Free Lesson Plan: Hobby Horse/Unicorn Craft

Posted on Sep 05, 2024

We've got a FREE craft project with super skill-development opportunities for kids ages 4 and up to share with you today!

But before we do...

Here’s a question for you:

Can you think of a fairytale that doesn't have a horse in it?

Think about it... Who pulled Cinderella's carriage? How did Prince Phillip get to the tower to save Sleeping Beauty? What did Anna ride when she went looking for Elsa in Frozen?

Horses play a super important and heavily underrated role in many stories, which makes them a great tool for imaginative play.

Today, we share one of the Creative Crafting Club's greatest hits - the Hobby Horse/Unicorn full lesson plan.

This craft has been made by thousands of kids worldwide and has always resulted in the happiest faces and hours of after-class fun.

Get your students to come up with a name for their horse and a fairytale to go along with it.

Don't feel like making a horse? Just slap on a horn, and you've got yourself a dazzling unicorn!

Click here or on the image below to download your free hobby horse/unicorn lesson plan. ⤵

Inside you'll find:

A supply list
Step-by-step instructions with pictures
A game to play
A calming wind-down activity

Age recommendation:

This project is recommended for kids ages 4 to 6 with basic adult assistance, but kids ages 7 and up would love it and be able to do the project on their own.

Here's what you'll need:

We've listed lots of supply options below. Be creative and use what you have!

Kitchen paper tube/small mailing tube or 2 toilet rolls
Utility knife
Scissors
Glue stick, school glue, glue gun (optional)
Thick paper/thin cardboard (cereal box)
Color paper or foam sheets
Coloring supplies: sharpies, colored pencils, pastel crayons, etc.
Decorations: glitter, wool, ribbons, stickers, etc.
Paint supplies: watercolor paint/tempera watercolor cakes, paintbrush, water jug

What super skills will your students learn?

Imagination and Creativity

This craft is all about imagination and creativity. Encourage kids to come up with their own ideas.

Fine-motor skills

This is best practiced when using the smaller muscles in our hands. This lesson's focus on gluing, cutting, sticking, drawing, and painting will help develop these muscles.

Click the button below to download the full lesson plan for free. Enter your name and email to receive a copy instantly.

We'd love to see how your students' projects turn out; please share some pics with us!

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