Cow Handprint Craft For Kids (Free Printable Template)

One fun and hands-on way to introduce a farm theme is with a simple and playful project!

Have your kids make a farm animal using their own handprints. This cow handprint craft transforms your child’s handprint into a cute cow that’ll be right at home on the farm. 

Once they’ve finished their cow, don’t stop there! Explore our collection of other farm animal crafts for plenty of farm fun to keep the creativity going.

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Cow Handprint Activity

It’s a wonderful way for kids to build fine motor skills while also letting their creativity shine as they see their handprint become a whole new creation!

To make things even easier for you, we’ve provided a free printable template that’ll help guide kids through assembling their farm friend. Just print the template, gather a few basic supplies, and watch your kiddos’ imaginations take off.

Supplies

• Black marker
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Cow template (click the “click here to get your freebie” image at the end of the post)

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 cow to life!

First, guide your child to trace your child’s hands onto a piece of white paper and cut out. Then glue the black spots around the body.

Next, help your child to glue the head to the thumb side of the handprint.

Glue the nose below the eyes.

Now, glue the horns to the top and back of the cow’s head.

Finally, encourage your child to draw the hooves at the end of the feet.

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

Cute Cow Headband Craft

Farm Animal Books For Kids

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.

Easy Farm Crafts

Pig Paper Plate Craft – Oink, oink! Kids can turn a simple paper plate into a piggy masterpiece! Your little farmers will love using the plate as their canvas, painting and creating their own adorable pig. It’s barnyard fun that’s sure to bring big smiles!

Related: Horse Handprint Craft

Horse Puppet Craft – Saddle up for some barnyard fun with a paper bag horse puppet! Kids will giddy up to turn a simple bag into a playful horse ready for all the stories they can dream up. This project will have your little ranchers trotting around the house with their new horse in no time.

Easy Cow Craft – Get moo-ving to grab this cow project that is udderly adorable! Gather up some colored paper and our free template for kids to create their own moo-velous cow when learning about farm animals. It’s a fun and hands-on way to let their creativity graze freely!

Sheep Name Craft – Baa-rilliant fun awaits your kids when they make this personalized sheep activity! Kids can create a fluffy friend and practice spelling their names when they customize it. It’s a woolly wonderful way to spark creativity while learning about farm animals.

Farm Printables For Kids

Bring the farm to your home or classroom with these farm animal printables that are packed with over 40 pages of interactive activities like mazes, flashcards, memory games, and more!

Try this Duck Paper Bag Puppet Craft

They’re great for preschoolers and kindergarteners, since they combine fun with learning and help them build handwriting skills, sharpen memory, and develop fine motor abilities. With so much to explore, these printables are sure to keep your mini farmers entertained and learning for hours!

Farmyard fun is at your little ones’ fingertips with these farm color by numbers printables! They feature seven farm themed coloring sheets your kids in preschool through kindergarten will love. Children will practice number recognition while creating cute farm scenes as they match the numbers to colors.

It’s a colorful way to blend learning and creativity, and they’ll keep your budding artists engaged and excited. Grab the crayons and let the coloring fun begin!

Kick off farm themed fun with these free printable farm animal coloring pages! This activity has kids color their way through pages of the farmer and their favorite farm animals. Coloring is a great way to build fine motor skills, strengthen pincer grasp, and practice color recognition.

Super easy to prepare – just download, print, and grab the crayons.

These free printable farm animal playdough mats are perfect for little hands! These mats combine play and learning as kids shape and create their favorite barnyard friends. It’s an easy activity to set up and can be used in a variety of ways.

Kids will strengthen fine motor skills and build essential hand and finger muscles as they roll the play dough out and form it to fit each farm friend on each mat.

Cow Paper Bag Puppet Craft

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Handprint Paper Cow Template