Squirrel Templates (Free Printables)
Bring a touch of woodland charm to your next crafting day with these squirrel templates (free printables)! This adorable collection includes 9 unique squirrel designs in various sizes — from simple outlines to cute squirrels holding acorns — perfect for paper crafts, coloring pages, and fall classroom activities.
These free printable squirrel templates are easy to cut, trace, color, and glue — great for building fine motor skills while keeping little ones creatively engaged.
Whether you’re decorating a bulletin board, learning about woodland animals, or crafting just for fun, this set makes a wonderful addition to your printable collection.
What’s Included
This squirrel template printable PDF pack includes:
- 9 different squirrel outlines — side view, front view, and acorn-holding designs
- Multiple sizes per design (single large, 2 medium, 4–6 small per page)
- Clean black-and-white squirrel outlines for tracing or coloring
- Perfect for cut-and-paste projects, card making, and craft templates
- Prints on standard US Letter (8.5×11”)
Each design is simple enough for preschoolers and elementary students, yet detailed enough for older kids to enjoy as part of autumn or animal-themed crafts.
More Woodland Printables to Try
Love woodland animals? Explore these other free printable collections:
- Cloud Templates (Free Printables)
- Leaf Templates (Free Printables)
- Acorn Templates (Free Printables)
- Hedgehog Template (Free Printable)
- Fall Leaves Coloring Pages
Fun Ways to Use These Squirrel Printables
These templates can be used in dozens of creative and educational ways:
- Paper crafts — trace, cut, and glue your squirrels onto colorful backgrounds or fall scenes.
- Toilet paper roll crafts — wrap one of the squirrel templates around a cardboard tube and add a paper tail for a quick and easy 3D craft.
- Paper bag puppets — glue your squirrel cutout onto a brown lunch bag for a fun puppet project.
- Coloring pages — color the templates with crayons, markers, or watercolor paints.
- Fall decorations — use for classroom displays, garlands, or Thanksgiving place cards.
- Learning activities — label parts of a squirrel, or use acorn cutouts for counting and sorting.
These easy kids’ craft ideas encourage creativity while helping children practice cutting, tracing, and gluing — all while exploring the beauty of the autumn season.
Learning Benefits
This squirrel template printable set supports early learning and skill development through:
- Thematic learning through seasonal or woodland units
- Fine motor skill practice (cutting, tracing, coloring, gluing)
- Creative thinking and visual coordination
- Pattern recognition and shape awareness
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About Julie
She’s a homeschool graduate, mother of five, designer, and educator. Inspired by classic books, art, music, and nature, she creates thoughtful, engaging resources to support parents and educators in teaching with intention and wonder.
