Paper Plate Chick Craft

This paper plate chick craft is just the thing to brighten up your Easter crafting lineup! A simple Dollar Store paper plate transforms into the most adorable yellow chick, complete with feathers, wiggly eyes, and rosy pink cheeks.

Materials for This Paper Plate Chick Craft

Before you start, gather a few simple supplies for this paper plate chick craft. Most of these items can be found at the Dollar Store, making this a fun and budget-friendly Easter activity.

Supplies

Paper plate
Acrylic craft paint – bright yellow, pink
Sponge dauber
Wiggle eyes
Feathers, orange
Cardstock – orange, yellow
Paintbrush
Scissors
Permanent marker, black
Pencil
Patterns

Once you have everything ready, it's time to start crafting your little chick!

How to Make a Chick Paper Plate Craft

This paper plate chick craft comes together with painting, cutting, and gluing. Follow the steps below to make your adorable Easter chick.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Gather all the supplies for this paper plate chick craft. Having everything laid out before you begin makes the process smooth and easy.

Craft supplies arranged on a table including a white paper plate, yellow and pink acrylic paint bottles, a foam dauber, googly eyes, a hot glue gun, scissors, orange feathers, colored paper, and a black marker.

Step 2: Paint the Paper Plate

Basecoat the inside of the paper plate with bright yellow acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat if necessary.

A paper plate being painted yellow with a paintbrush next to a bottle of yellow acrylic paint.

Step 3: Trace and Cut the Pattern Pieces

Download and print the chick patterns, then cut out. Trace the wings twice onto yellow cardstock and the beak once and the feet twice onto orange cardstock with a pencil. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt.

Yellow and orange paper with shapes traced and cut out, including wing shapes and a triangular piece for a beak.

Step 4: Cut Out All Pieces

Cut out all the traced patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the lines for a clean, finished look.

Cut paper pieces arranged on a table including two orange feet shapes, a triangle beak, and two yellow wing shapes, with scissors nearby.

Step 5: Attach the Features

Attach two wiggle eyes and the beak to the chick's face with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the wings to the right and left sides of the plate and the feet to the bottom.

TIP: Liquid craft glue also works — just allow extra drying time.

Orange feathers being attached to the top of a yellow paper plate chick craft that has eyes, a beak, wings, and feet.

Step 6: Add the Feathers

Attach two to three orange feathers to the top center of the chick with a glue gun and glue sticks for a fun fluffy look.

Step 7: Add the Finishing Touches

Create rosy cheeks by dipping a sponge dauber into pink acrylic craft paint and stamping on either side of the chick's face. Add two small nostrils to the beak with a black marker.

Pink circles being added as cheeks to the chick craft using pink paint and a foam dauber, with a black marker nearby.

Your adorable paper plate chick is ready to hatch into some Easter fun!

The completed chick craft made from a yellow paper plate with googly eyes, a triangular beak, pink cheeks, yellow wings, orange feet, and orange feathers on top.

Grab the Paper Plate Chick Craftivity

Want to make this Easter craft even easier? The Paper Plate Chick Craftivity includes printable patterns and a mini ebook with full step-by-step instructions — perfect for classrooms, homeschool, or a fun Easter afternoon at home.

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