What’s cuter than adorable fluffy sheep?!
While the real sheep might be a bit stinky, there’s no downside to this cute handprint sheep craft!
It’s a fun Easter handprint craft that is great for preschool, pre k, and kindergarten-aged children.
Besides being fun, this craft also makes a wonderful keepsake to save for years to come! Download the free template and make it at home or at school.
Be sure to watch our quick video tutorial to see exactly how we made this craft.
Easy Sheep Craft
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Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black marker
- Pencil
- Sheep template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)
Directions
Download the sheep template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
Place the eyes on the sheep’s face and glue them just above the nose.
Take the bangs and glue them at the top of the sheep’s face.
Next, glue the face and glue it in the middle of the head fluff piece.
Trace your child’s hand on a piece of tan paper and cut it out. Position the body fluff piece in the middle of the handprint and glue it in place.
Position the finished head onto the thumb portion of the handprint and glue it down.
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Use a black marker to draw on the sheep’s hooves.
More Easter Activities 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.
For those kiddos who can’t get enough of crafts, don’t worry, we’ve got plenty of fun ideas!
If you’d like more sheep crafts try out this sheep paper bag puppet craft, this paper plate sheep craft, or this sheep headband craft.
For bunny crafts, we have the following projects:
For a fun and educational activity, try out these Easter do a dot printables!
If sensory play is one of your kid’s favorite try out this Easter sensory bin. It’s great for kids who love exploratory play and who are working on color matching. This Easter play dough kit is another fun option!
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Handprint Sheep Craft For Kids
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black marker
- Pencil
- Sheep template
Instructions
- Download the sheep template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Place the eyes on the sheep’s face and glue them just above the nose.
- Take the bangs and glue them at the top of the sheep’s face.
- Next, glue the face and glue it in the middle of the head fluff piece.
- Trace your child’s hand on a piece of tan paper and cut it out. Position the body fluff piece in the middle of the handprint and glue it in place.
- Position the finished head onto the thumb portion of the handprint and glue it down.
- Use a black marker to draw on the sheep’s hooves.
Free Sheep Template
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.
Myriam
Friday 10th of March 2023
Hello, I still can't find the link to the template. Would you please check? Thanks!
Sam
Friday 10th of March 2023
It's above the comments section, under the heading titled "FFree Sheep Template". If you're not able to see it, it most likely means you have a firewall blocking it from appearing. If you can allow the page or try from a personal device, you should be able to see it. Also, some readers say they're not able to see it on Chrome, but they can on other browsers. You may be able to try that as well ◡̈ Please let me know if you have any questions!
Kaysi Roby
Thursday 24th of March 2022
sheep template please thank you
Sam
Friday 25th of March 2022
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you ?
Joan Blackmon
Tuesday 1st of February 2022
would love the sheep template please!!! thank you
Sam
Tuesday 1st of February 2022
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you ?
Stefanie Escobar
Saturday 11th of September 2021
I would like the sheep template please.
Sam
Monday 13th of September 2021
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you ?
Laura
Friday 19th of February 2021
Would love the hand sheep template please
Sam T
Monday 22nd of February 2021
Of course! Just enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you ?