DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Plate Chick Craft
Bring the Farmyard Fun Home with this Cute and Easy Chick Paper Plate Craft!
Hello there, crafty friends! Today, we're going to explore a delightful chick-themed paper plate craft. This activity is perfect for children ages 3 to 8, and it's a wonderful way to bring a bit of farmyard fun into your home or classroom.
Paper plate crafts like this one not only encourage creativity, but they also help kids develop fine motor skills and color recognition. Plus, who can resist the charm of a cute little chick?
Materials:
- White paper plate - 1 per craft
- Yellow acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Optional: Yellow craft feathers - a handful should do
- Yellow and Orange construction paper - just one sheet of each
- Black construction paper - half a sheet is more than enough
- White construction paper - half a sheet should suffice
- Glue stick
- Kid-safe scissors
- Pencil
- Optional: You can substitute large wiggly eyes for construction paper eyes.
Instructions:
- Start with your white paper plate. Use yellow acrylic paint to paint it. This will be the body of our little chick.
- Grab your yellow craft feathers. With your glue stick, apply some adhesive on the back of each feather, and then stick them onto the paper plate. This will give our chick a fluffy, realistic look. Kids love this part! I like using the feathers as the wings but let the children be creative -- because feathers are fun!
- Option: Trace the child's hand onto a piece of yellow construction paper a number of times (at least twice). Paste these onto the plate as wings.
- Now, let's make the chick's beak. Draw a small triangle on the orange construction paper using your pencil, and then cut it out with your kid-safe scissors.
- Use the glue stick to adhere the beak onto the paper plate. Position it a little above the middle of the plate.
- Time to make the chick's feet. On the orange construction paper, draw two sets of three connected rectangles (these will look like little chicken feet!). Cut these out and glue them to the bottom of the paper plate. Really, you can make them any shape you want... ovals, triangles, rectangles. Just have fun with it!
- For the eyes, if you're using googly eyes, you can stick them just above the beak. If you prefer to use construction paper, cut out two large circles from the white paper and two smaller circles from the black paper. Stick the smaller circles onto the larger ones to create eyes, then glue these onto the plate.
And voila! There you have it, a charming little chick to adorn your fridge or bulletin board.
What's really great about this craft is that while it's simple, it's also very flexible. Kids can add their own touches, like drawing patterns on the chick's feathers or creating a nest from brown construction paper.
Paper plate crafts like this adorable chick are a wonderful way to spend a rainy afternoon or a crafty playdate. They're easy, inexpensive, and oh-so-cute. Plus, did you know that chicks are actually born fully independent and can leave the nest within a day? Just like our little chicks, your little ones are growing and exploring the world around them every day.
Stay tuned for more exciting crafts coming your way soon. Until next time, keep those little hands busy and those big imaginations soaring!
Happy crafting!
Leanne
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