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What better way to learn to use a pair of scissors than cutting out funny animal illustrations! We think that kids will enjoy our collection of animal scissor activities, which can be used with a range of ages.
Here are four delightful African animals for little ones to cut out and stick. We've given you a simplified dotted edge to the animals to make it easier. You could stick the animals onto a yellow or brown sheet of card or paper to create your own African savannah scene...
These cute African cut and stick characters are perfect to use with our savannah backdrop for a fun cutting and sticking activity, or use to decorate project books.
Here's a fun set of characters for the kids to cut out, then stick onto books, craft projects or a special background (try our pond background).
Younger children can use the dotted lines to cut out these Australian animals - fun for sticking somewhere else! Older kids could ignore the dotted lines and cut out around the animal outlines - much trickier.
Here are four cute birds for the kids to cut out. It makes for fun scissor practice - and then of course they can stick the shapes somewhere too...
Here are some cute bird pictures for the kids to cut out then stick onto craft projects, or use to decorate all kinds of things!
Children cut along the dotted lines in the direction of the birds - starting with a simple straight line and getting progressively more confident as they go, we hope!
Once children have practiced their scissor skills cutting out these British Wildlife cutting shapes they could add the animals to an autumn themed collage.
These funny bunnies are the incentive for some careful cutting skills practice on this fun printable! Chidlren start with a straight line and then follow the increasingly difficult dotted paths with their scissors...
Practise scissor skills by cutting out these lovely bunny shapes. They could make nice decorations for Easter cards and crafts too!
We've got four pretty butterflies on this printable for your children to cut towards, following along the dotted lines as carefully as they can!
Here are four pretty butterlies for the kids to cut out, carefully following the dotted lines. Why not hang them up to make a mobile, glue them to straws and peg into the soil of houseplants, or drop them from a curtain rail?
Can the children cut along the dotted lines to reach the cute kitties on our cat cutting practise worksheet? Perfect for a pet topic!
Here are some cat cutting shapes ready to print. They make fun cutting practise for younger kids, and older children could use them in craft projects, perhaps making a mobile, or as card toppers!
This fun activity asks children to cut out three rectangles and glue them in the correct place on our cat picture. When they are stuck tight, why not colour the picture in?
Encourage the children to sit down and cut out these super cute Christmas cutting shapes: the concentration may help relieve the overexcitement for 5 minuntes!
This scissor skills worksheet is the second of 3 owls, and the difficulty has increased! Cutting the scallops for his feathers will take some careful cutting. When the kids have cut out his shape, they can trace his eyes and beak and colour him in.
Children wil need careful cutting skillsto cut out this bat, making sure to get the scallops on his body and the points of his ears right!
Children will have fun cutting along the dotted lines in the direction of the cute dogs. There's a simple straight line to begin with, then each line gets a little trickier as they become more confident...
Good practice for little hands! Use these cute dog cutting shapes to decorate the house, or stick them to cards and invitations.
Perfect for dog lovers, here are some doggy cutting shapes for children to practice their scissor skills on. Carefully cut along the dotted lines to cut out the pictures.
Here's a fun cutting and sticking activity that the kids will enjoy! Cut out the small squares and then stick them in the correct place on our dogs colouring picture. And then, of course, colour the picture in!
Children can practice fine motor skills by trying to cut along the straight dotted lines to follow the flight of the doves on our doves cutting practice worksheet.
Young children can practice their scissor skills with our Easter cutting shapes, just follow the dotted lines. Perhaps you could use them to decorate an Easter bonnet?
Here are some cute farm animals for the children to practice cutting out. Once cut out, why not see if they would like to stick the animals onto a sheet of green card and draw in a background to make their own farm scene?
Cut out the rectangles, glue them to the picture in the right space and finish by getting out the colouring pencils. Our fish cut and complete picture will keep children busy for a long time.
This fish cutting practice printable is aimed at beginners to scissors. We've given them four straight lines to cut along in the direction of the fish. Try to get them to stop just before the fish!
Children can make a collage with our fish cutting shapes when they have practiced their cutting skills. Younger children can follow the dotted lines.
These funny little frogs really perk up this cutting skills printable! The kids should try to follow the lines carefully, stopping short of the frogs and starting with the top line.
Here's a cut and stick activity for children. Colour in the goldfish and their bowl, then cut them out and stick them in!
Cut out the little rectangles and stick them back onto the bigger goldfish picture, making sure they are in the right place. Now colour in if you like!
Cut out the missing bits of the Guinea Pig picture and glue them back into place before colouring in the picture, and practise lots of skills in the process!
Our hamster cut and complete picture tests both cutting skills and jigsaw skills as children have to cut out the rectangles and paste them into the right space on the picture. And of course, then they can enjoy colouring in the picture too!
We've cut three rectangles out of our horses scene. Can the kids cut out the smaller rectangles and glue them into the correct place? Good cutting and sticking skills are needed...
Here are some cows, sheep, horses and pretty butterflies, all ready to be cut out. Try sticking them onto our lovely field backdrop, or using them to decorate book covers.
Cut out 6 different ladybirds, starting with an easy oval shape and working up to the trickier ones!
These lovely minibeasts might be a little tricky to cut out, so they'll require some careful cutting skills - but once you've cut them out they're great for all kinds of sticking activities and crafts.
If children are going to practice their scissor skills, why not make it fun with the addition of these four funny minibeasts at the end of each line!
These minibeast cutting shapes have dotted lines around them to provide a guide for children to cut along.
Here's a fun way to practice those important scissor skills! Cut along the lines from dot to monkey...
Kids can practice their cutting skills but cuting out these funny monkeys. We've provided dotted lines for younger children to follow. Perhaps they could stick them onto exercise books, make a mobile or use them as bookmarks? Perfect for Year of the Monkey activites, too!
Children can practice their fine motor skills with our owl cutting practice worksheet. There are four different dotted lines for them to cut along, all leading to a cute owl.
Children will enjoy cutting along the dotted lines in the direction of the funny parrots! Make sure that they stop just before the parrots, and start with the easiest path first...
Is your pet on our pet animal cutting shapes worksheet? We have a rabbit, guinea pig, dog and cat for children to practice cutting out.
Encourage the kids to practise cutting skills with these adorable pig cutting shapes! They just need to cut carefully along the dotted lines...
The kids will enjoy practising their pencil control with this fun pig worksheet, carefully following the dotted lines from the start towards the pigs. You could also use this worksheet as a cutting exercise
Cut out the smaller rectangles and then place them correctly onto our rabbits colouring page. When they are in the right place, stick them down and colour the picture...
There are some really cute animals on this printable sheet - who could resist that lovely sloth? Perfect for cutting and sticking activities and craft projects.
Use our sea creature cut and stick characters for decorating project books and lots of other craft activities. Also great to use with our under the sea backdrop as a cutting and pasting activity!
Practising cutting is a great way to improve motor skills in young children. These sea creature cutting shapes are sure to make it fun.
Four cheeky spiders have woven a web for the children to practise their scissor skills on! Perfect for Halloween, an insect theme, or any time at all...
Cut out the missing bits of the tortoise picture and glue them back into place before colouring in the picture, and practise lots of skills in the process!
