Children will have fun creating a hen sitting in a nest filled with eggs that spell their name! This chicken name craft brings both art and literacy together in a playful way for pre-k and kindergarten kids.

This paper craft gives children a chance to recognize letters and see how they come together to form their names. The finished project also doubles as a cute barnyard activity that fits in nicely with lessons about the farm. Set aside about 15–20 minutes to complete this farm-themed name activity. Kids will practice spelling, cutting, and gluing to create keepsakes they will love to share and display.

For even more personalized projects, be sure to check out our other name crafts that turn letter recognition into hands-on fun!

Collage of completed chicken name crafts for kids with paper chickens, nests, and letter eggs spelling names on a white background

Engaging Literacy Activity for Name Recognition

This chicken name craft turns a few simple supplies into a cute farmyard scene. Kids will love to see their name appear across the eggs, and it’s a great way to help them practice letter recognition when also learning about farm animals!

Little hands will strengthen fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination as they complete each step. Spelling their name also builds early literacy skills, including letter recognition and sequencing.

Kids begin to understand that letters appear in a specific order to form words, and they become more familiar with the shapes and sounds connected to the letters in their name. This also strengthens name recognition, which is often one of the first words kids learn to read and write.

You can personalize the project by typing your children’s names into our editable PDF template before printing. After that, they will follow the instructions below to assemble their cute little hen!

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Markers
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Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this chicken to life!

Hands holding a chicken name craft printable template with cut out pieces for eyes, beak, comb, and nest on a white background

Take the chicken body and glue the eye pieces just below the eyebrows, lining them up so they fit right inside the lashes.

Hands gluing an eye onto an orange chicken name craft cutout on a white table with green tissue paper background

Glue the beak just below the eyes, centered in the middle.

Hands gluing a yellow beak onto an orange chicken name craft for kids on a white table with green tissue paper background

Use a marker and let your child color in the tongue. It’s a simple detail, but it adds so much personality to your chicken.

Hands drawing details on an orange chicken name craft with a red marker on a white table with green tissue paper background

Glue the red comb piece to the top of the chicken’s head and press it down.

Hands gluing a red comb onto an orange chicken name craft for kids on a white table with green tissue paper background

Let’s give your chicken some texture. Use a marker to draw small curved lines on the body to create feather details. This is a fun step where kids can really get creative.

Hands drawing feather details on an orange chicken name craft with a marker on a white table with green tissue paper background

Take the letter eggs and encourage your child to spell their name across the chicken’s chest. Say each letter out loud together as you place them to help build name recognition. Once everything looks right, glue each egg in place.

Hands placing letter eggs to spell a name on a completed chicken name craft for kids on a white table with green tissue paper background

Grab the nest piece and glue it along the bottom of the chicken so it sits right in front of the eggs. This makes it look like your chicken is sitting cozy in its nest.

Hands placing a paper nest onto a completed chicken name craft with letter eggs on a white table with green tissue paper background

Let’s make the nest look extra cute! Use a marker to draw little lines and squiggles on the nest for texture.

Hands drawing details on a paper nest attached to a completed chicken name craft with letter eggs on a white table with green tissue paper background

This name activity is a fun and hands on way to build early literacy skills while getting creative. As kids glue each piece and spell out their name, they’re practicing letter recognition, fine motor skills, and confidence in a way that feels like play.

Keep the farm fun going by checking out the related crafts and printables below. They’re great for building a full farm themed lesson.

Hands holding a completed chicken name craft with paper nest and letter eggs spelling Noah on a white background

Farm Animal Books for Children

Mr.s Wishy-Washy’s Farm is a classic farm animal books for kids. In this story, the animals revolt against Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s baths and leave the farm. You have to read the story to find out what crazy shenanigans the animals run into after they leave the farm!

Little Blue Truck is one of the most popular books in our house. The cool illustrations and rhyming words really make this story fun to read. And with a whole series after this one, kids love getting to know the characters more and more!

The Cow Said Neigh! is a fun and silly book about farm animals who wish they were another farm animal. Kids will enjoy the rhyming and learn that each of us (animals included) has strengths we should embrace.

Two completed chicken name crafts with paper chickens, nests, and letter eggs spelling kids names on a white background

Easy Barnyard Animal Activities for Kids

Horse Handprint Craft – Turn little hands into a farmyard friend by making a horse out of their handprint. Kids will love tracing their hand, adding a mane and tail, and watching their artwork transform into a galloping horse. This fun activity gives children a fun way to explore farm animals through art.

Pig Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Bring the barnyard to life with an activity that will make your little ones snort! Kids can create their little pig friend with a paper bag and our free template then put on a puppet show. This fun farm activity lets imaginations run wild in the pig pen!

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Cow Paper Plate Craft – Moo-ve on over to check out how kids can turn a simple paper plate into a spotted cow! This hands-on farm themed activity has little ones paint, cut, and assemble to refine fine motor skills and make a cow ready to graze in your classroom or home!

Rooster Handprint Craft – Cock-a-doodle-doo! Kids can turn their handprint into a colorful rooster with the help of our free template. They’ll refine fine motor skills tracing, cutting, and gluing. Kids will crow with pride once they complete their handprint masterpiece.

Printable Farm Activities for Preschoolers

Bring the farm to life with these playful farm color by numbers printables! Kids will fill in a tractor, pig, barn, chickens, and more by following a simple color key. These no-prep worksheets are perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids to help them build fine motor skills, practice number recognition, and get ready for handwriting.

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Kids can trace, count, cut, and match pigs, chickens, and other barnyard friends with these fun farm animal printables for preschoolers! They’ll practice handwriting, memory, and fine motor skills completing this 41-page set. It offers letter mazes, flashcards, color-by-letter worksheets, and even an emergent reader to keep little ones busy and learning in a fun, hands-on way!

Hands holding a completed chicken name craft with paper nest and letter eggs spelling Bailee on a white background

Little artists will love adding color to these cute farm animal coloring pages! Each page features a barn, farm animals, or a farmer on a tractor ready for coloring. Coloring helps preschoolers and kindergarteners build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and focus. They’re a great activity to do at home or in the classroom when learning all about life on the farm!

Read about barnyard to life with this engaging farm animal counting book! Kids will count pigs, cows, chickens, and more while practicing number recognition and fine motor skills. This hands-on, low-prep printable makes learning math fun and interactive. It’s perfect for home or the classroom, and kiddos will enjoy coloring, cutting, and assembling their own farm themed book.

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Free Chicken Name Template

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