Spring Chicken Greeting Card

Design an adorable greeting card perfect for spring!

Skill Level: Moderate

Time Needed: 45 minutes

Age(s): 6 to 8

Appropriate For: Easter

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Cut out a pair of matching ovals from white poster board.
Cut out a chick from a sheet of yellow construction paper. Make sure that the chick will fit within the dimensions of the egg shape you just cut out. You can make a simple chick shape by drawing a shape that resembles the number "8", with a small top half and a larger bottom half.
Glue on a pair of Jiggly Eyes. Paint a beak on the chick using Elmer's 3D Washable Paint Pens™. Let the glue and the paint dry completely.
Center the chick on one of the white ovals. Glue the chick in place.
Cut of the upper half of the second white oval in a zig-zag pattern so that it looks like a crack. Glue the bottom portion of the egg over the chick, matching up the edges to the black oval. The chick's head should be showing above the jagged edge.
Lay the top piece of the cracked egg over the chick's head. Fasten it to the lower portion of the egg with a paper fastener. The top portion will act as a hinge, opening and closing.
Fold a sheet of blue construction paper in half to make a greeting card.
Glue the egg and chick to the front of a greeting card.
Write a message inside of the Spring Chicken Greeting Card and give it to someone special!

Teaching Tips:

Talk with students about the life cycle of a chicken. First, it is an egg. After about three weeks, the egg hatches. Then, it becomes a chick, or baby chicken. The chick grows for about three months until it becomes an adult chicken. Ask students to draw a picture of the chicken's life cycle and label the different parts. Discuss the life cycle of other select animals, such as a butterfly or frog.
Have students brainstorm a list of other animals that lay eggs. Introduce the vocabulary word monotreme, which describes an egg-laying mammal. Have students select their favorite monotreme, and write a short paragraph to describe it.
Encourage students to write a catchy phrase or a silly poem to go inside of their greeting card. Bring in examples of store bought greeting cards to inspire students.