Craft a slithering friend with this fun and easy paper chain snake project! This engaging activity is perfect for young children, promoting creativity and fine motor skill development. Download our guide and watch your little ones bring their paper snake to life!

Paper chains are one of the most simple crafts ever, so turning it into something like this adorable paper snake craft is just a blast! Just fold and loop paper strips into one another and then add googly eyes and a snake tongue to finish your cute little paper snake.

Then your kids can play with them or display them, whatever puts a big ol’ grin on their face. It’s always so much fun to see how kid’s imaginations get to work with fun and simple crafts like this paper chain snake that can be used as toys.

You can make so many other cute little animals out of simple craft materials too! A paper plate rainbow fish craft and toilet paper roll owl are super easy and always turn out really cute. So if your kiddos love nature and learning about different animals and insects, check out all of my craft and activity ideas. Get those affordable craft materials that you can use in so many different ways, and then start making fun things like this paper chain snake craft!

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Why You’ll Love this Paper Chain Snake

Cutting, glueing and folding are all great activities to help refine fine motor skills. Who knew making a paper chain snake craft would help to develop important skills so easily? And it’s so much fun!
This craft is great for kids of all ages. It’s simple enough for young children but easily customizable so that older kids won’t get bored.
Make a paper chain snake craft in under a half hour. A quick craft for those moments that you need to fill some gaps in your day to keep the kiddos occupied.

Overhead Image of the Paper Chain Snake Supplies

Supplies Needed

Cardstock – If you do not have cardstock then you can use construction paper instead. Strips of construction paper may not be as sturdy as card stock but they’ll still work!
Glue – Use a simple school glue stick to attach the red tongue and googly eyes onto the paper snake. You can also use glue dots if you want something extra mess free.
Googly eyes – Grab some small googly eyes to make a silly face on your own paper snake. You can also use a pencil, pen or maker to draw eyes instead of using googly ones.
Scissors – If you are making this fun craft with littles, consider using safety scissors to protect their little fingers.
Stapler – A stapler is a quick and easy way to attach the ends of the loops together to create a long paper chain.

Begin by cutting strips of different color cardstock

Bring the ends together and form a loop. Staple them together.

How to Make a Paper Chain Snake

Cut strips out of different colors of cardstock. You can cut as many paper strips as you want to make the snake as long as you’d like!
Bring together the ends of one of the strips to form a loop and then staple it together. Then slide another strip of paper through the first loop and then staple that together.
Continue connecting all of the strips until your paper chain is complete.
Once you get to the head of the snake, pinch the loop to flatten it in the front. Then cut a small tongue out of red cardstock and glue it under the first circle that you flattened out.
Add googly eyes to the snake head and then you’re ready to play!

Once your snake is as long as you want it, grab the last one and pinch the ends together to make a flat face.

Cut a tongue out of red cardstock paper.

How can I connect paper chains without a stapler?

If you don’t want to use a stapler, then you can use glue or glue dots. Hot glue and double sided tape also work to connect the ends of the strips of paper. Use any methods that you want to make your adorable little paper snake.

Pro Tips for the Best Paper Chain Snake Craft

Grab other fun crafting materials like stickers, crayons, markers, glitter, pom poms, buttons, sequins, and so much more. Customize your snake paper chain however you want! Use your imagination and make the most fun snake ever.
You can use any color of card stock that you want! Make your snake multi-colored, with a color pattern, or one single color. It’s all up to you and your imagination.
Use a ruler and pencil to mark evenly sized strips on the cardstock. This will help keep the paper strips all the same size and make it easier to loop each of them together.

Learn how to make a paper chain snake for the most fun and affordable craft time! A snake isn’t creepy crawly when it’s this colorful and cute.

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Paper Chain Snake

This paper chain snake craft is perfect for little ones. It's easy, fun, and boosts creativity & fine motor skills!

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Ingredients

Cardstock assorted colors
Googly eyes small
Stapler
Glue stick
Scissors

Instructions

Begin by cutting strips of different colored cardstock. You can cut and make your snake as long as you’d like.
Bring the ends of one of the strips together to form a loop and staple together.
Now, bring another strip of paper through the first loop. Staple that together, as well.
Continue connecting the loops of paper until you’ve made a paper chain as long as you’d like your snake to be.
Then, once you get to the head of the snake, pinch to flatten the front.
Cut a simple tongue shape out of red cardstock.
Glue the tongue under where you’ve pinched.
Finally, add googly eyes to complete this super fun snake craft!