April 10^th is National Farm Animal Day in the United States. In celebration, we are learning about the many farm animals. We can even sing our favorite farm song, “Old MacDonald”, while making these craft projects. For today’s project we will be making a cow, a pig, and a chicken.

“With a moo moo here and a moo moo there, here a cow, there a cow.” Now we can look like a cow with this fun cow mask!

Cow Mask Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Copy of cow
2. Scissors
3. Markers or Crayons
4. Card stock
5. Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print cow onto card stock.
2. Color.
3. Cut apart.
4. Glue two strips end to end.
5. Glue on the cow parts.
6. Fit band to child’s head.
7. Wear.

Next, “With an oink oink here and an oink oink there,” we are off to make…? You guessed it — pigs. In this next project your little artist can use a heart shape to make this lovable pig.

Heart Pig craft

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Supplies:

1. Copy of pig
2. Pink paper
3. Safety scissors
4. Glue stick

Directions:

1. Print copy of pig.
2. Trace circle to make nose or print copy of nose.
3. Cut out snout.
4. Glue onto nose.

Last, but not least, our last project might fly the coop! The chicken coop, that is. Your little artist can use his or her own hand prints to make this chicken craft project.

Chicken Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Copy of chicken
2. White paper
3. Scissors
4. Glue stick
5. Pencil

Directions:

1. Print copy of chicken.
2. Trace and cut out child’s hand prints.
3. Glue prints onto chicken.

I hope you sang “Old MacDonald” at the top of your lungs and made some fun barnyard friends. I know your little artists will look back on this day and remember the day they were told, “You’re so creative!”