DLTK's Educational Activities
Easy Pig Craft

I've had a lot of requests for farm animal crafts.  This farm pig is made with shapes which makes him good for preschool and toddler skills practice.  Older children may prefer the toilet paper roll version as it is a bit more challenging (although some days it's nice to have an easy craft on hand when supper's running a bit late!)

 You will need a printer, something to colour with, scissors, glue, and paper (I prefer construction paper).

• Print out the template of choice.
• Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.  (Younger children may require assistance with the cutting.)
• Glue the various pieces of the head together.  Make sure you spend time naming the shapes used.  You can also ask your child what the similarities and differences between the shapes are (Examples:  Which triangle/circle is bigger/smaller.  How many sides does the triangle have.)
  

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template for a colour printer

Template for black & white printer

Printable version of these instructions