Hello, little chick!

A sunny yellow chick peeks out of a white eggshell. Add pink cheeks and draw two tiny shell cracks.

30 minutes · Ages 6+ with adult help · 9 pages · 10 steps

A layered chick about 12.6 x 18.3 cm, made from 12 paper pieces. Follow 10 colour steps to place the wings, connect the feet and cover the lower body with the zigzag shell. Draw black pupils and two shell cracks. Suggested ages 6+ with adult help; allow about 30 minutes.

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Materials

• 1 A4 or US Letter sheet of YELLOW paper; half a sheet of WHITE paper; ORANGE paper at least 10 x 5 cm; PINK paper at least 4 x 2 cm. Light paper or card, about 120-160 gsm, works well.
• Child-safe scissors, glue stick, pencil, eraser, ruler and a black felt-tip pen. Protect the table with scrap paper.
• Write part IDs lightly on the backs. Dry-fit before gluing. Put glue only on the overlapping backs. Ask a grown-up to help with small shapes and curved cuts.
• Print only pages 8-9 at Actual size / 100%. Check each 5 cm test bar; a colour printer is not needed.

Inside your PDF

• 9-page English PDF: finished view, preparation, colour instructions and 2 full-size pattern pages
• 10 numbered steps, each with its own colour illustration
• 12 paper pieces with named colours and cut quantities
• Close-up pupil drawing and clear placement for the zigzag shell, feet and drawn cracks.
• A 5 cm calibration bar on every pattern page; A4 and US Letter supported at 100%