DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Rooster Cardboard Tube Craft - A Fun Farmyard Friend!

This is a simple cut and paste craft that uses a toilet paper roll base to give it a three dimensional effect.

Let's bring the farm to our crafting table with a charming Rooster Cardboard Tube Craft! This fun and easy activity lets you create your very own rooster using a simple cardboard tube and some colorful paper. Get ready to awaken your creativity and chirp with delight as we step-by-step transform ordinary materials into an extraordinary feathered friend. Don't forget, every rooster needs a name once it's completed!

Materials:

• a toilet paper roll,
• a printer,
• something to color with,
• scissors,
• glue,
• paper

Instructions:

• Print out the craft template of choice.
• Color (if using the black and white version of the craft) and cut out the template pieces.
• Cover the Tube: Cut a piece of white construction paper to fit the size of your cardboard tube. Apply glue to the paper and wrap it around the tube. Set aside to dry.
• Create the Comb: Cut out a red comb shape from the provided template or the red construction paper. The comb should have a flat bottom to align with the top of the tube, and curved edges to resemble a rooster's comb.
• Glue the Comb: Apply glue to the flat bottom of the comb and stick it to the top of the cardboard tube. You can glue the comb inside the tube or you can make slits in the tube and slide the comb in.
• Add the Eyes: If you have googly eyes, glue them on the tube below the comb. If you're using construction paper, cut out two white circles and two smaller black circles. Glue the black circles onto the white ones to create eyes, then glue them onto the tube.
• Make the Beak: Cut out a small triangle or diamond shape from the yellow construction paper (or the provided template). Fold the diamond in half to create a beak, and glue it below the eyes.
• Make the red wobble for under the beak. Cut out a heart or oval shape from red construction paper or the provided template. Glue the heart, upside down, under the beak.
• Craft the Wings: Cut out two wing shapes from the white construction paper or the provided template. Glue one on each side of the tube.
• Attach the Feet: Cut out two feet from the yellow construction paper or the provided template. They should look like three-toed feet. Glue them to the bottom inside of the tube so that they stick out.
• Design the Tail: Cut several long, thin, and slightly curved shapes from the colored construction paper or the provided template. These will be the tail feathers. Glue them to the back of the tube, arranging them so they fan out like a rooster's tail.

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template   (color)   or   (B&W)

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