Farm animals are really popular in our house. This paper pig is super simple and turned out so cute! With slight modifications, this activity is great from kids between 18 months and 6 years old!
Materials Needed
- Pink Construction Paper
- Green Construction Paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Colored Pencil, Marker, Or Crayon
- Googly Eyes
The prep work for this craft takes under five minutes. Mr. Not so Crafty took toddler chasing duty while I cut out two circles (one bigger than the other), two rectangles, an oval like shape for the snout, two small triangles, and a tail shape. I am not good at drawing things, so your tail may be way better than my tail. If your little one is three or four, try just drawing the shapes and letting them cut it all out. If your one is five or older, then try telling them the shapes and letting them do the drawing and the cutting! This is great fine motor skill practice as well as shape recognition practice.
After I finished the prep work, Mr. Not So Crafty brought the little one to her highchair so she could get to work on her pig! We handed her parts one at a time and she glued them on the paper.
After letting it dry for a little bit, we helped our little one glue on the eyes and draw on a mouth and nostrils. The older your child is, the less help they will need with this step! After that, it was all finished! When planning this, we didn’t actually plan for it to hang off the page, but that is how it worked out. We encourage you to just let your little ones creativity flow, even if the results are different than you had pictured in your head.
10 responses to “Paper Pig”
I know the perfect little girl who would love this. She happens to be a big fan of Peppa so I know she’ll have a blast with this cute project.
I really enjoy craft works. Although I am not that artistic and creative, both of my kids are. I will show this post to my younger one.
Such a cute little piggie! I need to share this with my sister to do with my nephews, they are huge fans of Peppa Pig.
Oh, that is so cute! My daughter would have loved making this when she was little!
This is so cute – what a fun children’s craft activity! What child doesn’t love animals…
You are so fun and creative. I really enjoy your craft activities as it reminds me of the time I used to take care of young kids and would do such crafty work with them!
What a great craft idea. I’m always looking for things to do with my nephews and usually it’s just coloring on the construction paper!
Aww, so cute! My oldest is 5 years old, she’d enjoy this activity.
This is such a cute project. My son loves Peppa Pig, so I’ll tell him that’s what we’re making.
This is such a cute craft idea! My kiddos would love to do this. We will have to try it this weekend.