however, they can be expensive compared to the cost of making your own. If you want to make your own draft snake, filled with beads, there are a couple of easy methods.

How to Make Snakes Out of Rexlace - - Rexlace is a name brand craft material that is also known as lanyard or gimp. Rexlace can be used to make key chains, jewelry and other crafts. The craft is a series of weaving, knotting, or braiding. After it is put in place, leaving it for twelve hours will train it to stay there. It is similar to macramé with plastic instead of yarn. One simple project, a cobra bracelet, can be made by repeated, simple knots.

Make a Snake - - Learn to make a snake out of a paper plate!

Make Your Own Draft Snake - - This project is very simple and an excellent beginner project. Straight sewing and simple lining are utilized.

Medusa Costume - - Sew snakes to headband. Attach by securing the snakes' tails, heads, and bodies to headband using heavy thread.