Complete the Snail Picture
We've provided the beginnings of a picture of a snail, and the completed picture. Can the kids finish the picture so that they match up?
Snails
Learn a little about snails and enjoy our collection of snail-themed colouring pages, puzzles and printables for kids!
Learn about Snails
There are three groups of snails: land snails, sea snails and freshwater snails. There are thought to be something like 85,000 different types of snails altogether!
The snail belongs to the mollusc family. A snail's body is soft and moist and slimy, and is protected by a shell, which can vary in shape and size. When disturbed, snails pull back back into their shell to hide. Land snails come out at night or on cloudy days - they don't like sunshine as it dries them out.
Snails move on their one flat "foot" underneath the body, by contracting and expanding the muscles. Movement is helped by a slippery excretion of mucus which is made by the foot, and you can often see this "snail trail" across the garden. The slippery mucus means that snails can move along sharp surfaces and stones without hurting their soft bodies. But the process is slow, and land snails are one of the slowest creatures in the world. That is why we have expressions like "snail mail" and "moving at a snail's pace".
Land snails are mainly herbivore, eating leaves and stems of crops and regarded as a pest by farmers and gardeners!
Land snails have two pairs of tentacles, one large and one small. The large pair has a pair of eyes on the very top, which don't see very well but help the snail distinguish between light and dark. The small pair are used for smelling and feeling.
Fun fact: The largest land snail, the giant African snail, can grow to 38cm (15 inches) and weigh up to 1kg (2lbs). But that is nothing compared to the largest sea snail, which can grow to 90cm (35 inches) and weigh up to 18kg (40lbs)!
Our Snail Activities
Complete the Snail Puzzle
Practise drawing skills by completing the snail picture, using the picture below the grid as a guide.
Guest Post - A Woolly Snail Craft!
These gorgeous, tactile snails are the perfect craft for young restless hands - and I think you will agree that the result is spectacular! Shelly used some of our templates for this quick, easy and very effective craft idea.
Learn to Draw a Snail
Spirals are fun to doodle. Our step by step guide to learn to draw a snail will help kids turn their doodling into a picture.
Snail Acrostic Poem Printable
You might not like snails if you are a gardener, but you could still get the kids to try and write an acrostic poem on one of our colourful printable pages.
Snail Booklet
Print and fold a silly snail booklet for keeping secrets, notes and stories safe! It's the perfect size to tuck in a pocket... You will need our origami booklet instructions.
Snail Bookmarks
These cute snail bookmarks put a smile on my face every time I see them – and I think they might encourage the kids to get on with their reading! Cut them out and put them into a book so that a little head pops over the top of the page…
Snail Colour by Pattern
Colour in this funny snail - who looks very settled on top of his apple - using the pattern and colour grid as a guide.
Snail Colouring Page
Snails have shells that come in lots of differnt colours and patterns so have fun colouring your own unique design on our snail colouring page.
Snail Dot to Dot
The coil on the snail's shell is missing. Can you draw it in by following the dots from 1 - 15?
Snail Finger Tracing
Here is a snail finger tracing worksheet for your youngest children. You could get them to colour it in and then laminate it for use with a dry wipe pen, perhaps?
Snail Grid Copy
This is a relatively simple grid copy, so it might be a good one to start children off with. Copy the snail on the left into the empty grid on the right, counting squares to help you.
Snail Handwriting Worksheet
It is fun to practice handwriting with our handwriting worksheets – and this snail worksheet is no exception!
Snail Jigsaw
This snail is so cute! He's a fantastic character for a jigsaw. Choose one of the cutting templates available on the site and follow the instructions to make an activity children will really enjoy.
Snail Lacing Card
Here's a very cute snail lacing card to print, cut out, punch and lace. Fun for younger children.
Snail Maths Facts Colouring Page
Find out the colour of the snail's shell by working out the sums and following the key provided to colour in the picture. We've got 6 versions to choose from below (2 addition, 2 subtraction, 2 multiplication).
Snail Maze
Practise pencil control while having fun by tracing a path through our snail maze to help the snail find the leaf.
Snail Poster
Here's a cheeky snail illustration - perfect as a poster for a playroom wall, perhaps, or as part of a minibeasts display.
Snail Poster 2
There's no mistaking this minibeast! This close-up photo clearly shows the snail's body and tentacles - perfect for your minibeast display.
Snail Poster 3
This snail poster is perfect for allowing kids to look in detail at a snail's features - more so than they could do with a live one, perhaps.
Snail Poster 4
The more you look at a snail, the more fascinating it is! This poster provides a nice close-up of a snail for the kids to study...
Snail Story Paper
Our simple snail story paper pages are fun for younger kids, who can colour the picture and then use the lines for practising handwriting, writing a story or poem, or perhaps collecting facts.
Snail Template
This snail template is so simple to cut out and use but instantly recognisable. It makes a great shape for displays and crafts and looks particularly effective with a number of coloured snails squelching along in a straight line!
Snail Tracing Page
Practise pencil control skills by tracing the dotty outline of our slippery snail and then colour it in.
Snail Word Tracing
Trace over the letters and colour in the picture on this snail handwriting worksheet for younger children
Snail Worksheet
They might be the gardener's enemy but there is something appealing about an animal that carries its home on its back. Children can learn more about snails by doing their research and filling in the sections on this snail worksheet.
Snail Writing Paper
Perk up your letters with this funny snail writing paper, available in three variations - lined, handwriting lines or blank.
Snails Circle Colouring Page
This is one of ou more unusual circle colouring pages, and perhaps one of the most fun! Colour in the snails then sit back and admire the finished result...
Snails Scene Card
Simply print this card (using borderless settings for the best result) onto A4 paper or card and fold. It's a fun card for gardeners, perhaps!
Snails Scene Colouring Card
Here's a fun way for the kids to give a card to someone special. Just print (using borderless settings for the best results) and fold, then colour in...
Snails Scene Poster
Here is a fun "scene" of two friendly snails, enjoying their perch in a garden. It might make a fun poster for the classroom or playroom wall?
Snails Scene Story Paper
This story paper features a fun scene of two snails in a garden - perfect as a prompt for some creative writing, or perhaps descriptive writing. What is in the picture?
