Caroline
Welcome to our fun and creative “Five Little Piggies” craft! Today, we’re going to make a craft project using our hands. Each of your fingers will become one of the five little piggies.
Not only is this activity fun, but it’s also a great way to practice counting and storytelling. As we decorate each finger, we’ll remember how
Supplies needed:
- White sheet of card stock paper
- Pencil
- Fine Tip Black Marker
- Flesh color crayon
- Pink paint and paint brush
- A Marker
Tutorial:
1. Trace your child’s hand
Use a pencil to trace your child’s hand onto the white card stock paper. Make sure your child’s fingers are spread out like in the picture below.
2. Re-trace print with a marker
Re-trace the hand print with the black marker. I used pencil to trace the hand first because I knew how wiggly my kids would be and I had to use my eraser to smooth out some of the lines before tracing it with the black marker.
3. Color the hand print
Have your child color their hand print with a flesh colored crayon.
4. Paint pig body
Next dip the bottom of your marker into the pink paint and press it on top of each finger twice to make a pig head and body. You could also use fingerprints if you want.
5. Draw pig details
Once dried completely, use the fine tipped marker to add the details to your pig: ears, nose, eyes, tail, etc.
6. Write the text
At the top of the paper write “My Five Piggies” and have your child write their name on the bottom of the paper. I had to write the words at the top for my 4-year old but my 6-year old was obviously able to do it by himself. Now you are finished!
