Kids Craft Idea – Make a baby chick for spring – how to and 30 other Spring Projects
This year, springtime happens to be one of my favorites, especially since the arrival of my grandbaby Carlee Jane. Oh, I can’t wait till she’s old enough to play with me in the studio!
Springtime means new beginnings, the flowers blooming, trees budding and new babies. This week happens to be spring break from school, which makes it the perfect opportunity to spend some fun time making crafts together.
This is an easy kids craft project that uses air dry modeling clay and basic tools. Just follow the simple step by step instructions.
This project is suitable for ages 4+ with adult supervision
A easy and simple projects for group activities; Girl Scouts; Boy Scouts; Sleep Overs,Pre-school; youth groups and elementary education. It is also a great party activity
Teaches basic shapes and proportion.
Substitute polymer clay for airdry clay or make from fondant or gum paste for a cake topper or cupcake decoration
(cost: Approximately $2-3 per child)
Cloud Clay is available in 4oz individual colors packages as well as in value packages of 4 colors (1oz each color)
Here’s the supplies you will need:
Cloud Clay Air Dry clay – Yellow, Orange and White
Wiggle Eyes
Kids safe markers
plastic egg (optional)
Toothpicks
Scissors (child safe)
Tips on how to work with Cloud Clay:
Since it’s an air-dry clay, keep it under a moist towel while working with it.
To store,wrap in plastic wrap and place into a zip-lock bag and remove the air before sealing tightly. Keep in a cool place away from heat.
Cloud clay will bind to itself while wet. You can bond a “dry” piece to a wet piece by moistening the joints with a daub of water. You can also join two dry pieces together in the same manner.
If clay becomes a little dry when working with it, add a drop or two of water and work in, it will come back to life. You have a several hour working window to complete your project so no need to rush!
Roll a 1″ ball of white clay and press around egg to create the base. (you can also flatten the ball in your hands to create a bowl shape if you don’t have an egg form) Cut a zig-zag pattern into the top of the egg with scissors
Body: Shape a 1 1/2″ ball into a large teardrop shape and pull up on the point to form a neck
Place the egg base onto the bottom of the body.
Wing: Roll a 1″ yellow ball into a log. Roll the log back and forth in the center to create a little dip.
Fold the log in half at the dip and press wings to body.
Feet: Shape a 1″ orange ball into a teardrop shape. Pinch the sides together to form the web of the feet.
Place a small log at the top. Press each foot to body
Head: Shape a 1 1/2″ approximate yellow ball into a triangle with dull points and press in the eyes
Beak: roll a log of orange and bend in half, pinch sides slightly
Press the beak onto the front of face.
You can vary the look of your chick by the size of the beak.
Add a little hat the same way you created the egg base
Shape letters from white logs of clay and color them with marker.
You can add any patterns you like to your letters.
This is where you can personalize your chick with your name or anything you wish
Make sure you sign your name on the bottom and date it. It will become a keepsake that will last a long long time!
(It doesn’t usually happen, but if some part of your chick should come apart, you can attach it back with a little water or white craft glue)
I’ve assembled over 30 more projects for you to enjoy this spring! From bird cages, birdhouses, flowers, bunnies and more I’m sure you’ll find something you love.
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Baby Chicks
Raising in
Suffern, New York
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Baby Chicks Needs in
Suffern, New York
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Suffern New York
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Suffern New York * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Suffern
New York * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chickens Mail in
Suffern, New York
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Suffern New York is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Suffern,
New York Baby chicks are quite
charming and
difficult to resist,
but it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival prior to you obtain them. Prepare first
by gathering not only the
right materials, however
additionally the correct
expertise to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
basic, you just should offer them with the following: A
clean and warm
environment Plenty of food and also water Attention and
love Habitat Your environment could be an easy box, fish tank,
cat carrier, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and also
blankets (with no loose
strings!) to start, and after a
couple of weeks utilize straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid making use of only
newspaper or various other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could expand
malformed. You additionally need
something to dish out food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
dish from the feed store, or a pickle container
cover for food as well as an animal bird water dispenser from a pet shop. Additionally, as the chicks get
older you can introduce a perch
right into the environment to get them
trained on setting down. Warmth To
keep your chicks heat you have to
provide them with a heat source.
This could be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design light from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile heat
light bulb also function very
well (my
referral). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can use
up to two months). The recently
hatched require a temperature
between 90 and also 100 degrees,
as well as every week this can
be decreased by
approximately 5 degrees approximately. The heat source must get on merely one side of the cage
to enable chicks a variety of
temperature levels. The chicks are your ideal
thermometer- if they are hiding in the
opposite edge of your heat
light, you have to
lower the temperature level. If
they are smothering each various other under the
warmth (not simply curling up),
you have to include some heat.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is crucial and also it keeps your chicks healthy. Be sure to alter
the bedding
frequently and also
consistently provide clean
food as well as water Food and water.
Chicks grow extremely quick
which needs lots of tidy
food and water. Supply
enough whatsoever times and check
usually to
stop parched and
starving chicks. Chick food is different than adult chicken food, and also it can be found in both medicated and
also non-medicated ranges. Feed chick food for the
very first two months, after that
switch to a grower food (~ 17 %
protein) for an additional 2 months,
and then to a somewhat
reduced healthy protein feed or a level feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks prefer to get a running start on taking
filth baths, while others will not use up that activity until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
unit, introduce a tray of sand or
dirt for them to shower in.
Interest and love There are a
few advantages to spending quality time with your chicks. First of all, they will certainly more than likely bond with you as well as
not run away as adults. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily as well as
enjoy their behavior, you could
capture illness or other problems earlier. Watch out for hissing, hopping, or
various other harmful
indications. Be sure to
also take a look at
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can lead
to matted feathers and also stopped up cloaca.
Lastly, it is important to watch out for social problems, such as the
tiniest chick obtaining badgered. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are currently fully feathery
and its time for them to leave the
safety of your house
and move outside into a
coop. Take a look at our
area on chicken cages to get more information
concerning coops and
correct cage environments.
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