Cartoon Evolution Craft

The cartoon evolution craft lets you imagine what your favorite cartoons could be with some tweaking. Find your favorite characters and turn them into something completely new.

An illustration of a boy drawing at a table
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Try the cartoon evolution craft and make something new.


What You'll Need:
  • Newspapers
  • Comic strips
  • Magazines
  • Old picture books
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • White paper
  • Pencil

Step 1: Go through newspapers, comics, magazines, and picture books, and cut out every picture of a cartoon character you find. Set them all out on a table, just to see exactly what you've found.

Step 2: Glue your favorite to a sheet of paper. Then see what kind of updates you can make. Is Mickey Mouse on the page? Why not give him Spider-Man's pants?

Step 3: Add a little feline fluff by tacking on Garfield's tail. Is Mickey hungry? Maybe he'd like a taste of Popeye's spinach. Get creative. Then write a story about your new friend.

Early Animation
Cartoons have been around for longer than most people know. In 1928, Walt Disney created the first animated cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie. Do you know what famous full-length animated cartoon was created just a few years later? If you guessed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, you're right!

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