Cute and Cuddly Woolly Sheep

You can make this farmyard favourite using cotton wool and paper.  It is great as part of a display or just as a sweet activity to do with your young child.

 

Age Group: 3years+

What you need:

• Sheet of black paper
• Glue
• White pencil or chalk
• Cotton wool balls

What to do:

1. Draw a sheep outline on the paper using white pencil or chalk.
2. Have your toddler stick balls of fluffy white cotton wool onto the sheep shape.
3. Remember to leave a little space clear as the head.
4. You can draw or stick eyes onto the head.
5. You can then complete the scene by adding grass, flowers and bugs.

Tips:

1. Sing Baa Baa Black sheep and Mary had a Little Lamb while you are doing this activity.
2. Show your child pictures of sheep in books or online
3. Visit a farm before you do this as an introduction to sheep or do this first and then follow with a visit to a farm.
4. Discuss where wool comes from and what we use if for.
5. Remember that you can use chalk to add details to black paper.