These clay pot animals are SO CUTE! Transform a regular dollar store clay pot into an adorable animal. Use our free templates to make flower pots that look like bunnies, chicks, pigs, ducks, and roosters.
We had so much fun decorating our farm animal Easter eggs that we decided to combine some of those cute animal designs with our Halloween clay pots. The result? These animal flower pots! It’s such a fun and easy spring craft for both kids and adults.
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How to Make Clay Pot Animals
Materials:
- FREE Printable Clay Pot Animals Template
- Small clay pot(s)
- Acrylic paint (pink or other colour)
- Cardstock (grey and pink, or other colour)
- Glue tape
- Black marker (fine tipped)
Equipment:
Check Out The Video Tutorial:
Instructions:
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Paint the flower pot
- Decide which farm animal you'd like to make and paint a clay pot the base colour. (Pink for the pig.)
- Paint just inside the rim of the pot as well.Allow it to dry (it dries quickly) then add a second coat of paint, if needed.
Step 3: Cut out the template pieces
- While the paint is drying, print the template (link in the materials list above).Cut out the template pieces for your animal.
- Trace the pig's hooves onto grey cardstock and cut them out.
- Trace the ears and snout onto pink cardstock and cut them out.
- Cut a small strip of pink cardstock that gets thinner on one end.Twirl the paper around a pencil or your pinky finger to create the pig's spiral tail.
Step 4: Add the details onto the clay pot
- Add glue tape to the bottom part of one of the pig's ears.If you have any pencil marks on the ears, add the tape to this side.
- Attach the ear to the inside lip of the pot. Repeat with the second ear.
- Use glue tape to attach the snout to the front center of the pot (opposite the ears).
- Add glue tape to the back part of the hooves. Attach them under the pot at the front so the hooves are sticking out.
- Attach the tail to the back of the pot so it points out on one side.
- Use a fine point marker to draw the pig's eyes and nostrils.
- Your clay pot animal is complete!
- Now have fun using one of the other templates to make a whole group of animal flower pots.
Helpful Tips:
- If you don’t want to use marker you can also add the face details onto these pots with a fine tipped paintbrush and acrylic paint. Or use the flat end of a wooden skewer to paint on the eyes.
- The templates (linked below) are meant to go on a clay pot with a 2-1/2 inch diameter. Scale the template up for a larger pot.
Get our free printable clay pot animals template:
Click on the link below to download our free, printable clay pot animals templates! The 3 page PDF file will open in a new window. Then simply print the template on 8.5 x 11 (letter size) printer paper.
>>> Clay Pot Animals Template <<<
This PDF features templates to decorate your clay pots like a bunny, chick, pig, duck, and rooster.
Can I make these clay pot animals without cardstock?
Yes, you can also use construction paper, felt, or craft foam to add the animal details onto the clay pots.
What glue is best for attaching the details to my animal flower pots?
We used glue tape, aka crafter’s tape, which is fairly strong and worked well for this project. But you can also use tacky glue or hot glue!
What type of scissors are best for cutting out the small pieces for these clay pot animals?
You can definitely use any scissors you have, but we love using detail scissors for smaller, more intricate tasks. These scissors are very sharp and have shorter, thin blades, making it easy to navigate small corners and lines.
What can I do with the clay pot animals?
Use these animal clay pots as a candy dish or a fun way to display Easter eggs! You can also plant a faux succulent in them, or even use them for pretend play.
You can also use these flower pots for real plants, but if you do, we recommend using craft foam instead of cardstock, because of the contact with water. A primer beneath the paint and a sealer on top is also recommended if you’re using these pots with real plants to make them last as long as possible.
These clay pot animals are inexpensive to make, using terracotta pots from the dollar store, and the end result is so cute!! And all you need is a simple coat of paint and a few details from our free template!
Here’s even more spring craft ideas:
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
Where to buy:
You can purchase Low-Mess Crafts for Kids from Amazon, or wherever books are sold:
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