These adorable Pig Crafts for preschool kids are great for creating during your animal or farm themes. Choose from construction paper crafts, simple paper plates, or fun recycled ideas. There is a project that is perfect for your child. Make them in your classroom, at a birthday party, or at home with your family.
Pig Crafts for Preschool
These cute pig crafts are so much fun for kids to make! There are projects for various skill levels, but most preschoolers will enjoy them.
For the most part, pigs are an easy craft for young children. Grab anything pink and add a curly tail and you are already halfway there!
Because these simple crafts use a lot of classic craft supplies, like construction paper, toilet paper rolls, and paper plates, they are easy to create with groups.
Farm-themed craftivities complement preschool themes in February, March, and all year long!
Looking for crafts for the whole farm? Check out this collection of farm arts and crafts. (coming soon!)
Crafting is a wonderful way to work on basic skill building, like fine motor skills, cutting practice, simple shapes, and more.
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When to create these fun pig arts and crafts
These are great crafts to create all year long. Here are some fun ways to use these simple projects.
- Create them for a farm lesson plan.
- Make them as holiday gifts for loved ones.
- Decorate your classroom during an animal week.
- Make them with a pig theme lesson plan
- Use them to help you read pig books, like the story of the Three Little Pigs.
- Make them at home while you’re stuck inside during the winter months.
- Add them to your Chinese New Year, when it’s the year of the pig. (Next time will be: 2031)
- Create an easy pig craft on National Pig Day (March 1st)
- Use them as an activity during a Peppa Pig birthday party.
Our Favorite Craft Supplies
You can’t make a cute piggy craft without the right supplies. And while a lot of these crafts can be made with pink paper, you may need some other supplies.
These craft supplies are perfect for crafting with young kids. While not each of them is used in the crafts below, they are all staples in our craft bin. If you don’t have any on hand, that might be ok. Take a look at the craft first to see whether or not you need them.
- Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies.
- Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
- Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
- Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
- Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
- Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.
- Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls – A great way to recycle your paper tubes is to use them in crafts!
- Paper Plates – Grab this party supply to create fun crafts.
- Contact Paper – We use this a lot to create suncatcher crafts
- Pipe Cleaners – Their bendy and hold their shape, which makes for some fun creating!
- Coffee Filters – This inexpensive item is fun to create with.
- Pom Poms – Fluffy and always fun.
- Egg Cartons – Recycle these into fantastic crafts!
- Puffy Paint – Makes great snow!!
- Paper Bags – Using this recycled supply is a fun way to make puppets.
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Pig crafts for kids
These pig arts and crafts ideas are great for kids to try. They make adorable farm animals or New Years' projects.
Create a unique 3D paper pig with this tutorial.
Supplies:
Construction Paper
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
A paper plate craft is a great way to create a pig.
Supplies:
Paper Plate
Paint
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Give your paper plate craft a 3D twist with this tutorial.
Supplies:
Paper Plate
Egg Carton
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Grab some toilet paper rolls to create these adorable pigs.
Supplies:
Toilet Paper Roll
Paint
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Raid the recycle bin for this cute craft idea.
Supplies:
Cereal Boxes
Pink Pipe Cleaner
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This paper craft is just a few cuts and folds, so it's a great project for little ones.
Supplies:
Pink Paper
Crayons, colored pencils, or markers
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
A coffee filter helps to create a perfectly round pig face.
Supplies:
Basket Coffee Filter
Construction Paper
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Make a craft that kids can wear!
Supplies:
Cardstock or Construction Paper
Pig Template
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
The accordion fold creates a unique craft idea.
Supplies:
Construction Paper
Scissors
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Pass these adorable pig valentines at your Valentine's Day Party.
Supplies:
Cardstock or Construction Paper
Glue
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This paper plate craft rocks! (pun intended!)
Supplies:
Paper Plate
Pink Paint
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Wooden spoons make a unique and inexpensive craft supply!
Supplies:
Wooden Spoons
Pink Buttons
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Grab a bag of bags to create this fun craft!
Supplies:
Brown Paper Bag
Cardstock
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This craft idea sneaks in some fine motor skill building.
Supplies:
Paper Plate
Cotton Balls
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
These would be a great decoration during a farm week.
Supplies:
Paper Plates
Pink Paint
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
A wonderful way to use up all those Amazon boxes!
Supplies:
Cardboard
Pencil
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Cupcake liners make perfect circles, which makes them great for younger kids!
Supplies:
Cupcake Liners
Glue
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Recycle your pop bottles into cute pigs.
Supplies:
2 Liter Plastic Bottle
Pink Paint
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
It's like the egg cartons are created with this craft in mind. So simple and cute.
Supplies:
Egg Cartons
Paint
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Quilling is great for building fine motor skills!
Supplies:
Quilling Paper Strips
Craft Paper
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Your little readers will love these corner bookmarks.
Supplies:
Colored Craft Paper
Origami Paper
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Make adorable pom poms and turn them into pigs with this tutorial.
Supplies:
pink felt
pink yarn
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This adorable Letter P craft is great for preschoolers.
Supplies:
Pink Construction Paper
Googly Eyes
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
If you're looking for something a bit easier, check out this template.
Supplies:
Template
Crayons
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This is a great craft to help kids learn about shapes.
Supplies:
Pig Template
Scissors
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This is a mess-free art project.
Supplies:
Printable
Ziplock Bag
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
This art project is all-in messy fun!
Supplies:
Pig Picture
Oats
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
Capture those little handprints in piggy art.
Supplies:
Pink Paint
Black Sharpie
See the tutorial for the full supply list.
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