Mini Craft Stick Chicks

Grades 1-3

Craft a pair of Easter chicks from craft sticks. Make different sized chicks with different sized sticks or make them miniature like we did!

Materials

Mini Craft Sticks
Craft Sticks
Yellow Craft Foam
Wiggly Eyes
Wiggly Eyes
Paint
Paint
Paint Brushes
Rainbow Fuzzy Sticks
Neon Fuzzy Sticks

Scissors

Craft Glue

Instructions

Step 1.

Gather your materials.

Step 1.

Gather your materials.

Step 2.

Line up 5 mini craft sticks next to each other, then glue another mini craft stick diagonally on top of them.

Step 2.

Line up 5 mini craft sticks next to each other, then glue another mini craft stick diagonally on top of them.

Step 3.

Once dry, flip over and paint yellow. This will be the chick’s body.

Step 3.

Once dry, flip over and paint yellow. This will be the chick’s body.

Step 4.

Cut a 2” piece of yellow fuzzy stick. Fold into a zigzag shape.

Step 4.

Cut a 2” piece of yellow fuzzy stick. Fold into a zigzag shape.

Step 5.

Glue onto the back of the chick’s body, toward the top.

Step 5.

Glue onto the back of the chick’s body, toward the top.

Step 6.

Cut 2 teardrop shapes from yellow craft foam. These will be the chick’s wings.

Step 6.

Cut 2 teardrop shapes from yellow craft foam. These will be the chick’s wings.

Step 7.

Cut 5 pieces from an orange fuzzy stick. Create 3 v-shapes from 3 of the pieces. Twist 2 of the v-shapes around the 2 remaining straight pieces to create the chick’s feet.

Step 7.

Cut 5 pieces from an orange fuzzy stick. Create 3 v-shapes from 3 of the pieces. Twist 2 of the v-shapes around the 2 remaining straight pieces to create the chick’s feet.

Step 8.

Glue the wings, beak and feet to the chick’s body.