New Year Is Coming! Make a Fun Snake Craft for the Year of the Snake with Your Kids!

Materials You Will Need

Before starting, gather the following supplies:

• Colored construction paper or cardstock
• Child-safe scissors
• Glue stick or school glue
• Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
• Googly eyes or small paper circles for the eyes
• A pencil
• Ruler
• Decorative stickers, glitter, or small pieces of patterned paper (optional)

You can use any colors your children like. Red, gold, green, and yellow are lovely choices for festive decorations, but rainbow colors are equally fun.

Safety tip: Young children should use age-appropriate scissors with adult supervision. For toddlers, parents can prepare the paper strips and let the children decorate and assemble them.

How to Make a Fun Paper Snake Craft

Follow these simple steps to create a playful paper snake that children can display around the house or classroom.

Step 1: Prepare the Paper

Choose two or more sheets of colorful construction paper. Cut the paper into long strips of approximately 1–2 inches wide. The length will determine how long your snake becomes.

For a more colorful design, use several different colors and alternate them throughout the project.

Younger children can