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Approximate Time: 1 hour
Note: you can draw and cut out larger circles to your own measurements, if you want to make a larger chick.
Put two card circles of equal size together to make one ring. Wind yarn loosely around the ring, until the hole in the centre is nearly filled up. Work with approximately 2 metre lengths of yarn at a time and leave any loose ends hanging on the outside of the ring. Note: if using fine yarn, wind in bundles of 5-6 strands to save time. Push a scissor blade between the two rings and cut the yarn around the edges of the rings - young children should not handle sharp scissors. Pass a length of yarn between the two pieces of card, around all the strands of yarn and tie firmly. The yarn will bunch together into a round pompom shape. Remove the cardboard discs and keep for next time. Fluff up your pompom; trim any stray ends to tidy the finished shape. Note: to make a speckled chick, wrap two or more different coloured strands of yarn together.
Use two pompoms, one large and one small to make the body and head of your chick. Sew both pompoms together using a length of yarn. Glue a small felt triangle for a beak and cut out some feathers from the remaining felt and attach to your bird. Glue sequins to the feathers. Add a pair of joggle eyes and stitch a length of yarn to the base of the chick for the legs. Using a needle, thread each leg through the centre of a mini-pompom and knot the yarn to secure in place. Bend cut lengths of a chenille stem to make the feet and glue each foot underneath a mini-pompom to finish. Enjoy your chick!
By Anne Davies from Cheshire, UK
About The Author: Anne has written a range of educational articles for publications worldwide, whose readers include teachers, home-schooling parents and craft therapists. She is based in the United Kingdom.
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