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Zodiac rooster sunrise
Draw a colorful rooster and sunrise while learning about the Chinese zodiac.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Paper and child-appropriate crayons
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Lay paper and crayons on a table. An adult can draw a large circle to start the rooster's body.
Adult's role: Explain that the rooster is one of twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac and invite the child to choose colors.
Let's make it happen
- Draw a round body and a smaller head with a beak and comb.
- Add large curved tail feathers and two legs.
- Color the rooster and draw a sunrise in the background.
Make it simpler: Color a circle drawn by an adult and add one feather together.
Clean up: Put crayons away and keep or recycle the picture.
Use child-appropriate crayons and follow the child's interest in drawing or coloring.