These handprint chick Puppets are so super cute! Handprint crafts make such lovely keepsakes don’t you think? These chick puppets are great fun as a Spring craft or Easter craft for the kids.
I love that not only does this chick craft look gorgeous but kids can actually play with them too. Chick puppets are a super way to encourage dramatic play and story telling.
With their cute feather wings, cheeky beady eyes and adorable wibbly wobbly concertina legs these little handprint chick puppets are full of character and are sure to delight your little ones!
While you’re here don’t forget to save this post to your Facebook or Pinterest, it’s a super way to bookmark it to come back to later. We’ve also got lots of other Easter crafts and Spring crafts to tickle your fancy too.
On our “must try” list are gorgeous Rainbow Sky Sensory Bottles, Pop-Up Daffodils and Paper Plate Bunny Masks.
Handprint Chick Puppets Tutorial
Now grab your paint, feathers and little hands and let’s get making some Spring Chick Puppets. Tweet, tweet!
Supplies To Make Spring Chick Puppets
- Yellow Paint US / UK
- White and Orange Card
- Yellow Craft Feathers US / UK
- Googly Eyes
- Jumbo Straws US / UK
- Glue
- Sticky Tape
How To Make Handprint Chick Puppets
We made traditional yellow handprint chicks but really they could be any colour paint your kids like. Kids can have lots of fun painting their own hand and pushing it on to card to make a print for the chick’s body.
Why not make two chicks using a print from each hand? Getting kids to paint their dominant hand with their non-dominant hand is a great way to stretch and develop their motor skills and hand eye co-ordination.
To make your chick puppet’s legs cut out two long strips and two feet from orange card. Also cut a small orange triangle for the chick’s beak.
Concertina the orange card strips to make wibbly wobbly chick legs. This is another great bit of fine motor skill building for little hands.
Glue a chick’s foot onto the end of each leg.
Use glue to attach the card legs onto the back and bottom of your handprint chick puppets.
Bring your chick puppets to life by glueing on their orange beaks and beady googly eyes. Give your chick puppets some fluffy cuteness by glueing on some yellow craft feathers for wings.
Finish off your handprint chick puppets by sticky taping a jumbo straw onto the back.
Now kids can have lots of fun holding the straw to move their handprint chick puppet around and take it on exciting adventures!
Chick puppets are great fun for Easter and Spring time and go beautifully with story books like Chicken Licken and Chick.
I hope you enjoyed this Spring chick craft?
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