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mother & baby koala card

April 28, 2022 By Kate Leave a Comment

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Here’s a fun printable mothers day card idea – a mother and baby koala card. Mum koala’s head lifts up to reveal your message and you can take the little baby out of her pouch.

This printable koala card is also suitable for occasions such as a birthday, new baby, thank you or get well card. Or even just a hello card for a person who likes koalas! (like me)

Get the template here

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Seriously, how adorable are koalas? They are such a unique animal and deserve to be celebrated. Unfortunately they are also endangered and need our protection.

This begins with teaching kids about how special they are. Here are a few fun facts to talk about with kids while they make their card.

Fascinating Koala Facts for kids

  • Did you know that a koala is not actually a bear? It’s a marsupial, or pouched animal.
  • The mother koala carries her baby in a pouch until it’s big enough to come out, which takes about six months
  • Once the baby is over six months old it rides on it’s mothers back for another six months, still using the pouch for sleeping and feeding
  • Koalas survive on a diet of Eucalyptus leaves alone and can eat up to a kilogram of them in a single day! Interestingly, Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to most other creatures
  • A koala sleeps for around 18 hours per day. This is because their Eucalyptus diet is low in nutrients and they don’t have much energy.
  • A mother koala’s pouch opens towards the bottom and she keeps her baby inside with strong muscles that keep the pouch closed and baby supported. For the purposes of this card – so the baby doesn’t fall out (and so you can see it’s cute head poking out), I’ve made the pouch open at the top instead

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Lift Mum’s head to write your message, and colour in the little baby. Isn’t he sweet?

This card has been designed to be printed on coloured card stock but if you want to make it more fun you can print it to white and kids can colour it in themselves.

It’s so easy to make! Here’s how.

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How to make a Koala Card

You will need:

  • This printable template (also available in our TPT store)
  • Card stock in two colours (grey and pink are suggested, but use whatever colours you like)
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Double sided tape
  • Felt tip pens

How to:

1) Print the koala shapes onto grey card stock and the small heart and circle shapes onto pink card stock using the classroom set. Alternatively print it all to one colour, then trace the heart and circle shapes onto a scrap of pink using the at home set

2) Cut out the shapes

3) Bend the top tab forward on the body piece

4) Glue the head piece to this

5) Bend the tabs inwards on the pouch piece

6) Use double sided tape to stick pouch onto the tummy area (a glue stick may not be strong enough, but if you are using paper instead of card stock it will probably be fine)

7) Glue the hearts onto the feet and the semi-circles onto the ears

8) Color the tummy and feet in on the baby koala, then slide it into pouch

9) Write a message under the head flap

koala card printable steps

koala card printable steps

koala card printable steps

koala card printable steps

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You can make your koala any colour you like! 

Koala mother and baby card for Mothers Day or any occasion. So cute! Printable template with instructions #kidscards #mothersday #papercrafts #kidsactivities #printablecards #printables

Do you know someone who loves koalas?

 

 

More ideas for mothers day:

  • Mum will love this personalised pop up book filled with special thoughts about her
  • Here are 6 simple printable mothers day card templates – blank for your own design!
  • Make mum some lovely peaches and cream bath bombs
  • If Mum is a reader, she would love one of these a hand-sewn sweetheart bookmarks
  • If you have younger kids, they could make some recycled cereal box bookmarks
  • Mum might like a lovely bouquet of handmade paper towel roses
  • Here are 50+ handmade gift ideas, your sure to find something that will suit your mum!

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