Cats are intriguing, playful, and full of surprises, and now your little one can turn their cat coloring pages into fun and imaginative crafts! If those pages have been piling up, here are 10 incredible craft ideas to transform them into hours of creative fun.

1. Adorable Smiling Cat

Start this charming project by painting a few paper plates with gray craft paint. Use one plate as the cat’s face and cut the tail, paws, and ears from the scalloped edges of another plate to add texture. Once the face is colored and cut out, glue it to the center of the plate. Add a cute pink pom-pom nose, white pipe cleaner whiskers, a red felt tongue, and comical wiggle eyes to complete the look!

2. Bouncing Fan-Style Feline

For a whimsical, moving cat, choose a coloring page with a cat featuring large eyes. Cut out the head and body separately, and use paper fasteners to attach them so they can move up and down. Then, create the cat’s legs by folding long strips of construction paper in an accordion style and attaching pink pom-poms at the ends. When you staple these to the body and hang it up, the cat’s head and legs will bounce, creating a delightful motion.

3. Hilarious Cat Hats

Transform toilet paper rolls into quirky cat hats! Laminate the rolls with the finished cat faces, making sure the ears stick up. Position the rolls horizontally and cut small holes at the base, then place them on top of party hats. Secure them with tape. Add tails cut from construction paper to the back, and voilà—your kids have adorable cat hats to wear!

4. Charming Desktop Companion

Cut a U-shape from black construction paper to create the cat’s body, and fold it so it stands up on its own. Cut out the cat’s face separately and glue it at an angle on one end of the U-shape, making it appear as though the cat is tipping its head. Add a big tail on the other side, and this quirky cat will stand proudly on your desk.

5. Create a Cat Clock

Why not make a fun, feline-inspired clock? Start by using a giant cat face coloring page, color it in, and glue it onto stiff cardboard, cutting it into a circle. Attach pipe cleaner whiskers as clock hands—two in different colors—and position them to represent the time. Decorate the cat’s face with pom-poms and wiggle eyes, and you’ll have a cute and functional cat clock!

6. Unique Cat Tree Ornament

This adorable cat ornament is perfect for the holiday season—or any time of year! Begin by tracing and cutting out several circles from a cat coloring page, using scalloped-edge scissors for a fun effect. Stack the circles and fan them out to create a 3D ornament. Add a colored cat face and tail to the top and bottom for a playful, personalized decoration.

7. Phantom of the Cat Opera Mask

This easy and fun craft works for kids of all ages! Start by cutting a simple eye mask from poster paper, then laminate it with your cat coloring page. Make sure the ears stick up above the top and cut eye holes in the shape of a cat’s eyes. Attach a craft stick to one side, and your child will have an adorable opera-style cat mask to hold up at any time!

8. Crazy 8’s Cat

This comical craft is both simple and entertaining. Glue a finished coloring page to a paper plate, then cut it into a spiral by slicing from top to bottom in a circular pattern. Cut out a cat’s head and tail from another page and glue them to the top and bottom of the spiral. Punch a hole at the top, thread a string through, and hang your whimsical Crazy 8’s Cat decoration!

9. Paper Bag Cat Puppet

Transform a plain brown paper bag into a delightful cat puppet! Cut the finished coloring page into three parts: the face, body, and tail. Glue the face to the bottom of the bag (which is the top of the puppet) and the body to the larger section. Attach the tail to the back as if it’s emerging from behind. Add pink felt ears, wiggle eyes, a cotton ball nose, and pipe cleaner whiskers to create a cute, movable puppet!

10. Handprint Cat Craft

This adorable and unique craft begins with finger paint and construction paper. Have your child dip their hands into finger paint and make upside-down handprints at the bottom of pastel-colored paper. Once the cats are colored and cut out, glue them above the handprints. The fingers from the handprint will become the cat’s legs, resulting in a heartwarming and creative piece of artwork!

These crafts are not only fun, but they also encourage creativity and imagination. So grab those cat coloring pages and get ready for hours of artistic enjoyment!