When you think of farm animals, what’s one of the first animals to come to mind? For us, it’s the rooster!

Kids always think of roosters crowing in the morning and waking everyone up.

If they’re learning about the farm or birds, this handprint rooster craft is perfect. It’s an easy farm animal craft that’s fun to create.

Because it’s a handprint craft, it’s great for little ones in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Be sure to watch our video tutorial below and to download the free printable template to make it super simple!

Easy Rooster Craft

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Pencil
• Glue
• Scissors
• Rooster template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the rooster template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Trace your child’s hand onto a piece of orange paper and cut it out.

Position the handprint with the thumb facing up and the fingers facing to the right, then place the wing in the middle of the palm and glue it in place.

Assemble the rooster’s head by gluing the comb to the top of the head.

Next, take the eye and glue it just below the comb, near the left edge of the head.

Place a dab of glue on the top, pointy party of the wattle and glue the beak to the front.

Glue the beak/wattle piece just in front of the eye, on the left side of the head.

Take the completed head and glue it to the thumb portion of the handprint.

Finish off the rooster by gluing the legs to the back of the rooster body.

That’s it! Simple, right?

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.

For more farm animal crafts, check out some of our favorite ideas below:

Duck Handprint Craft – Continue the handprint crafts with this adorable little duckling! The kids will love it!!

Goat Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Goats are so adorable and this paper bag craft is great for pretend play.

Cow Headband Craft – If your children love headband crafts, they’ll like making this cow headband. Print it in black and white to color in or make one from paper.

If you’re looking for a fun activity for your kids, look no further than this farm play dough kit! This activity is great for sensory play, as kids can squish, mold, and manipulate the dough to their heart’s content. Plus, the bright colors and fun shapes are sure to keep them entertained for hours on end. Best of all, when they’re done playing, you can simply pack up the kit and store it away for next time.

This personalized farm animal puzzle is a great gift for kids because it is both fun and educational. The puzzle can be customized to feature the child’s name too. Puzzles help to promote problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination and they’re an engaging screen-free activity too!

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