Paper Plate Chick Craft for Kids
Making simple crafts for kids is a great way to celebrate the spring season! And with this adorable paper plate chick craft, your kids can make their very own baby chicks to play with! On top of being easy enough for preschoolers and toddlers, this fun craft can be made with just a few simple supplies. That means it’s perfect for putting together at home or in the classroom as part of your Easter celebration.
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Your preschoolers and toddler are going to love this paper plate craft because it’s so cute! And you’ll love it because it’s super simple to make! In fact, all you need are six craft supplies to put it together.
With the help of some plain white paper plates and feathers, your kids can make their very own spring chicks to celebrate Easter. And the best part about this Easter paper plate craft is that kids of any age can put it together all on their own!
Paper Plate Chick Craft
When it comes to making crafts with your kids, it doesn’t get much easier than this chick paper plate craft! That’s because you can find everything you need to make it at the dollar store, which means it’s the perfect Dollar Tree Easter craft to make with your kids this year!
On top of being quick and easy to make for kids of any age, this fun art project can be put together with just a handful of craft supplies. All you need to make your own paper plate chicks is:
- Paper plates: We used small six-inch paper plates to make these cute chicks, but you can use any sized plates you want! Just make sure that your plates don’t have a wax coating on them because it may make them difficult to paint.
- Googly eyes: You can’t make a kid’s craft without googly eyes, right? Since the craft is made with a paper plate, I suggest using large googly eyes to make your chicks.
- Yellow paint: To give the chick its signature yellow coat, you’ll need some yellow paint. If you want to skip the mess, your kids can also use yellow marker to color your paper plates. Or grab some yellow paper plates from the party section at Dollar Tree!
- Orange construction paper: Make the chick’s beak with the help of some orange construction paper. You’ll also need scissors to cut the paper.
- Yellow feathers: Finish decorating your cute chick craft with some yellow feathers to serve as the bird’s wings.
- Glue: To hold everything together, you’ll also need some glue. I used a low heat glue gun to attach the eyes, beak and feathers to the paper plate. But traditional school glue will also work, you’ll just have to wait a litle bit longer for the glue to dry if you go this route.
How to Make a Paper Plate Chick Craft
Once you have all your craft supplies gathered up and ready to go, it’s time to start making this Easter art project! Follow these simple instructions for making your own paper plate chicks at home today.
The first step to making this fun craft stick project is to paint the paper plate yellow. I used acrylic craft paint to paint each of the sticks because it’s safe for kids to use. If you want to skip the mess of paint, try letting your kids color the paper plates yellow with washable markers or crayons. You can also use yellow paper plates from the party section.
Once the paint has dried, you can start decorating your chicks. First, add the googly eyes to the top of the chick. I found some googly eye stickers that are perfect for crafting with toddlers! But you can also attach the googly eyes with a litle bit of glue.
After that, use your scissors to cut a small triangle out of orange construction paper. Attach the triangle beak under the eyes with a small amount of glue.
The only thing left to do is attach the yellow feather wings to each side of the chick. Glue the end of the feather to the each side of the face and hold the feathers in place until the glue is dry.
Paper Plate Chick Craft Ideas
See how easy this fun Easter preschool craft to make? That means your kids can have a blast adding their own personal touches to their paper plate chicks.
Since this fun Easter craft is so simple to make, it’s also easy to customize! Try using these craft adjustments and additions to give your kids some ideas on how they can create their own unique chicks this spring season.
- Make more farm crafts. This paper plate chick craft is perfect for Easter, but the spring holiday isn’t the only reason to make these cute birds! The next time your kids are learning about farm animals, add these cute chicks to your list of farm crafts to make.
- Decorate with different colors. While chicks are usually yellow, your kids can get a little creative with their own crafts at home! Try painting your paper plates different colors to create some adorable rainbow chicks to play with.
More Easy Craft Ideas:
Popsicle stick dragonfly craft
Easter Egg books for preschoolers
Printable Easter activities for kids
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
