Can you believe how quickly Easter is approaching this year! It always throws me off when it comes early.
We decided we needed to get started on our Easter and springtime crafts. We are so ready to move on from winter crafts to bright cheerful springtime crafts.
We started with this super easy Paper Plate Chick.
My kids love to visit our local farm store around Easter and see the baby chicks, ducks, and rabbits. Then I hear for few weeks after about how we need baby chicks. I admit they are really cute, but I don’t think the neighbors would appreciate the cuteness especially as they got older.
Paper Plate Chick Craft
Supplies:
Paper plate
Yellow paint
Yellow feathers
Orange paper
Googly eyes
Glue stick
Directions:
This paper plate chick is really easy to make. With a little help and supervision, it is suitable for kids as young toddlers.
1. Paint paper plate yellow and allow to dry.
2. Glue a few feathers to the top of the paper plate.
3. Glue 2 googly eyes to the front of the paper plate chick.
4. Cut a beak and feet from the orange paper and glue to the plate.
This paper plate chick would also make a great craft when studying farm animals.
Written by About a Mom contributor, Kim. Kim, the mama behind , is a medical social worker turned stay at home mom to three. She enjoys sharing simple crafts and activities, parenting and homemaking tips, and a lot of holiday fun.
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pet cat provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels as well as
blankets (with no loosened
strings!) to begin, as well as after a
couple of weeks make use of straw over newspaper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using only
newspaper or other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can grow
malformed. You additionally need
something to serve up food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
dish from the feed store, or a pickle container
cover for food and also a family
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right into the environment to get them
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light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from a
hardware shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
bulb also work effectively (my
recommendation). Chicks need this
heat 24/7 until their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which can occupy to 2 months). The newly
hatched out require a temperature level
in between 90 and 100 levels,
as well as weekly this could
be decreased by
approximately 5 levels or
so. The heat resource must be on just one side of the cage
to allow chicks a variety of
temperatures. The chicks are your finest
thermometer- if they are hiding in the
other edge of your heat
light, you should
decrease the temperature. If
they are surrounding each various other under the
heat (not just snuggling),
you should put some warmth.
House cleaning
Tidiness is crucial as
well as it keeps your chicks healthy. Make sure to change
the bedding
typically as well as
always supply tidy
food and water Food and water.
Chicks expand really quickly
which calls for a lot of clean
food as well as water. Give
sufficient whatsoever times as well
as inspect
commonly to avoid thirsty as well as
starving chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, as well as it is available in both medicated as well as non-medicated ranges. Feed chick food for the
first 2 months, after that
change to a grower food (~ 17 %
protein) for one more 2 months,
and then to a slightly
lower healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks prefer to get a running start on taking
filth bathrooms, while others won't occupy that activity until they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
enclosure, introduce a tray of sand or
dirt for them to bathe in.
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eye out for wheezing, limping, or
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indicators. Be sure to
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their poop, as diarrhea can bring about matted plumes and clogged cloaca.
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chicks are now fully feathered
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