How to: Tarzan Crafts

Theme your craft projects around Tarzan.

Tarzan conjures up images of wild jungle living and cartoon strong men. These ideas can be used to inspire your craft projects. Cutouts and multimedia tools will allow you to create impressive Tarzan-themed crafts, even if you don't draw. Encourage children to take part in such craft projects, as the exciting story easily will capture young imaginations.

Things You'll Need

• Printer
• Paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Card stock
• Colored paints, crayons, pens and pencils
• Scraps of fabric

Instructions

Tarzan Card

1. Fold a letter-sized sheet of card stock in half to create a basic card.

2. Print out a Tarzan image from a website such as Fanpop.

3. Cut out the image, cutting off Tarzan's head as you do. Glue the image on the front of the card.

4. Take a photo of your friend and cut his head out of the picture. Glue this on the front of the card in place of Tarzan's head. For a couple, use a picture of Tarzan and Jane and replace both heads with those of your friends.

Children's Montage

1. Print out Tarzan images from a picture book for a child-centered craft project.

2. Have children color in the pictures, using paint, pencils, pens and crayons.

3. Help children stick their finished pictures on a large piece of card stock to create a Tarzan picture montage for bedroom walls.

Tarzan Collage

1. Draw a picture of Tarzan on blank paper, color in with paints or other artists' material and cut out. Alternatively, cut out a Tarzan picture from a magazine or print one out from the Internet.

2. Glue the Tarzan image in the center of a poster-sized sheet of green card stock.

3. Cut up scraps of fabric into leaf, flower and branch shapes to create a jungle canopy to surround your Tarzan picture. Glue fabric cutouts onto the card, overlapping them in places to create a dense, three-dimensional aspect to your collage.

References

• Coloring Book Info: Tarzan Coloring Page
• Making Greeting Cards: Making A Basic Blank Card
• Fan Pop: Walt Dinsey's Tarzan