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Easter Egg String Art Chicks

  • Young Adult
  • Grades 1-3

Wrap plastic eggs in friendship thread to create cute chick characters to display during Easter! Use different colored friendship thread to create other characters like a bunny!


Materials


Friendship Thread Basic Colors

10 mm Wiggly Eyes

Rainbow Fuzzy Sticks

Plastic Egg

Yellow & Orange Craft Foam

Scissors

Glue

Instructions


Step 1. Gather your materials.


Step 2

Step 2

Glue the end of a yellow skein of friendship thread to the bottom of a plastic egg.

Step 3

Step 3

Begin wrapping a spiral around the end. Glue as you go to secure.

Step 4

Step 4

Keep wrapping until the egg is completely covered.

Step 5

Step 5

Glue on 2 wiggly eyes.

Step 6

Step 6

Draw 2 triangles on orange craft foam to use for the chick’s beak. Draw 2 wings and top feathers on yellow craft foam.

Step 7

Step 7

Cut out the shapes.

Step 8

Step 8

Glue the 2 orange triangles under the eyes, as shown.

Step 9

Step 9

Glue on the top feathers and wings.

Step 10

Step 10

Form a zigzag with an orange fuzzy stick.

Step 11

Step 11

Cut off the excess.

Step 12

Step 12

Repeat to create a second foot for the chick.

Step 13

Step 13

Glue to the bottom of the chick.