A little woodland fox

An orange fox, a fluffy white-tipped tail and a smile drawn by you. Cut coloured paper, layer the shapes and add the face.

30 minutes · Ages 6+ with adult help · 12 pages · 12 steps

Make a flat, layered fox about 18.6 x 20 cm tall. The English colour guide has 12 illustrated steps and 16 named paper pieces, with matching full-size patterns. No folding or colour printing is needed. Allow about 30 minutes with a grown-up; cutting time varies.

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Materials

• 2 sheets of ORANGE paper or light card, A4 or US Letter (about 120-160 gsm)
• 1 sheet of WHITE paper; BROWN paper at least 10 x 10 cm; PINK paper at least 6 x 4 cm
• Child-safe scissors, glue stick, pencil, eraser and ruler
• Black felt-tip pen for the pupils, nose and smile; scrap paper to protect the table
• Print pattern pages 9-12 at Actual size / 100%, in black and white. Check each 5 cm test bar before tracing.

Inside your PDF

• 12-page English PDF: a finished view, preparation, six tutorial pages and four pattern pages
• 12 numbered steps, each with its own colour picture
• 16 full-size, labelled patterns: 5 ORANGE, 5 WHITE, 2 PINK and 4 BROWN pieces
• Close-up eye and smile instructions, including where to leave white highlights
• A 5 cm scale check on every pattern page, suitable for A4 or US Letter at 100%