If you’re searching for a fun and cute farm themed craft for kids, this paper plate cow craft is perfect!

We love paper plate crafts and this cow is so easy to make.

It’s a simple kids’ craft that only uses common household craft supplies like paint, paper, glue, and disposable paper plates.

This means there’s no planning ahead and it’s cheap to make. It’s great for doing with the kids at home or in the classroom.

Download our free printable template and make this cute cow with toddlers, preschool and kindergarten children.

Watch our quick video tutorial or read our step by step direction to learn how.

Easy Cow Craft For Kids

Paper plate cow image collage with the words “paper plate cow craft” in the middle

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Supplies

Paper plates
Black paint
Colored card stock (in pink and tan)
Markers
Glue stick
Scissors
Tape
Cow template (download form located at the end of this page)

Directions

Download the free cow template, print and cut out the pieces.

Paint some wavy black spots on the white paper plate. These will be the cow’s spots. We chose to make two large spots, but feel free to encourage your child to do whatever they would like to. Let the paper plate dry completely.

While the paper plate is drying, finish the cow’s nose by drawing the nostrils and mouth on the pink oval.

Hand drawing nostrils on pink paper with dark pink marker

Take the eyes and glue them to the top, middle of the paper plate. Place the completed nose beneath the eyes and glue down.

Hand gluing mouth/nose to paper plate cow

Place the ear behind the horn and glue together. Repeat this for both sides. Once you’re done with that, tape the ear/horn combo to the top, back of the paper plate.

Hands gluing horn/ear to back of paper plate cow

We’ve found that it’s easiest to use tape on the rounded parts of the paper plate, but you could also use liquid glue or a glue stick. Just make sure you use enough and allow it to dry before handling.

Take a black marker and draw an outline around the cow’s eyes.

Hands drawing black outline around cow’s eyes

Isn’t this cow craft so cute and simple?

Did your kids love this easy paper plate cow? If so, they’ll love making this paper plate pig or this paper plate horse.

Craft them all up in one day or make one each week to create your favorite farm animal friends.

Did you make this paper plate craft with your kids or students? If so, we want to see it!

Take a quick picture and post it on our Facebook page wall or join our private Facebook group and show us in there.

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Paper Plate Cow Craft

Author: Sam T

Prep Time: 5

Active Time: 10

Drying Time 15

Total Time: 30

This easy paper plate cow craft is a fun farm animal activity kids will love.

Equipment

Scissors
Paintbrush

Materials

Instructions

Download the cow template, print and cut out the pieces.
Paint on a few wavy black spots for the cow using the black paint. Let dry completely.
Use the pink marker to draw the nostrils and mouth on the pink oval.
Glue the eyes towards the top of the paper plate.
Glue the completed nose just beneath the eyes.
Place the ears just behind the horn and glue together. Repeat on the other side.
Glue or tape the ear/horn combo to the top of the paper plate, with one on each side.
Use a black marker to draw an outline around each cow’s eye.

Video

Did you make this?

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Free Cow Template

photograph of found of Simple Everyday Mom, Sam

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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.

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31 Comments

easy and cute art and craft for my kids

Kamille - Community Support Assistant says:

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That’s wonderful! Hope they enjoy getting creative!

I cannot find the template to download. There is no form anywhere that asks for my email address. I have subscribed to your site, but it does not bring me to a download page or anything.

Sam says:

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I’m so sorry! My site was updated yesterday and there was a conflict that didn’t allow the form to show. But, it has been fixed now so you can try again. Thanks so much for your patience!

I love this… Cute craft for preschool age🐄

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Thanks ◡̈

This cow project looks like fun! Please send the free cow template. Thanks so much!

Sam says:

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Once you become an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

Will try this one too.

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💗

I love this

Sam says:

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Thanks! So glad to hear that!

We love it!

Sam T says:

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Thanks 🙂

A big help for my kids.Thanks!

Sam T says:

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Happy to hear that! You’re welcome!

This is great!

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Thanks so much!

Awesome!

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Thanks!

Thank you!

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You’re welcome!

Thank you!

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You’re very welcome!

Love this!

Sam T says:

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Thanks Deborah!

Hello, This is Lynn from Thailand. I can’t find download link for cow and horse template. Please tell me how to download it. Thank you so much

Sam T says:

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If you put your email in the form at the end of the page, the link to download will be emailed to you ? If you’ve already subscribed, then enter your email in the form and it will bring you directly to the download page.