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Paper Plate Rooster Craft For Kids [Free Template]

What’s more fun than turning a boring white paper plate into something colorful and exciting?!

This paper plate rooster craft is another easy farm animal craft for kids that’s exciting for kids to create.

It’s not only great for helping kids explore art, but it also helps them with specific skills like fine motor skills, cutting practice, following directions, and more!

Learn exactly how we made this rooster by watching our quick video tutorial below. Also be sure to download the free printable template so there’s virtually no prep-work!

Fun Rooster Craft

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Supplies

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Yellow or brown paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pencil
  • 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.

hand holding paper plate rooster template

Begin by painting a paper plate in a shade of brown or yellow. Let the paper plate dry completely before moving on.

hand painting paper plate yellow

Place the rooster head template on the dry paper plate, trace with the pencil, and cut it out.

hand tracing head template onto paper plate rooster

Glue the eyes in the middle of the head, one on each side.

hand gluing eye onto paper plate rooster

Place the wattle behind the rooster’s beak and glue it in place.

hand gluing beak to wattle of paper plate rooster craft

Take the completed wattle and beak piece and glue it in between and slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.

hand gluing beak onto paper plate rooster

Finish off by gluing the comb to the top of the head.

hand gluing comb onto paper plate rooster

Don’t you love this paper plate rooster?!

hand holding paper plate rooster craft

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.

2 paper plate rooster crafts

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Duck Handprint Craft – Kids love transforming their hands into new things and this duck craft is too cute to pass up!

paper plate rooster craft

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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hand holding paper plate rooster craft

Paper Plate Rooster Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Drying Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Looking for a fun farm animal craft to make with the kids? This paper plate rooster craft is it!

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Yellow or brown paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pencil
  • Rooster template

Instructions

  1. Download the rooster template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  2. Begin by painting a paper plate in a shade of brown or yellow. Let the paper plate dry completely before moving on.
  3. Place the rooster head template on the dry paper plate, trace with the pencil, and cut it out.
  4. Glue the eyes in the middle of the head, one on each side.
  5. Place the wattle behind the rooster's beak and glue it in place.
  6. Take the completed wattle and beak piece and glue it in between and slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.
  7. Finish off by gluing the comb to the top of the head.

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Free Rooster Template

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Carey

Friday 2nd of February 2024

I hope this is how I get templatr

Sam

Monday 5th of February 2024

Hi! It's actually not. Since you’re already 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 ◡̈

becky

Monday 24th of July 2023

where is your blog so you can download all your free templates

Crystalyn

Saturday 1st of April 2023

I need the template pls. ,It will be such a big help for me. Thank you

Sam

Saturday 1st of April 2023

Since you’re already 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 🙂

Tracey Chamberlain

Sunday 24th of April 2022

Yes please I would love the free rooster template

Sam

Monday 25th of April 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 ?

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