F > F is for Frog
*Letter T > T is for Toad
Frog > Green
Toad > Brown and gray
Crafts > Stand-up
Frog (or Toad)
Holidays & Events >
April > National Frog Month
Math > counting, matching
Seasons > Spring
Age group: Older toddlers to early
Young children will have fun making an easy and fun craft of a sitting
frog or toad. Many basic skills can be addressed during and after
the craft assembly process. Other printable support materials and links to related
activities are provided.
This frog or toad theme is appropriate for other educational themes listed in the
Activity #1: Stand-up Frog Craft (or adapt to decorate as a
Review your options for printing the craft
as well assembly options that best meets your needs.
Before assembly conduct some of the learning activities suggested
Printing and assembly options for the craft:
Option 1: Print craft color template (for
a frog) and assist with scissor cutting when needed. Encourage older children to cut out their own
templates as much as possible. Conduct learning activities below and
Option 2: Print black and white templates.
Children can color and decorate. Indicate to children that the
base does not have to be colored. Show children real images of
frogs and toads. Visit
this activity to incorporate the physical differences between a
frog and a toad during the craft assembly. Decide ahead of time
which colors will be used and additional materials to incorporate.
Option 3: For large groups or to recycle left over
materials, print black & white templates directly on green paper
for a frog theme or brown for a toad. Children can add other
details such as stripes, spots and materials to create the bumpy
texture of a toad.
1. Ask the children to
identify the colors they have chosen to color the templates.
To conduct these activities pieces should be decorated and cut out.
1. Counting and number recognition: Count how many
templates are needed to assemble the frog. Count the legs and
point to the letters A and B and how these are matched for
placement on the body template.
Suggested assembly: (after learning activities)
Review the following steps with the children and they can refer to
the small image on the template. It is helpful to display and
assemble one in front of large groups by steps.
Note: Before assembly, write the word Frog or Toad on the base
1. Match and paste legs where A and B are indicated.
2. Paste eyes
3. Assist children in folding legs on the dotted lines upward
towards the front.
4. Assist children to fold base on dotted lines backwards.
5. Add glue to the back of C area and paste on the back of the
frog body to create the base for the frog.
Pond scene: Frog on a Lily Pad and Water lily
After the frog is assembled, conduct a separate activity to color and
coloring page of pond scene with a water lily and lily pad.
Place the frog craft over the lily pad.
Explain how frogs and other pond critters stand on lily pads.
The water lily and pad (leaf) are actually the leaves and flower of a
water dwelling plant, the water lily. It has long stems and the roots are planted in the pond's floor. Many other animals live
and eat under the lily pad, such as pond snails, small fish,
Activity 3: Alphabet Printable Activities for > Letter F Frog or
Letter T Toad
Activity 4: Science
& Social Studies: Learning about Frogs and Toads
5: Character education: Fairness
Read the online story Fran
the Fair Frog, and visit the parent
Activity 6: Read a Story
Visit the frog
and toad sections for additional online stories activities that
incorporate these amphibians.
Other activities: Incorporate the craft during poems, songs (music) or nursery
rhyme and picture book presentations of your choice. Movement and exercise: play leap
*Glue or glue stick
*any paper, card stock, construction paper
*materials to color with