Springtime brings all kinds of new beginnings, and one of the sweetest signs of spring is the arrival of fluffy baby chicks. Easter is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate new life, so plan to do this chick paper cup craft with your little ones!

Your little chicks will enjoy transforming an ordinary paper cup into a cheerful chick. This fun project will keep them engaged as they decorate and bring their baby bird to life with a handful of supplies.

Don’t forget to explore even more engaging and easy Easter crafts for kids! We have plenty of creative ideas for them to make sweet memories and have fun.

A children's craft project showing a yellow paper cup chick is presented in multiple views. The chick features a round head with large eyes, an orange beak, yellow wings, and a lighter yellow belly, all made from paper and attached to a paper cup. Text reads "Paper Cup Chick Craft for Kids" and "Free Template."

This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and a participant in other affiliate programs, I earn a commission on qualifying purchases. Read our disclosure policy.

Chick Easter Craft

Table of contents

It’s an easy and fun activity for kids in preschool through kindergarten, so download our free chick template to help get their creative juices flowing!

Whether you have some leftover party supplies lying around or pick up an inexpensive paper cup from the dollar store, this egg-citing craft is easy to bring together.

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Paper cup
Chick Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Click here to see our favorite kids’ craft supplies.

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this chick to life!

A person is holding a printed craft template sheet featuring parts for assembling a paper cup chick, including wings, eyes, beak, head, and belly. Each part is labeled with cutting and color instructions, and the sheet is set against a white surface with a blue floral fabric in the background.

First, guide your child to glue the eyes below the eyebrows.

A person is attaching a large white and black eye to a yellow paper chick face cutout on a white surface, with a blue floral fabric in the background. The chick has simple cartoon features including a small feather tuft at the top of its head.

Next, help your child to glue the beak between the eyes.

A person presses a small orange paper beak onto a cartoon chick face cutout, which has large eyes and is made from yellow paper. The craft is assembled on a white surface with a blue floral fabric in the background.

Click here to see why I recommend these craft supplies

Glue the belly onto the front of an upside-down paper cup.

A person presses a light yellow oval shape onto the front of an upside-down yellow paper cup as part of a chick-themed craft. A blue fabric with white flowers is in the background on a white surface.

Now, glue the chick’s head to the top of the cup.

A person presses a cartoon-style chick head onto a yellow paper cup body as part of a craft project. The scene is set on a white surface with a blue daisy-patterned fabric in the background.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the wings to the sides of the cup.

A person holds a yellow paper cup chick craft made with paper wings, a rounded belly, and a cartoon-style face. The background includes a white surface and a blue fabric with a daisy pattern.

While you’re here, check out our paper cup crafts. There are so many fun ideas!

A hand holds a paper cup chick craft made from a yellow cup, decorated with large eyes, a smiling beak, and attached yellow paper wings and belly. A blue floral fabric is partially visible in the background.

Fun Easter Egg Cat Craft

Easter Books For Kids

There are so many great Easter books for kids, but these are some of our favorites. Grab them from the library or buy them to add to your child’s collection! They’re great for helping your child develop a larger vocabulary, focus, and more!

Happy Easter Mouse – Everyone knows Mouse from the classic If You Give A Mouse A Cookie book, but now he’s back and ready to celebrate Easter! Kids will love watching him as he goes on an Easter egg hunt!

Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – Join Pete as he races to help the Easter bunny just in time for Easter! This is another new classic kids rate as a must-have!

It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny – Follow PJ the bunny as he tries to discover what kind of animal he’d rather be instead of a bunny! It’s a silly story with a great lesson.

Two paper cup chick crafts made from yellow cups are decorated with smiling faces, large eyes, orange beaks, and attached yellow paper wings and bellies. They are placed on a white surface with a blue floral fabric in the background.

Easter Crafts For Children

Torn Paper Bunny Craft – For a fun way to celebrate Easter, have kids make this adorable bunny out of tissue paper! Tearing and gluing tissue paper adds a fun sensory element, hones fine motor skills, and makes a cute decoration for the holiday. Hop to it and get your little bunnies creating today!

Related: Easter Tracing Worksheets

Easter Basket Name Craft – This Easter basket is an egg-stra special way for kids to celebrate while learning! They’ll fill their baskets with colorful eggs that spell out their names while also boosting letter recognition, fine motor skills, and creativity.

This hands-on activity is customizable and sure to be a holiday favorite!

A collage of four Easter-themed paper crafts is shown. The top left image features two bunny crafts with white painted paw prints on blue and purple paper; the top right shows paper baskets labeled with the names Elijah and Fern. The bottom left displays two cartoon-style bunnies made from cut paper in purple and blue, and the bottom right features two paper mice holding decorated Easter eggs.

Easter Egg Bunny Craft – Hop into the Easter spirit with this adorable way to decorate an Easter egg! Kids will love turning a simple egg into a cute little bunny, making a festive decoration they’ll be proud to show off.

Why stop at one? Create a whole bunch of colorful egg bunnies for a hoppy, cheerful Easter display!

Happy Easter Mouse Craft – This fun activity brings a favorite story to life! Kids will love creating Mouse holding a colorful egg inspired by the book, Happy Easter, Mouse! As they cut, glue, and decorate, they’ll build fine motor skills while having a blast making this sweet Easter keepsake!

Easter Activities Worksheets

Make learning extra hoppy this holiday season with these fun and festive Easter bunny activity sheets! Kids will love solving puzzles, counting, and matching while strengthening important developmental skills.

Try this Easter Carrot Card Craft

These engaging worksheets feel more like games, so they’ll keep little learners excited as they explore new concepts. Each activity, from navigating a maze to graphing and matching, helps build problem-solving, fine motor, and early math skills.

They’re designed with preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten children in mind, and they’re simple to prepare – just download, print, and enjoy!

A hand holds a yellow paper cup chick craft with wide eyes, an orange beak, and spread wings, while a second identical chick sits on a white surface in the background beneath a blue floral fabric.

Hop into some fun with scissors with these Easter Bunny cutting practice worksheets! Kids will love snipping their way through each activity to strengthen their fine motor skills while counting, matching, and problem-solving. The festive bunny theme makes learning extra exciting.

It’ll keep little hands busy as they cut along lines and complete engaging challenges. With every snip, they’re building confidence and independence! Print these worksheets for a festive way to practice at home or in the classroom. Let’s get cutting!

A collage of four Easter-themed printable worksheets for kids. The top left shows a shadow matching activity with bunny silhouettes. The top right features a cutting practice sheet with images of bunnies and carrots. The bottom left is a handwriting worksheet for the letter "B" with the word "bunny." The bottom right is a maze titled "Easter Bunny Maze," where kids help a bunny reach a carrot.

Easter fun isn’t just about sweet treats—it’s also a great time to learn something new! These bunny worksheets turn essential skills into exciting challenges that kids will love.

Each page strengthens fine motor skills, problem-solving, and handwriting with activities like labeling a bunny’s body parts, tracing the letter B, and solving a letter maze. Kids will have so much fun they won’t even realize they’re learning!

Print these engaging worksheets and watch your little learner hop into action with every activity!

A paper cup chick craft made from a yellow cup with added paper wings, an oval belly, and a large smiling chick face sits on a white surface beneath a blue floral fabric.

Make math extra egg-citing this Easter with these fun and festive Easter math worksheets! Kids will love counting, adding, and sorting as they engage in activities featuring bunnies, eggs, and more.

These no prep printables make learning feel like play while building essential early math skills. They’re a great way to motivate little learners, so print, grab some crayons, and watch the fun begin!

Easter Bunny Paper Craft

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

More Easter Ideas For Kids

Chick Paper Cup Craft

Prep Time: 8

Active Time: 10

Total Time: 18

Easter is such a wonderful opportunity to celebrate new life, so plan to do this chick paper cup craft with your little ones!

Print Pin Rate

Author: Sam

Video

Materials

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Paper cup
Chick Template

Instructions

Download the chick template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
Begin by gluing the eyes below the eyebrows.
Next, glue the beak between the eyes.
Glue the belly onto the front of an upside-down paper cup.
Now, glue the chick head to the top of the cup.
Finish off by gluing the wings to the sides of the cup.

Chick Paper Cup Craft Template

Sam

Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.