Last year at school my son studied The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and I remember thinking at the time that there weren’t that many The Snail and the Whale crafts about so after making our movable paper plate ghost last week I thought it would be fun to try and make a little craft of the two friends off on their adventure around the world!
What You'll Find on This Page
The Snail and the Whale Crafts Materials:
Paper plate
Blue paint in two shades
Craft stick
Washi tape
Card – white or blue / grey for your whale
Felt tip pens
Yellow card
Scissors
Let’s make it:
Start by painting your paper plate in two shades of blue paint. Of course if you don’t have two shades of blue you can improvise by adding a bit of white to what you have or if you have yellow you could perhaps recreate the scene where the whale gets stuck on the beach. Don’t think the kids can wait for paint to dry? Fair enough! You could colour in your scene with felt tip pens instead which is a great way to give more detail too.
If you are painting then while it’s all drying you can make your snail and your whale. On a piece of card draw a picture of the two friends and colour it. I recommend using card rather than paper as it will stand up better when you play with your paper plate. Attach a craft stick to it using washi tape or sellotape. You could of course use glue for this but PVA takes a while to dry and the glue sticks can be a bit less durable once your snail and whale start getting played with!
Cut a sun shape out of your yellow card and glue this onto your paper plate and then carefully cut a line along the bottom of the paper plate – this should go from one side to the other but not go to the actual edge or you’ll cut the bottom off the paper plate.
Pop your craft stick through the hole in the paper plate and your snail and the whale craft is ready to be played with!
Want to make sure you don’t forget about this craft? Make sure you bookmark this page or pin the image below so you’ve got it to hand when you need it! Want more activities for kids books? We’ve shared lots so why not check out some of the ones below.
Activities for kids books
This is so cute. My kids love this book (and anything by Julia Donaldson).
How lovely! This is one of my favourite children’s book and it usually brings a tear to my eye.
This is one of our favourite stories – what a fun activity