How to Make a Fun Paper Horse Craft: Easy Steps for Kids

Instructions

Step 1: Make the Body

Mark the width of the paper roll from the edge of the paper with the pencil.

Use a ruler and draw a line from one end to the other and then cut the paper on the line.

Put a line of glue across the paper toilet roll. Glue the short side of the paper to the paper toilet roll.

Cover the toilet paper roll with the paper and glue the edge to the toilet paper roll.

Press down to ensure the seam is neat and the glue sets properly. You can now put the body aside.

Step 2: Make the Head

Fold a square piece of paper in half.

Tip: Folding the paper in half helps you cut two same sized pieces!

Use your pencil and draw the horse’s head. Use the scissors and cut out the head.

You can set the two heads aside and grab a different colored piece of paper.

Step 3: Make the Face

Fold the paper in half and place one head on top. Use the pencil and draw the outline of the horse’s mouth. Use the scissors and cut on the line to produce two even sized “half-moons” and set aside.

Use a very small piece of paper, we used a pinkish color, fold in half and cut a small triangle. The two triangles will form the inside of the horse’s ears. Set them aside.

Glue the mouth pieces to the head and glue the small triangles on the ears as shown above.

Use the black marker and draw a friendly smile. Draw a very small circle or just make a dot, as in the picture above. You can now put the heads aside and get the yarn.

Step 4: Add the Mane and Fringe.

Hold the end of the yarn between your fingers and wind the yarn twelve times around your index and middle fingers. Cut the long end.

Cut the yarn in half and again in half. You will now have two heaps of yarn.

Glue the yarn to the neck. Remember to add the fringe! Put glue on the inside of the next head. Only glue halfway down the neck. Glue the heads together.

Tidy up the fringe and mane by cutting it to the same length.

Grab the beady eyes and glue one to each side of the head.

Do not glue the bottom half of the neck since you need this part open to glue the head to the body.

Step 5: Add Reigns.

In a different color paper cut a thin strip of paper. Glue one end of the strip to the bottom of the nose. Take the strip over the nose gluing it in position. Use scissors and remove the excess strip of paper.

Cut away any extra paper.

Cut another thin piece of paper, the same width as the one you used over the nose.
Push one end underneath the “nose rope”. Take the other end over the head and push it underneath the “nose rope” on the others side of the head.

Fold the strip back over the “nose rope” on both sides.

Glue the one end over the other and your reigns are done!

Step 6: Glue the Head to the Body

Put a strip of glue on the inside of the head on the end and stick that half onto the body.
Repeat on the other side.

Position the head on the body, press down lightly to glue the head to the body.

Step 7: Add a Tail

Grab the yarn. Wind the yarn seven or eight times around your fingers. The same way you did when you made the mane and fringe. Cut the end and keep the yarn across your fingers.

Cut a separate piece of yarn and tie the yarn bundle together using a double knot.

Cut the opposite end and frizzle out the tail piece. Cut the tail. Cut the end of the tail evenly.

Glue the tail on the back of the body.

Step 8: Close the Body Openings

Cut two circles slightly bigger than the holes left at both ends of the body.

Put glue on the outside of the openings.

Place the circle on the glue, tapping softly to secure the circle stays in place.
Close the other end the same way.

Step 9: Make Legs

Cut four even sized legs from cardboard paper to create sturdy legs.

Cover the cardboard legs with paper in the same color as your horse’s body and glue the ends together.

You now have four sturdy legs for your horse.

Draw a little black squire on one end of each leg to create hooves.

Glue the legs to the body. Two legs of each side, one in front and one at the back.

Step 10: Make Stirrups and a Saddle

Draw a stirrup on a strip of paper. Cut out on the lines and set the stirrup aside.

Grab a small, rectangular piece of paper to cut out a saddle.

The saddle should have one flat and one curved end.

Glue the saddle unto the back and then clue the stirrups over the saddle and you are done.

Congratulations on crafting a fun horse!

Your friendly little craft horse is now ready for some fun.