This robin handprint craft for kids is a fun and very simple paper craft for kids to make! It’s just one more craft we’ve added to our growing list of handprint art and crafts for kids.

Robins are such cute little birds and since they’re practically all over the United States, they’re a common bird kids may know. You can tell a robin apart from most other birds by their brown coloring and red breast.

This robin craft is a great idea for when kids are learning about birds or for springtime! Read on or watch our quick video tutorial to see how to make this easy papercraft.

Robin Bird Craft

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We have tons of fun making handprint crafts because they’re simple, cheap and quick to make!

If your child is able to cut out the pieces themselves, there’s no prep work involved. If they’re not yet to that point, you’ll want to have the pieces cut out and ready to go before you sit down and craft.

Feel free to embellish your robin with some crafting feathers or anything else that your child wants!

Supplies

Colored card stock (in brown, yellow and red)
White card stock
Scissors
Glue stick (this one works best)
Robin bird template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Download the robin template, print and cut out the pieces.

Trace your child’s hand onto the brown cardstock and cut out.

Place the handprint sideways with the thumb side down on top of the robin’s head and glue down.

Place the red half oval on the robin’s chest and glue in place. Cut off the excess paper.

Glue the robin’s beak just above the chest.

Position the robin’s eyes behind the beak and glue in place.

For some extra personality, use a marker to draw on an eyebrow above the robin’s eye.

Related: Handprint Cardinal Craft For Kids

Wasn’t that super simple?

Preschool Bird Unit Ideas

While crafts in and of themselves are fun and help teach necessary skills, we love the idea of adding them to an end of a study unit.

If you’re homeschooling your preschooler, this will work perfectly with a bird study unit.

two handprint robin crafts on marble background with yellow checkered fabric

Depending on how in-depth you want to get with them, choose a few of the following ideas.

Read a simple, introductory book on birds, like this one. This book talks about birds common to the United States. You can read about all the birds or just pick a section that’s about the bird you want to learn more about (like the robin!).

If you want a more simplified book for your child, we’d recommend this book instead. It has colorful pictures and simplified text making it engaging for kids. This would be a perfect option for toddlers as well!

After you read about birds in your area, why not let the kids do a hands-on activity like this bird sensory bin? It’s a fun outdoor activity children can play with.

closeup of handprint robin craft on marble background with yellow checkered fabric

Next, we suggest taking it outside in good ‘ol mother nature to go bird watching!

See how many birds your child can find and try to identify as many as possible. You may want to have children’s binoculars to make it more fun!

Depending on where you live, you might go to a short hiking trail, a local park or even a walk down your street.

Kids will be so excited once they find the birds they’ve been learning about!

After you’ve done all that, why not finish it off with this fun handprint bird craft?

However you plan to use this craft idea, we’re sure your children will have fun making their hands turn into these cute little robins!

Did you end up making this cute robin handprint craft with your kids?

We always love seeing how your crafts turn out. Snap a picture of your completed project and share it with us on our Facebook page wall or in our private Facebook group.

We can’t wait to see how they look!

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Robin Handprint Craft For Kids

Author: Sam T

Prep Time: 5

Active Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Make this cute and simple robin handprint craft with the kids this winter!

Equipment

Scissors

Materials

▢ Colored card stock in brown, yellow and red
▢ White card stock
▢ Glue stick this one works best
▢ Robin bird template download form located at the end of the page

Instructions

Download the robin template, print and cut out the pieces.
Trace your child’s hand onto the brown cardstock and cut out.
Place the handprint sideways with the thumb side down on top of the robin’s head and glue down.
Place the red half oval on the robin’s chest and glue in place. Cut off the excess paper.
Glue the robin’s beak just above the chest.
Position the robin’s eyes behind the beak and glue in place.
For some extra personality, use a marker to draw on an eyebrow above the robin’s eye.

Video

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Free Robin Handprint Craft Template

photograph of found of Simple Everyday Mom, Sam

Meet Sam

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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20 Comments

Amy says:

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Hi, I can’t seem to find how to download this? I’m an email subscriber already. Would love this for my kiddies x

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  Hi Amy! To access the template, click the “Click To Unlock!” button on the image at the end of the post, sign up or log in to your free SEM+ account, and then click the unlocked image to go to the download page.
Marie says:

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I am confused as the free handout says both ‘robin craft’ and ‘unicorn puppet’. I would like the robin craft, not the unicorn. Not sure which one I would get upon entering my email.

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  Thanks for pointing that out – it’s a typo! Our old forms are glitching so we have switched this one out to our new system. To get the template, you’ll need to have a free Grow account. If you are a free SEM+ Grow subscriber, please login (by clicking the “login or sign up free to unlock” button on the image) and it’ll unlock the download image. If not, you can sign up for free and it’ll also unlock.
Kathy Mooney says:

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What a cute idea. I see lots of things in your collection my kids would like.

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  Oh, good! Thanks so much!
Jill says:

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robin pattern please

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  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 ?
2. Patti says:
  
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  @Sam T, I would like the template.
3. Sam says:
  
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  Of course! All you have to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you ?
Theresa says:

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Thank you!

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  You’re welcome!
Jean Mickelson says:

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Would like the robin template

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  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 ?
Parvana Kerimova says:

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How do I get the traceable template for the robin craft?

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  All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post and the link will be sent to you ?
Tina says:

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Too cute. Thank you. This will be perfect for my class

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  You’re welcome! Hope they enjoy it 🙂
Kim says:

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How do I get the traceable template for the robin craft?

1. Sam T says:
  
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  If you put your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed to you 😉

Robin Handprint Craft For Kids