Handprint Rooster Craft For Kids [Free Template]

When you think about a farmyard, what’s the first animal that comes to mind? For us, it’s the rooster! Kids always imagine roosters crowing, waking everyone up at sunrise.

If your little one is learning about farms or birds, this handprint rooster activity is a must-try! It’s a fun and easy farm animal craft that preschoolers and kindergarteners will love.

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Plus, it’s a simple paper craft that’s perfect for keeping little hands busy. Check out our video tutorial below and grab the free printable template to make crafting even easier!

Easy Rooster For Preschool

This cute and colorful printable rooster template is a sweet keepsake to make with little ones after a field trip to the farm. As they make their handprint birds, they’ll be building fine motor muscles, hand eye coordination, and developing all kinds of early learning skills.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Pencil
• Glue
• Scissors
• Rooster template (click the “click here to get your freebies” 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 rooster to life!

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First, guide your child to 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.

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Glue the comb to the top of the head.

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

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

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

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

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Finally, encourage your child to glue the legs to the back of the rooster body.

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That’s it! Don’t forget to explore our other animal crafts for your kiddos while you’re here!

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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.

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Farmyard Crafts

Crafting is a great hands-on way for kids to learn. With every brush stroke, snip of the scissors, or piece glued down, kids are developing skills like hand-eye coordination and fine motor control. Give them a chance to get creative with some of the Easter crafts below!

Related: Farm Animal Coloring Pages

Sheep Tissue Paper Craft – Mimic the look of a sheep’s fluffy coat with our fun and hands-on activity. It’s an amusing way for kids to build manual dexterity as they create a sweet fluffy sheep to enjoy at home or in the classroom.

Chick Paper Bag Puppet Craft – If you have a paper bag and construction paper on hand, you can make this easy DIY together with your preschool and kindergarten kiddos. This simple idea is perfect for spring, Easter, or a farm animal theme, and it’s a great way to sneak in some scissor practice!

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Goat Headband Craft – Looking for a fun and easy farm animal craft? This adorable project is perfect for preschool and kindergarten kids to color, cut, and wear. It adds a playful touch to any farm unit, storytime, or dress-up day!

Horse Handprint Craft – Kids can get creative while learning about horses with this fun idea! They’ll love turning their handprints into cute horses using common craft supplies. Once their creations are complete, they can show them off on the fridge or proudly display them on a classroom bulletin board.

Farm Animal Activities for Kindergarten

Reveal the hidden pictures in these farm animal color by numbers printable activities for kindergarten children. They make learning to recognize colors and numbers much more exciting!

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Need fun, low-prep activities to keep your kids engaged and learning? These farm animal printables for preschool include tracing, matching, coloring, and cut-and-paste pages that help preschool and kindergarten kids build fine motor skills, practice counting, and learn animal names.

They’re perfect for quiet time, classroom centers, or adding to a farm-themed unit.

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Do your kids like coloring? We love the amazing early learning benefits that coloring exercises have in store for little hands. Try these sheep coloring pages to get creative with your early learners this week.

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Need more ways to practice the alphabet with your kindergartners? These Find the Letter D is for Donkey worksheets from 3 Boys and a Dog will help your preschool and early-elementary-aged children work on recognizing the letter D among many other letters of the alphabet.

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Share With Us

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!

Free Rooster Template