These adorable cardboard tube chicks are an easy kids craft tutorial for spring or Easter. All you need is a cardboard tube, paint and pipe cleaners.
Cardboard Tube Chick Tutorial
This is a fun craft for Easter and spring too. It is also part of me Cardboard Tube Farm series! Make these cute toilet paper roll chicks with your kids today!
Supplies you will need
Helpful crafting tools
Crafting Tips
- To make this project easier for younger kids, use wiggle eyes instead of markers or just have your kids draw the eyes.
- You can also substitute felt or construction paper for the wings, beak, and tufts of hair. This will work for legs too.
- I use a hot glue gun for this project. You can use Beacon’s 123 Instant Grab Glue or another quick drying glue if you prefer. You can also use white craft glue but the wings, hair tufts and legs will need to be held in place as the glue sets.
How to Make Cardboard Tube Chicks
- Cut the cardboard tube to desired size, mine is 1 1/4″ tall.
- Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard tube with yellow paint and let dry.
- Cut 3 small pieces of yellow pipe cleaner, each about 3/4″ long. These are tufts of hair. Glue them together at the ends so that the ends meet and the top sticks out.
- Cut 2 pieces of orange pipe cleaner about 1 1/2″ long. This is the leg.
- Cut 2 pieces of yellow pipe cleaner, each about 2″ long. Fold each one in half, these are the wings.
- Glue the tufts of hair inside the top of the cardboard tube. Glue the wings to the side of the tube and the legs go inside the bottom. Bend them so they stick to the front. See below.
- Use orange paint to add the beak and a Sharpie marker to add the eyes and eyebrows.
- Use an old scruffy, small paintbrush dipped in pink to add cheeks. Before adding the cheeks, remove as much excess paint as you can so that you are almost dry.
We love how cute these little cardboard tube chicks are! Super fun craft project for kids.
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Cardboard tube chicks
Turn recycled toilet paper tubes into adorable little baby chickens – perfect for spring or Easter. These cardboard tube chicks are so sweet!
supplies
- 1 Cardboard tube
- Acrylic Paint: Yellow, pink, orange
- 2 everyone Yellow and orange pipe cleaners
Craft tools
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Hot glue and glue gun
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Black marker
Instructions
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Cut the cardboard tube to desired size, mine is 1 1/4″ tall. Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard tube with yellow paint and let dry.
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Cut 3 small pieces of yellow pipe cleaner, each about 3/4″ long. These are tufts of hair. Glue them together at the ends so that the ends meet and the top sticks out.
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Cut 2 pieces of orange pipe cleaner about 1 1/2″ long. This is the leg.
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Cut 2 pieces of yellow pipe cleaner, each about 2″ long. Fold each one in half, these are the wings.
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Glue the tufts of hair inside the top of the cardboard tube. Glue the wings to the side of the tube and the legs go inside the bottom. Bend them so they stick to the front.
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Use orange paint to add the beak and a Sharpie marker to add the eyes and eyebrows. Use an old scruffy, small paintbrush dipped in pink to add cheeks. Before adding the cheeks, remove as much excess paint as you can so that you are almost dry.
Expert tips and FAQs
- To make this project easier for younger kids, use wiggle eyes instead of markers or just have your kids draw the eyes.
- You can also substitute felt or construction paper for the wings, beak, and tufts of hair. This will work for legs too.
- I use a hot glue gun for this project. You can use Beacon’s 123 Instant Grab Glue or another quick drying glue if you prefer. You can also use white craft glue but the wings, hair and leg tufts will need to be held in place as the glue sets.
This post originally appeared here on March 28, 2011.
