J Is for Jaguar Craft

What is this mysterious animal creeping through the jungle? Her fancy camouflage makes it easy for her to hide, but she is proudly parading her spots! This jolly lowercase J craft will make your little one jump for joy!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used yellow, orange, and white)
• J Is for Jaguar Craft templates
• 2 googly eyes
• Glue stick, pencil, and scissors
• Black marker

Instructions for Assembling Your Lowercase J Craft

1. Print the J Is for Jaguar Craft templates.
2. Cut out the templates and trace the letter J and the jaguar body parts onto card stock.
3. Cut out the letter J and jaguar pieces.
4. Glue the letter J onto a full sheet of card stock (we used yellow, but you can use any color you like).
5. Position the ears, mouth, feet, and tail and glue in place.
6. Glue 2 googly eyes above the jaguar’s mouth.
7. Use a black marker to draw spots, face, and whiskers.

Learning with Your Letter J Craft

As you and your child assemble your J Is for Jaguar Craft, practice saying /j/–/j/–jaguar together. You can find more tips for working on pre-reading skills with your preschooler in this handy download.

We would LOVE to see how your lowercase J craft turns out! Please share your photos with us on our Facebook page, or tag your Instagram photos with the hashtag #allaboutABCcrafts!

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Photos by: Rachel Neumann