Cow Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids

This cow popsicle stick craft is udderly adorable, and kids absolutely love making it! With natural craft sticks, some black and pink cardstock, and a pair of googly eyes, your little ones can create the cutest little cow face in just a few easy steps.

A graphic-style image shows the same assembled piece with text overlaid reading: “cow POPSICLE stick craft,” along with a website name at the bottom.

Materials for This Cow Popsicle Stick Craft

Before you start, gather your simple supplies. You likely have most of these in your craft stash already, making this a great easy farm animal craft for kids of all ages.

Supplies

Regular craft sticks (4)
Cardstock – white, black, pink
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue stick
Black marker

Once everything is ready, let's build this cute little cow!

How to Make a Popsicle Stick Cow Craft

This cow craft comes together with cutting, gluing, and a few marker details. Follow the steps below to make your adorable farm animal craft.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Gather all the supplies for this cow popsicle stick craft. Having everything laid out before you start makes the process easy and enjoyable.

A black marker, two clear glue sticks, a glue stick container, scissors, several wooden craft sticks, and sheets of white, pink, and black paper are arranged on a white surface.

Step 2: Assemble the Cow Body

Lay 4 craft sticks side by side and glue them together to form the cow's body. The natural wood color of the sticks creates the perfect white cow base.

Four wooden craft sticks are lined up vertically side by side. Two clear glue sticks are placed to the left.

Step 3: Trace the Features

Trace out floppy ears and cow spots from black cardstock, and a round muzzle from pink cardstock.

Step 4: Cut Out All Pieces

Cut out all the traced pieces with scissors, cutting inside the lines for a clean, polished look.

Cut paper shapes are laid out: a large pink oval, two black curved shapes, and two white shapes. A pair of scissors is on the right.

Step 5: Attach the Spots and Ears

Use a black marker to create the black spots onto the face and body of the cow sticks, then attach the floppy ears to the top sides of the body.

Step 6: Attach the Muzzle

Glue the pink muzzle to the lower center of the cow's face.

The wooden sticks are assembled vertically with added elements: googly eyes, a pink oval shape attached near the bottom, white shapes on the sides, black shapes at the top, and dark patches on the sticks. A marker and glue stick are placed to the right.

Step 7: Add the Eyes and Final Details

Attach wiggle eyes above the muzzle. Use a black marker to draw two nostrils on the muzzle and a curved smile below.

A closer view of the assembled piece shows four vertical wooden sticks with googly eyes, a pink oval shape, black markings, black shapes at the top, and white shapes on each side.

Your adorable cow popsicle stick craft is done — moo-velous work!

Grab the Cow Popsicle Stick Craftivity

Want to make this farm animal craft even easier? The Cow Popsicle Stick Craftivity includes printable templates and step-by-step instructions — perfect for farm unit studies, homeschool, or a fun afternoon craft with the kiddos.

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Please Share This Cow Craft

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