Once Upon a Book ~ The Big Red Barn Art Ideas

This week you’ll need some construction paper, cotton balls, markers, scissors, one googly eye {optional} and glue to make some fun farm animal crafts!

“Big Red Barn” by Margaret Wise Brown

 

Book Summary: The story is very simple. It’s about a day in the life of the animals on a farm. Each animal is introduced as you read about the happens in and around the big red barn.

Cotton ball sheep

1. Draw a sheep outline
2. Glue cotton balls on the outline for the wool

Handprint Rooster

{Idea from No Time for Flash Cards}

1. Draw a chicken outline
   
2. Trace your little one’s hand on one piece of construction paper {you’ll cut more from this one pattern}
   
3. Let your little one color the chicken while you cut out the hands (5-8)
   
4. Cut the chicken out
   
5. Glue the hands on the chicken
   
6. Cut out a beak and legs and glue them on
   
7. {Optional} add googly eye

Be sure to check back next week for some more fun farm ideas for Once Upon a book!