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Hen (Chicken) Paper Craft

This is a simple cut and paste paper craft good "just for fun", a bird theme, or a farm theme made from a basic egg shape.  

You can turn it into a handprint craft by replacing the wings with handprints traced onto a piece of paper.

Materials:

bullet something to colour with if using the B&W version, 
bullet scissors, 
bullet glue, and 
bullet paper.   
  
bullet You can use brass tacks instead of glue to attach the wings if you want them to be moveable.
  

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice. 
 
bulletColour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. 
  
bulletGlue the hen together in the following order:
bulletglue the feet onto the egg shaped body
bulletglue the eyes onto the body
bulletglue the wattle under the beak
bulletglue the beak onto the body
bulletglue the comb onto the top of the head
bulletglue the wings onto the body.  

You can use the template piece or trace a hand onto a piece of paper and use that as the wing
    
bulletSee picture on the template for further help
  
template wings


handprint wings

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

 

Template      (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

 

Printable version of these instructions