It doesn’t get easier than this cute and simple handprint pig craft for kids! Use the handprint in the template provided, or go ahead & make your own!

If you ask today’s kids if they know a famous pig, they are 99.9% sure to mention Peppa Pig! However, it wasn’t the case when I was younger – Peppa didn’t exist then!

When I was a child, the famous pigs we know were Miss Piggy from the Muppets and of course, the three little pigs from the fairy tale. While that story talked about three innocent pigs and an evil wolf, things have changed a little. Apparently, there is now a book written by the wolf, explaining his perspective in the whole saga!

Here are a few more famous pigs you may have heard about.

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Famous Fictional Pigs in Popular Culture

Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Babe from The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
Piglet from Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Hamm from Toy Story by Pixar
Porky Pig from Looney Tunes
Poppy Pig from Miffy by Dick Bruna

Well, famous pigs are all very good, but so are the not-so-famous ones! Today we have a cute little piggie friend for you, which you can make with just plain craft paper, scissors and glue!

Cute and Easy Handprint Pig Craft for Kids

Supplies required:

Colored craft papers
Pencil
Craft glue
A pair of scissors
Sharpies

How to make the Handprint Pig Craft:

1. Download and print the handprint pig craft template. The template contains parts of the pig, including eyes, ears, snout, tail and head. In addition to these, the template also includes a handprint, in case you don’t want to make your own, or your kids are just too excited to sit still!

2. Trace the parts of the template on pink craft paper and cut them out. We’ve used different shades of pink here, choosing a dark one for the snout, tail and inner ears.

3. Let’s start with something easy – stick the inner ears inside the outer ears.

4. Now attach the ears to the pig’s head with glue, placing them on either side of the top edge.

5. Next, stick on the pig’s snout in the middle of the head – this is the pig’s most identifying feature!

6. Take out your black marker and shade in the eyes. When done, stick them on the pig’s head, above the snout.

7. Don’t put away the Sharpies yet! Use a pink Sharpie to draw an outline inside the nose along with two little nostrils. Use a black Sharpie to draw a cute little smile. Your handprint pig craft is coming along well!

8. Time to bring out the handprint! Place it so that the fingers are facing down, and the wrist end is facing up. Stick the pig’s head on the thumb, so that only the remaining fingers are visible – these are the pig’s limbs.

9. Bring back the pink Sharpie – use it to fill in the fingertips of the handprint, i.e. the pig’s hooves.

10. Our handprint pig craft is missing something – yes, the tail! Stick the little curly tail on the handprint opposite to the head.

11. If you like, you can leave your craft as is, or you can cut out small triangular notches in all the fingertips, so it look like your pig has two hooves on each foot.

There you go – your cute little handprint pig craft is complete!

This is a great craft for little kids to try, and the handprint in the template ensures you can carry on even if your little one refuses to outline their hand! Hand them the parts and some glue, and let them try to put it together on their own.

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