Mix, Match, Imagine, Create! 🐙🦁🦜
Fuel creativity and critical thinking with these 28 Design a Creature Task Cards, where students combine features from three animals to invent something brand-new! From silly mashups to wild hybrids, kids get to draw, name, and explain their creations while practicing imagination, reasoning, and storytelling.
What’s Inside:
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✅ 28 task cards with unique 3-animal combinations
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✅ Prompts for naming, eating habits, and habitats
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✅ Open-ended directions to spark originality
Why It Helps:
✔️ Builds creativity and flexible thinking
✔️ Strengthens science knowledge about animal traits
✔️ Encourages storytelling, problem-solving, and artistic expression
✔️ Great for gifted enrichment or early finishers
How to Use It:
- Independent drawing or writing centers
- Partner or small group “Creature Gallery” shares
- Fun warm-up for science or creative writing
- Perfect for art, STEM, or cross-curricular projects
➡️ Grab your Design a Creature Task Cards today and let students’ imaginations run wild as they invent animals the world has never seen!
