This 5 little ducks went swimming one day activity is so much fun to pair with the nursery rhyme! Engage your toddlers and preschoolers while you make the duck craft to get them engaged in play. You can even make 5 duck crafts and turn them into puppets by adding a craft stick to the back for even more fun.
If you're looking for more nursery rhyme activity ideas, check out this 5 little ducks egg carton craft or these nursery rhyme playdough mats!
Below you'll find step by step instructions for how to make your 5 little ducks went swimming one day activity using our free printable duck craft template! Toddlers and preschoolers will have so much fun helping put this together as they sing along with the nursery rhyme!
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5 Little Ducks Craft
Supplies for your duck craft:
- Duck Craft Template
- Cardstock (yellow, orange, blue, light blue)
- White Paper Gift Bags
- Blue Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Black Marker
- Googly Eyes
How to make your duck craft:
STEP 1: Gather your supplies
Be sure to download and print off your duck craft template. You can find it by scrolling down below.
STEP 2: Prepare your duck craft template and body parts
Assuming you have your duck craft template downloaded and printed off, it's time to cut it out! Once you've done that, you'll start to cut out the duck body parts on card stock.
Trace the body of the duck, the head of the duck, and the wings from the template onto yellow cardstock and cut them out. Then trace the beak and feet onto orange cardstock and those out. Lastly, cut a small strip of both yellow and orange cardstock.
STEP 3: Assemble duck's head
First things first - we need to assemble the duck's head! Glue the beak and googly eyes onto the duck's head as shown below.
STEP 4: Attach the duck's head to the body
Now that you assembled the duck's head, you're going to attach it to the body. Take the yellow strip of cardstock and fold into the shape of an M. Then, glue one end of the strip onto the duck's body and the other end onto the head.
STEP 5: Attach the duck's wings and feet to the body
Next, glue the wings onto the duck, slightly flapping them up. Take both orange strips of cardstock and fold them into the shape of an M. Then, glue one end of the strips onto the duck's body and the other end onto the feet.
ALTERNATIVE IDEA : If you want to turn your ducks into puppets rather than gifts bags add a craft stick to the back of the ducks. You could make 5 to use as you sing the nursery rhyme '5 Little Ducks'.
STEP 6: Assemble puddle
Next, we're going to start on the puddle your duck will sit on. Trace the puddle template onto blue cardstock and cut it out. Then, trace it onto light blue cardstock and out the strips from it as shown below.
Once you've done that, glue the light blue strips onto the blue puddle pieces.
For the last step, it's time to assemble the gift bags! Glue the duck on top of the puddle and then paint the gift bags with a thin coat of paint using a foam paint brush. Be sure to allow the paint to dry completely before continuing.
Now, glue the duck and puddle onto the gift bag and then cut out droplets of water from blue cardstock. Glue the droplets onto the gift bags as shown below.
For even more fun we have the 5 speckled frogs version coming soon!
Once you've done that, glue the light blue strips onto the blue puddle pieces.
STEP 6: Assemble gift bags
Now, glue the duck and puddle onto the gift bag and then cut out droplets of water from blue cardstock. Glue the droplets onto the gift bags as shown below.
For even more fun we have the 5 speckled frogs version coming soon!
To download this duck template for free click on the link below and add $0. For personal or classroom use only. Not for redistribution. All images are copyrighted. Thank you.
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