I Made This ADORABLE Paper Duckling Craft in MINUTES

Have you ever dreamt of bringing a fluffy parade of ducklings right into your living room, but without the mess of tiny webbed feet and…well, ducks?

Today, that dream becomes a reality in MINUTES with this adorable paper duckling craft!

This isn’t your average paper project, this duckling will burst with charm and personality once completed, all thanks to the FREE downloadable template I meticulously crafted.

The best part? You don’t need to be a master artist to create these cuties.

Simply grab your scissors, a little glue, and get ready to be amazed at how quickly these paper ducklings come to life.

Let’s take a quick look at the requirements for this paper duckling craft along with a step-by-step process.

Requirements for Paper Duckling Craft

Materials

• Paper:
  • Construction paper (various colors: yellow, brown, creamy white, red) (or alternative: colored cardstock, felt, wrapping paper)
  • White paper (for eyes, if not using template)
  • Scrap paper (optional, for protecting work surface)
• Scissors
• Glue stick (or alternative: child-safe white glue)
• Pencil (optional, if drawing your own template)
• Paper Duckling Template: Download from here
• Optional embellishments:
  • Googly eyes
  • Markers/crayons
  • Glitter glue
  • Buttons/sequins
  • Tissue paper
  • Textured craft foam
  • Pom-poms

Tools (Optional)

• Ruler (for helping with straight cuts)
• Youtube video tutorial (If you prefer video handholding)

Estimated Time

• Approximately 15 minutes (including creating the template)
• 10 minutes (using the downloadable template)

Step 1: Paper Duckling Template

Before we get started with our adorable paper ducklings, we’ll need the shapes cut out.

To make this process easier, I sketched the basic shapes with a pencil first.

Then, I went over them with a dark marker pen to create a clean and precise template.

If you’re feeling creative, feel free to grab some paper and a pencil and try drawing the shapes yourself.

But, if you’d like to save some time, I’ve created a handy template you can download for free from our website.

That way, you can jump right into the fun part i.e. assembling your duckling family.

Step 2: Choose your colors for the Shapes

For this craft, I used some colorful paper that really brings the ducklings to life.

I went with shades of yellow for the body, brown for the beak, creamy white for the tummy, and a pop of red for the beak.

But feel free to get creative and choose your own color palette.

The brighter and bolder, the happier the duckling will look.

Step 3: Aligning the Final Shapes

See those adorable shapes in the picture above? I just whipped them out of colorful paper.

Now, the most exciting part i.e. assembling our paper duckling.

Step 4: Assembling the head and Body

First, I placed the body cutout as the base for the paper duckling.

Then, I carefully lined up the head cutout on the body and stuck them together.

Post that, I attached the feather-like shape to the body, just like you see in image 4.3 above.

These steps put together the main parts of our duckling.

Now, in the following steps, we’ll add the smaller details to complete our little friend.

Step 5: Fixing the tiny wings

For the wings, I used pops of yellow and brown paper to create these tiny flippers.

I carefully attached them to the sides of the duckling’s body, they look so perfect and add a nice bit of contrast.

Now, let’s move on to the next step that is giving our duckling some personality with its facial features.

Step 6: Quacky Mouth and the Eyes

To bring our duckling to life, I added its signature quacky mouth and big, sparkly eyes.

First, I cut out a mouth shape from red paper and used a colored pencil to add details for the lips (or beak) and tongue. It really made a difference!

Then, I glued the ducklings eyes. I used white paper for the base and a marker to draw the pupils.

Those details really make the duckling pop, they look amazing.

Step 7: Assembling the tiny legs

Finally, for the finishing touch, I added the duckling’s little legs.

I used a muddy yellow paper to cut out the tiny shapes and glued them to the bottom of its body, just like you see in the picture.

Now, isn’t she adorable? All ready to waddle around and quack with her new friends.

Video Walkthrough Of This Adorable Paper Duckling Craft

Final Thoughts

Didn’t these paper ducklings turn out adorable? If you follow along, you should be amazed at your creation.

But even if you’re just browsing for weekend craft inspiration, be sure to download and print the free template.

To see the whole process come to life, check out the video I uploaded on Youtube, it shows each step I used to make this cutie.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab your supplies and get crafting. This little duckling is sure to bring some quack-tastic fun to your day.

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