One of our favorite farm animals is the pig! They’re so adorable as babies and we just can’t get enough of them.

That’s why we’ve created this pig handprint craft for kids! It’s a fun handprint craft that goes along perfectly with a farm animal unit study.

If you’re looking for an easy papercraft that you can do with toddlers (they’ll need help making this craft), preschoolers and kindergarten children, this pig craft is perfect!

Read on below or watch our quick video tutorial to see how simple it is to make with your kids or students.

Handprint Pig Craft

One of the best things about handprint crafts is there isn’t the big mess that there can be with handprint art! Instead of using paint, you’ll use paper and you won’t have to worry about little handprint around the house or classroom.

We also love this craft because besides the paper all you need are common craft supplies like markers, scissors, and glue.

That means this craft is simple and cheap!

Supplies

• Colored card stock (in pink and peach)
• Markers (in pink, dark pink, brown and black)
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Pencil
• Pig template (download form located at the end of this page)

Directions

Download the handprint pig template, print and cut out the pieces.

Trace your child’s hand on a piece of pink paper and cut out the handprint.

Glue the pig head on the thumb side of the handprint.

Take the pig’s tail and glue it on the opposite side of the palm, near the pinky.

Finish the pig’s head by gluing on the peach nose just beneath the eyes, in the middle of the face.

Use the dark pink marker to draw the two large nose holes on the nose.

Use the light pink marker to draw two small oval cheeks on either side of the nose. Draw on the inner ears as well.

Use the black marker to draw on the pig’s hooves on the bottom of the fingers. To give it a more realistic look, use the scissors to cut a small triangle out of the fingers.

Use the brown marker to draw on mud spots all over the pig’s body and head.

That’s it! Isn’t this pig handprint craft super simple?!

Don’t forget to enter your email in the form at the end of this page (the heading title is “handprint pig template”) to get your free copy of the template.

Related: Paper Plate Pig Craft For Kids

Farm Animal Unit Study

We think this pig craft would fit perfectly in a farm animal unity study. Depending on the age and skill level of your child, we have a few suggestions.

First, start out with a few fun farm animal books for kids. This list includes some of our favorites that toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary children will love!

After you’ve read a few of your top farm animal books, why not work on letter recognition, fine motor skills, memory, and more with these farm animal printables for preschool.

These worksheets are fun, engaging and help kids learn valuable skills!

If you want to add a sensory-based activity to your learning, whip up this farm theme small world play area for your kids.

Finally, end your quick unit study with this cute handprint pig craft! It’s the perfect way to teach, engage and work on creativity and more with your little one.

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!

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Handprint Pig Template