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Craft Tutorials | Recycled Crafts | Cardboard Tube Crafts for Kids | Cardboard Tube Chicken: The Farm Series
Cardboard Tube Crafts for Kids

Cardboard Tube Chicken: The Farm Series

Author by Amanda Davis on April 2, 2011 Updated on May 29, 2020

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I recently posted several cardboard tube crafts for Easter. I wanted to make sure I got those posted in time in case anyone needed a fun project for the holiday. In addition to the Easter cardboard tube crafts, I have several cardboard tube farm animals to show you! I’ll start the series with the chicken. It’s probably one of my favorites of all the farm animals, must be her cute long legs. :) I’m excited to show you this farm series of crafts, so let’s get started!

Don’t you think she’s cute? Makes me wish I would have made her a little hen house. Hee hee. You can make her little baby cardboard tube chicks too. Stay tuned, I’ll be sharing quite a few farm animals in this series in the coming days!

NOTE: I used a hot glue gun. If you choose to do the same, please be careful and always supervise children or do the gluing for them. You can use instant grab glue instead. 

First you’ll need to cut a section of cardboard tube about 1 1/2 – 2″ high. Paint it white, inside and out, and set it aside to dry.

To make the legs, cut about 3″ off of an orange chenille stem (I used that for the chicks’ feet) and then cut the remaining length of the orange chenille in half.

From each of the two chenille legs, cut a 1″ piece. Cross the 1″ piece with the longer piece as shown above.

Now twist that 1″ piece around the longer piece. Note to self: move the stupid glue gun before taking pictures so the focus hones in on the right object. Especially if you’re going to have the camera on a tripod and just not really pay attention to what the result is until you actually download the pictures and it’s just too dang late to take another one. 

Bend the foot so that your chicken will be able to stand. Glue the legs inside the bottom of the tube. Hmm. I moved the glue gun and it’s still blurry. *sigh*

To make the chicken’s comb, bend a red chenille stem as shown above, trimming off the excess.

Glue the comb to the inside top of the tube.

The wings are made in a similar fashion from white chenille. Shape chenille into a heart shape, trim and glue to the side of the tube.

Paint a triangle for the beak and use a black Sharpie marker to add the eyes and eyebrows. Finally, dip a scruffy paintbrush or Q-tip in pink paint and dab off all the excess paint. The paintbrush will be almost dry. Dab pink on for the cheeks.

More farm animals to come, so stay tuned!

Check out all of my cardboard tube crafts for kids!

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Cardboard Tube Chicken: The Farm Series

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

  • hot glue gun
  • cardboard tube
  • orange red and white chenille stems
  • scissors
  • Black Sharpie Marker
  • scruffy paintbrush or Q-tip

Paint

  • white

Instructions

  • First you’ll need to cut a section of cardboard tube about 1 1/2 – 2″ high. Paint it white, inside and out, and set it aside to dry.
  • To make the legs, cut about 3″ off of an orange chenille stem (I used that for the chicks’ feet) and then cut the remaining length of the orange chenille in half.
  • From each of the two chenille legs, cut a 1″ piece. Cross the 1″ piece with the longer piece as shown above.
  • Now twist that 1″ piece around the longer piece.
  • Bend the foot so that your chicken will be able to stand. Glue the legs inside the bottom of the tube.
  • To make the chicken’s comb, bend a red chenille stem as shown above, trimming off the excess.
  • Glue the comb to the inside top of the tube.
  • The wings are made in a similar fashion from white chenille. Shape chenille into a heart shape, trim and glue to the side of the tube.
  • Paint a triangle for the beak and use a black Sharpie marker to add the eyes and eyebrows. Finally, dip a scruffy paintbrush or Q-tip in pink paint and dab off all the excess paint. The paintbrush will be almost dry. Dab pink on for the cheeks.


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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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Filed Under: Animal Crafts for Kids, Cardboard Tube Crafts for Kids, Earth Day Crafts, Easy Crafts for Kids Tagged With: animals, cardboard tubes, earth day, farm, farm animal, farm animals, holidays, kid's crafts, recycle crafts

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  1. Donna says

    May 25, 2012 at 11:15 am

    These are adorable. A cute project for first grade. Pinned it.

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    • Amanda says

      May 26, 2012 at 2:03 pm

      Thanks Donna!

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  2. Katrina says

    March 24, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    Just got “roped” into doing a craft with my 8 yo. So of course we turned to Crafts by Amanda for inspiration. We just made a chicky and chicken with cardboard tubes. Fun, fun! I’ll post a picture on FB with a link when I get to take a decent picture. ;) We had to go dumpster diving in the big trash can for some cardboard tubes as I just threw out the trash yesterday. Made my son dive in the dumpster. ;)

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      March 24, 2012 at 8:54 pm

      That’s awesome! I can’t wait to see them, sooooo fun!

      Reply
  3. phasejumper says

    April 7, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    LOVE these!

    Reply
  4. DebWestbury says

    April 6, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    You know the white one would be good for someone that has chickens in thier kitchen…sitting in the window….

    Reply
  5. RedTedArt says

    April 6, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Oh and what a fab rooster! :-)) you have so many neat ideas!

    Thanks for linking to Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

    Reply
  6. erin says

    April 6, 2011 at 12:52 am

    So cute! I know a few kids that are going to love making these. I'll be sure to check your blog often for more ideas!

    Reply
  7. Katrina says

    April 3, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    Love the chicken!

    Reply
  8. creativejewishmom/sara says

    April 3, 2011 at 6:39 am

    love these Amanda, thanks so much for sharing all your tube animals on Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Reply
  9. Mod Podge Amy says

    April 2, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    SUPER cute! And I've done the same thing with my camera – SO many times! hahaha

    Reply
  10. Stunning- says

    April 2, 2011 at 3:20 am

    Super Cute! Love the pipe cleaner legs!

    Reply
  11. Sweet Little Smoothie says

    April 2, 2011 at 1:31 am

    So stinkin cute! I don't know if I can handle the overwhelming cuteness of an entire farm of these adorable little tube animals!

    Reply
  12. Katlyn says

    April 2, 2011 at 1:25 am

    I thought it was a roll of toilet paper when I first looked at the photo. I thought WOW now that is crafty…making Easter Toilet paper! Now that I know what it is…Very cute!

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