Cardboard Roll Chick Craft

It’s easy to turn a cardboard roll into our adorable Cardboard Roll Chick Craft. Basically, all you need to make this little spring chick craft is a cardboard roll, pipe cleaners, and paint. The result is a super cute Easter craft!

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We do love cardboard roll crafts, it’s amazing how many things you can make with those tubes. And the pipe cleaners in this Easter chick craft gives the chick a nice fuzzy effect. It makes for such a fun Easter craft.

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Cardboard Roll Easter Chick Craft

To make our Easter chick craft you will need toilet paper size cardboard rolls, yellow acrylic paint, gold pipe cleaners, small googly eyes, scrap of orange cardstock, scissors, and glue.

Cardboard Roll Chick Craft supplies needed.

Easter Chick Cardboard Roll Craft Supplies Needed

  • Cardboard rolls
  • Yellow acrylic paint
  • Gold pipe cleaners
  • Orange cardstock
  • Googly eyes, small
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Cardboard Roll Chick Craft Step by Step Directions

Begin with an empty toilet paper size cardboard roll.

Paint cardboard roll yellow.

Paint the cardboard roll yellow. Let the paint dry completely.

Cut roll in half.

When the paint is dry, cut the roll in half. One cardboard roll makes two little chicks.

Cut pipe cleaners in half.

Now, gather your pipe cleaners. We managed to make it work with just one pipe cleaner, but use two pipe cleaners per chick to make it easier.If you’re using 2 pipe cleaners, cut each in half.

Bend pipe cleaner into a w shape.

With one half of the pipe cleaner, bend into a w shape.

Twist ends together.

Twist the ends together.

Tape to top of cardboard roll.

Tape this piece of pipe cleaner to the top of the cardboard roll.

Bend remaining two pipe cleaners in m shapes.

Next, bend one of the remaining pipe cleaners in an m shape.

Twist ends together.

Twist the ends together. Do same for other pipe cleaner, too.

Cut slits on opposite sides of roll, about halfway down.

Then, cut a slit on opposite sides of the cardboard roll, about halfway down the roll.

Insert m shaped pipe cleaner in one of the slits.

Insert the m shape pipe cleaner in one of the slits.

Repeat for the other side.

Repeat for the other side.

Glue googly eyes.

Now, glue googly eyes in place.

Cut small orange triangle and glue in place for beak.

Finally, cut a small triangle out of the orange cardstock and glue in place beneath the googly eyes for the beak.

Cardboard Roll Chick Craft.

Such a cute little chick craft!

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More Easter Crafts for Kids

Looking for more Easter chick crafts? Check out our Paper Plate Chick Craft, Easter Hot Air Balloon Craft, Paper Plate Chick Easter Wreaths, and our Easter Egg Hatching Chicks Craft to name just a few of our many fun Easter crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!

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Cardboard Roll Chick Craft

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

A cute Easter craft made using cardboard rolls and pipe cleaners!

Materials

  • Cardboard rolls
  • Yellow acrylic paint
  • Gold pipe cleaners
  • Orange cardstock
  • Googly eyes, small
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Instructions

  1. Begin with an empty toilet paper size cardboard roll.
  2. Paint the cardboard roll yellow. Let the paint dry completely.
  3. When the paint is dry, cut the roll in half. One cardboard roll makes two little chicks.
  4. Now, gather your pipe cleaners. You will need 2 pipe cleaners for each chick. Cut each pipe cleaner in half.
  5. Bend one piece of pipe cleaner into a w shape.
  6. Twist the ends together.
  7. Tape this piece of pipe cleaner to the top of the cardboard roll.
  8. Next, bend one of the remaining pipe cleaners in an m shape.
  9. Twist the ends together. Do same for other pipe cleaner, too.
  10. Then, cut a slit on opposite sides of the cardboard roll, about halfway down the roll.
  11. Insert the m shape pipe cleaner in one of the slits.
  12. Repeat for the other side.
  13. Now, glue googly eyes in place.
  14. Finally, cut a small triangle out of the orange cardstock and glue in place beneath the googly eyes for the beak.

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