Paper Plate Hatching Baby Chick Craft

Hi my crafty friends! Today’s kid friendly craft idea is all about fresh starts and bringing new life into our homes, as we welcome spring in as well!

When I think of this time of year, I instantly think of a little chick bursting from it’s warm egg and chirping away. Spring in my opinion is a fresh new start and that’s exactly what today’s kid friendly idea is ALL about!

Not only is this Paper Plate Hatching Baby Chick Kid Craft super simple for young children and really inexpensive to make – but it also doubles as some cute decor you can display this spring season!!! I’ve even included a FREE printable to get you started today – YAY!

So what are you waiting for? Grab those craft supplies, find the full tutorial below and get to work on creating this “tweet” little craft today!

Don’t forget to share pictures with us as well! Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s hatching baby chick creations on our Facebook page for us to admire! #gluedtomycrafts

Hatching Chick Craft Supplies:

Large Paper Plate {one per spring craft}
Craft Paint {in any color you like – we used blue!}
Paint Brushes
Basic Paper Scissors
Hand-Held Office Stapler
White Cardstock Paper
FREE BABY CHICK TEMPLATE FROM BOX.COM
Color Printer
Crayons, Markers, Pencils
School Glue
Large Wiggle Eye {one per spring craft}
completely optional – loose craft glitter, rhinestones, stickers to decorate the egg etc.

Directions:

First things first – print out the FREE hatching baby chick printable above. You only need to print one baby chick per craft, on a single sheet of white cardstock. Print as many as you like!
Next go ahead and have children color in the baby chick in their printable, completely yellow with a little orange on his beak.
Go ahead and glue the wiggle eye on the printable, so he can see.
When done for those steps, have them trim out their decorated chick shape and set it aside till you are ready for it.
Next up, grab ONE large paper plate per chick craft. Go ahead and cut it in half, to resemble a cracked Easter egg.
Now take your various craft paints and paint brushes. Decorate the paper plate halves you just made, however you like.
When done, set them aside to let them dry a bit.
Finally – the last step. Grab all your paper pieces and hand-held stapler.
Staple the two paper plate pieces back together to look like it’s a “hatching” egg.
Follow that up by stapling in the paper chick, to the back of the paper plate pieces. Your new friend should look like it’s peeking out of the cracked egg now.
And that’s it! Add other embellishments you see fit before displaying your Hatching Baby Chick Piece proudly for ALL to see!