This Little Piggy

This Little Piggy Went to Market...

The Rhyme:
This little piggy went to market;
This little piggy stayed home;
This little piggy had roast beef;
This little piggy had none;
This little piggy went "whee, whee, whee" all the way home.


Age: 2 & up
Difficulty rating: 1 out of 5
Messiness rating: minimal

This craft rewards you with cute puppets for a puppet show! Plus it combines kiddie favorites--gluing and gluing. Big hit! The kids can also help cut out the figures.

Supplies:
5 jumbo craft sticks
Construction paper (pink, and any other color you feel like using. I used brown, purple, green, red, yellow, and so forth. Scraps are plenty--except for the pink.)
Googly Eyes (I love me some googly eyes, can you tell?)
Craft Glue
Black Marker

The Craft:

1. Cut out the basic shape of a pig's head. (You can use the template here, if you want.)
2. Cut out the noses.
   
3. Cut out any additional shapes you might want to add. I used a bow-tie, a bow, a flower, a plate, roast beef (though it looks more like a turkey leg!), a necktie, a large square for the house & store and triangle roofs.)
   
4. Glue on the googly eyes.
5. Glue on the noses.
   
6. Glue on the "extras."
   
7. Glue it all to the craft sticks.