42 Free Printable Squirrel Template Pages (9 Designs)
These free printable squirrel templates include 42 ready-to-print outline pages featuring nine squirrel designs in multiple sizes. Choose from simple cartoon squirrels, realistic woodland outlines, running and sitting poses, and squirrels holding acorns for fall crafts, coloring, tracing, cutting practice, and classroom displays.
The complete PDF has 44 US Letter pages: one cover page, 42 printable template pages, and one copyright page. Print a large squirrel for an individual craft or choose pages with several smaller outlines for garlands, bulletin boards, matching games, and group activities.
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What’s Included in the Squirrel Template PDF?
The free download contains 42 printable squirrel template pages based on nine different designs. Each design appears in multiple sizes or page layouts, giving you options for individual crafts, classroom sets, and woodland displays.
- Nine squirrel designs, including cartoon, realistic, sitting, running, and acorn-holding squirrels
- 42 printable template pages, plus a cover and copyright page
- Multiple sizes and layouts, from one large squirrel to several smaller outlines on a page
- Black-and-white line art for coloring, tracing, painting, cutting, and decorating
- Formatted for US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 inches)
The preview images throughout this page show several of the included designs and page layouts. Download the complete PDF below and print only the pages needed for your project.
Choose a Squirrel Design and Size
Large squirrel templates
A page with one large squirrel is ideal for preschool crafts, painting, collages, felt patterns, paper-bag puppets, and bold classroom decorations. The larger outlines provide roomy areas for crayons, markers, tissue paper, yarn, or torn-paper mosaics.
Medium squirrel templates
Medium outlines work well for name cards, writing prompts, individual bulletin-board pieces, matching activities, and crafts children can color and cut out themselves.
Small squirrel templates
Pages containing several smaller squirrels are useful for class sets, fall garlands, counting games, reward charts, place cards, scrapbook pages, and woodland-themed party decorations.
Ways to Use the Printable Squirrel Outlines
Coloring, painting, and collage
Decorate the outlines with crayons, colored pencils, markers, watercolor, tempera paint, fingerprints, or dot markers. Add torn brown paper, yarn, or tissue paper to create texture on the squirrel’s tail.
Acorn counting and name activities
Pair the squirrels with the Acorn Templates. Write numbers, letters, sight words, or the letters of a child’s name on the acorns, then help the squirrel collect them in the correct order.
Paper-bag puppets and cardboard-tube crafts
Color and cut out a squirrel, then attach it to a paper bag for a simple puppet. For a standing craft, wrap a template around a cardboard tube and add a separate paper tail.
Fall bulletin boards
Write each student’s name, a squirrel fact, a vocabulary word, or a thankful message on a template. Combine the squirrels with printable acorns, leaves, and hedgehogs for a complete woodland display.
Woodland animal study
Use the outlines during a lesson about squirrel habitats, nests, diets, adaptations, and how squirrels prepare for winter. Children can label the tail, paws, ears, and whiskers or write a short fact beside the decorated template.
How to Print the Squirrel Templates
- Download the PDF using the form below.
- Open the file in your browser or a PDF reader.
- Select only the squirrel design and size pages you want.
- Print on US Letter paper at 100% or “Actual size” for the intended proportions.
- Use regular printer paper for coloring or cardstock for tracers, stencils, puppets, and decorations.
When you need many identical squirrels, select a page containing several smaller outlines. This keeps their sizes consistent and uses less paper.
More Free Woodland and Fall Templates
Continue your woodland project with Acorn Templates, Hedgehog Templates, Leaf Templates, and Fall Leaves Coloring Pages.
Download the Free Squirrel Template PDF
The free download includes 42 printable squirrel template pages with nine designs in multiple sizes and layouts. Enter your name and email address below to open the PDF, then select the pages that best fit your craft, lesson, or display.
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Squirrel Template FAQ
How many squirrel templates are included?
The PDF contains 42 printable template pages based on nine squirrel designs. A cover page and copyright page bring the complete file to 44 pages.
What kinds of squirrel designs are included?
The collection includes simple cartoon squirrels, more realistic woodland outlines, sitting and running poses, and squirrels holding acorns. The designs appear in several sizes and page layouts.
What size paper should I use?
The templates are formatted for standard US Letter paper measuring 8.5 × 11 inches. Print at 100% or “Actual size” unless you intentionally want to scale a design.
Can I use the squirrel templates in a classroom?
Yes. You may print the templates for your own classroom or homeschool group. Please direct other teachers and families to this page to download their own copy instead of sharing the digital PDF.
Which template is easiest for preschoolers?
A large, simple squirrel outline provides the widest spaces for coloring, collage work, painting, and beginning cutting practice.
Choose a Squirrel and Start Creating
With nine designs and 42 printable pages, you can choose a large outline for a preschool craft, a detailed squirrel for coloring, or smaller templates for a classroom display. Download the PDF, pick the pages you need, and create a playful woodland activity.
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.
