Make a cute, festive koala card for Christmas, New Year … or both!
This is a fun and easy DIY card with tons of room for kids to get creative. Each koala is a unique character with their own personality.
Koalas have a reputation. Everyone thinks all they do is sit around in trees being lazy.
This is true… during the day. But at night, the koalas come out and play, never more so than during the festive season.
This festive koala card has options for kids to create a koala character for Christmas or New Year. The base is a cute koala face that could be used for any occasion.
Add a Santa hat, beard, bells, holly or light-festooned reindeer antlers to make your character Christmassy.
OR dress them up for New Year. There are silly glasses, party hats, earrings and party whistles.
Some koalas like to keep it simple with a Santa hat and a couple of bells. Others go all out, especially if they’ve had a few too many eucalyptus leaves.
Then there’s Uncle Bob. He always takes things a little bit too far—but it wouldn’t be Christmas without him so we love him anyway.
You can make a whole family of koalas and give one to all your friends.
This activity is easy enough for ages 6+. It involves basic colouring, cutting out and gluing.
Card stock is recommended for printing.
Let’s get started …
How to make a Festive Koala Card
You will need
- Card stock in white and grey
- Markers – either permanent ‘sharpie’ markers or regular kids washable markers
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- The Festive Koala card template, available from our printables store and TPT store
How to
Print the koala template following the instructions in the download.
Colour the cheek spots on the face in pink.
Cut the head shape, card inside and facial details out.
Fold the dotted line on the card inside and glue to the tab to the back of the koala head. The folded edge lines up with the top of the head.
Glue the facial details and ear parts on. This is the base card to decorate.
Colour the accessories you wish to add to your card, then cut out and glue on.
Accessory notes:
The glasses can be coloured in solid or have the inside stars cut out. It’s easiest to do this with a craft knife and cutting mat (an adult must complete this step).
The beard and glasses work when glued directly over the existing face parts (eyes and chin), so you don’t need to leave them off if planning a bearded or sunglass-wearing koala.
Have fun! And happy festive season to all our readers.
More DIY card ideas for kids
- Make a cute reindeer card with candy cane antlers
- Here’s a set of free printable colouring cards if you need something quick and easy
- We also have a set of Thank You colouring cards
- Batch process a beautiful set of sponge-painted Christmas cards using our masking template
