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Hatching chick card

A paper egg that cracks open on a paper fastener hinge to reveal a fluffy yellow chick inside.

Hatching chick card
LevelIntermediate
AgesAges 4 to 5
Time35 minutes
Cost$2 to $5

What you'll need

Materials

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Tools

How to make it

Safety

Paper fasteners are small and sharp, so the grown-up handles them and tapes the prongs down.

  1. Step 1: Draw and cut the egg
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    Draw and cut the egg

    Draw a big egg on cardstock and cut it out.

  2. Step 2: Crack the egg
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    Crack the egg

    Grown-up cuts a zigzag across the middle to make 2 halves.

  3. Step 3: Decorate the shell
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    Decorate the shell

    Let your child color both halves with stripes and dots.

  4. Step 4: Make the chick
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    Make the chick

    Have them cut a yellow circle and glue on feathers or tissue scraps. Draw eyes and a beak.

  5. Step 5: Glue in the chick
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    Glue in the chick

    Glue the chick to the bottom half so its head peeks over the zigzag.

  6. Step 6: Grown-up step: Add the hinge
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    Grown-up step: Add the hinge

    Poke a paper fastener through 1 side of both halves and open the prongs flat on the back.

Edie's tip

Cover the fastener prongs on the back with a piece of tape so they don't scratch.

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