Xenarthra Foam Sloth Craft

Step  1.

Paint a blank canvas any color you choose!

Step  2.

Print the downloadable template above and trace the outline of your sloth on a gray foam sheet. In this craft, we used adhesive foam sheets, but the regular kind will do just fine!

Step  3.

Cut out 2 ovals from your gray foam sheet — 1 large, 2 small. Then, cut out 2 more (even smaller) half-ovals!

Step  4.

Next, cut out a heart-shaped oval and a furry belly from your light brown foam sheet.

Step  5.

Grab your dark brown foam sheet, and cut out 2 small almond shapes!

Step  6.

From your black foam sheet, cut out 1 teardrop-shaped nose and 4 three-toed claws!

Step  7.

Glue your small gray oval onto your furry brown belly!

Step  8.

Take your brown heart-shaped oval and glue it onto your large gray oval!

Step  9.

Grab your dark brown almond shapes and your teardrop-shaped nose, and glue them on top of your heart-shaped oval! Then, add wiggly eyes and a smile!

Step  10.

Glue down your fuzzy brown and gray belly onto your sloth’s body.

Step  11.

Stick your sloth’s head on top of his fuzzy belly!

Step  12.

Take 2 of your three-toed claws and glue them to the back of your sloth’s legs.

Step  13.

Glue your 2 remaining three-toed claws onto your 2 half-oval shapes.

Step  14.

Make your branches! Twist 2 brown fuzzy sticks together — leaving two-pronged ends on either side.

Step  15.

Gently bend your fuzzy sticks into an uneven U shape and wrap your hemp cord around it to make your branch look extra vine-y. Trim off any excess string!

Step  16.

Make sure your canvas is completely dry, then glue your branch onto the top edges!

Step  17.

Then, stick your sloth onto your canvas — just below the branch.

Step  18.

Grip onto that branch! Glue your 2 half-oval shapes onto the branch — at the top of your sloth’s arms. Once your glue dries, let your sloth hang out anywhere you please!