How incredibly cute is this Paper Plate Hatching Chick Craft for Easter? A tiny chick emerging from a decorated Easter egg makes this an undeniably sweet Easter project. It’s wonderfully simple, too.
One of the nicest parts of this activity, aside from its adorable result, is that children can decorate and color their paper plate Easter egg however they want, using any colors or patterns they choose. It’s a wonderful opportunity to be imaginative. For the chick itself, we’ve included a Free Printable Template!
Easter Egg Hatching Chick Craft
Before beginning our Paper Plate Hatching Chick Craft, download our free printable template so you can create the chick in the right size.
Gather paper plates, acrylic paint in your preferred colors, metallic markers, yellow and orange cardstock, medium-sized googly eyes, scissors, and a glue stick as well.
Paper Plate Hatching Chick Easter Craft Supplies Needed
- Chick Oval Template
- Paper plates
- Acrylic paint – colors of your choice
- Cardstock – orange, yellow
- Metallic markers
- Medium googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Hatching Easter Chick Step by Step Directions
Paint the underside of a paper plate using whatever colors you prefer.
After painting, allow the plate to dry thoroughly.
As the paint dries, print and cut out the chick oval template. Trace it onto yellow cardstock, then cut it out.
After the paint has dried, divide the paper plate in half with large, uneven zigzag cuts.
Use markers to embellish the paper plate. Stickers would work nicely too—decorate it in any way you like. This can also be done before cutting the plate, whichever method feels simpler.
Attach the lower part of the oval to the lower half of the paper plate, then glue the upper part to the top half. When finished, part of the yellow chick should appear between the two sections.
To finish, attach the googly eyes. Then cut a fairly large triangular beak from orange cardstock and glue it into position.
What a charming Easter chick craft! We really enjoyed creating ours, and we hope you enjoy making yours too!
Materials
- Chick Oval Template
- Paper plates
- Acrylic paint – colors of your choice
- Cardstock – orange, yellow
- Metallic markers
- Medium googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Paint the underside of a paper plate in your preferred colors, then let it dry completely.
- While the paint dries, print the chick oval template and cut it out.
- Trace the template onto yellow cardstock, then cut out the shape.
- Once the paint is dry, slice the paper plate in half using large, jagged cuts.
- Decorate the paper plate with markers or stickers, using any design you like. You may also complete this step before cutting, whichever is more convenient.
- Glue the lower portion of the oval onto the bottom half of the paper plate.
- Attach the top of the oval to the upper half of the paper plate. The finished craft should show some of the yellow chick between the two halves.
- Lastly, cut a triangular beak from orange cardstock.
- Attach the googly eyes and glue the beak in place.