DIY Wooden Animal Pins (24 Pack)

DIY Wooden Animal Pins let kids transform unfinished wooden animal shapes into colorful wearable creations. This 24-pack includes assorted animal-shaped wood pieces ready to paint and personalize, plus pin backs for turning finished artwork into fun accessories kids can wear on shirts, jackets, backpacks, tote bags, and more.

Paint an Animal & Turn It Into Wearable Art

Kids start with unfinished wooden animal shapes and get to decide exactly how each one should look. Paint animals in realistic colors, create bright rainbow creatures, add spots and stripes, or completely reinvent them with patterns, funny faces, names, and imaginative designs.

After decorating, add the pin back to turn each wooden animal into a wearable accessory. Wooden animal pins and brooches are used as decorative accessories, giving this craft a fun payoff beyond the activity itself.

The assorted designs also make this an easy craft to connect with animal units, nature themes, farm activities, pet themes, and creative art lessons. Kids can choose their favorite animal or make several completely different designs.

Why Programs Love These Wooden Animal Pins

• Unfinished wooden animal shapes give kids a blank surface for painting and personalizing
• Assorted animal designs add variety to classroom and group craft sessions
• Finished projects become wearable pins instead of artwork that simply gets put away
• Fun for decorating backpacks, tote bags, jackets, shirts, and other suitable fabric items
• Easy to customize with paint, paint pens, markers, glitter, and other craft embellishments
• 24-pack makes activity planning easy for schools, camps, after-school programs, recreation centers, parties, and events

Product Highlights

• Paint-Your-Own Wood Craft – Unfinished animal shapes are ready for kids to transform with their own colors and designs
• Assorted Animal Shapes – A fun mix of animal designs gives kids different creative possibilities
• Wearable Finished Project – Add the pin backs after decorating to turn artwork into an accessory kids can wear or display
• Creative Customization – Decorate with paint, paint pens, glitter, patterns, names, and other embellishments
• Up to 4" Long – Assorted animal shapes vary in size, with pieces measuring up to 4" long
• Group-Friendly 24 Pack – An easy craft choice for classrooms, camps, after-school programs, recreation centers, and events

What’s Included

24 assorted unfinished wooden animal shapes with pin backs. Designs are assorted and may include animals such as fish, turtle, elephant, cat, chicken, rabbit, snail, and pig.

This Craft Is Great For

• Schools: Combine creativity with animal-themed classroom learning. Students can decorate different animals while practicing color choices, detail work, and creative expression
• After-Schools: Give kids an open-ended project they can wear when they’re finished. Set out decorating supplies and let everyone create a pin that reflects their personality
• Camps: Create wearable camp artwork kids can show off. Campers can personalize their animals with camp colors, names, patterns, and creative designs and attach finished pins to backpacks or tote bags
• Recreation Centers: Run an easy group craft with lots of room for creativity. Participants can paint realistic animals or invent colorful creatures of their own
• Nursing Homes / Senior Centers: Offer a cheerful painting activity with a wearable finished result. Participants can create animal pins for themselves or make personalized pieces to give as gifts
• Kids at Home: Turn original artwork into a fun accessory. Kids can decorate their favorite animals and use the finished pins to personalize bags, clothing, or fabric accessories
• Parties / Events: Set up a make-your-own pin station guests can enjoy at their own pace. Finished animal pins double as handmade take-home favors

Tips for Best Results

• Paint larger areas first and add faces, patterns, outlines, and smaller details after the base colors dry
• Use fine-tip paint pens for eyes, names, spots, stripes, and other detailed designs
• Try bright imaginative colors instead of limiting kids to realistic animal colors
• Allow paint and added decorations to dry completely before attaching or wearing the pin
• Adult assistance is recommended when attaching and using the pin backs, especially with younger children

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Turn Their Animal Artwork Into Something They Can Wear

DIY Wooden Animal Pins combine an open-ended painting project with the fun of creating a wearable accessory. Kids can turn the same unfinished animal shapes into realistic creatures, rainbow animals, patterned designs, personalized characters, and more.

Stock this 24-pack for classrooms, camps, after-school programs, recreation centers, senior programs, parties, and home craft time and give everyone a wooden project they can proudly wear or display.