Felt Lifecycle of a Chicken

Bring the journey of nature's adorable little clucker to life in your learning space! The Felt Lifecycle of a Chicken is a delightful, handcrafted set that includes the egg, hatchling, chick and adult hen, all made from beautifully soft needle-felted wool. This engaging resource helps children explore the wonders of growth and change in a tactile and imaginative way. Each piece showcases careful detail, making the egg-to-hen story come alive in curious hands and bright minds. Children can arrange the stages, retell the sequence, and build their own imaginative stories around the chicken's life. It's a wonderful addition to nature tables, science exploration shelves or small-world play settings.

Educational benefits

• Encourages understanding of life cycles and the natural progression of living things
• Supports language development as children describe, sequence and discuss each stage
• Enhances fine-motor and sensory engagement through handling soft, wool-felt pieces
• Promotes imaginative exploration and storytelling, strengthening creativity and narrative skills

Classroom & play activity ideas

• Invite children to place the stages in order and retell the lifecycle in their own words
• Create a small-world farm scene using natural materials and include the felt pieces for storytelling play
• Set up a science corner with books and magnifying glasses so children can compare real chicken facts to the felt models
• Encourage children to draw or paint the lifecycle after exploring the set, then display their artwork as part of a learning wall

Product Details

• Made from hand-felted 100% New Zealand wool using azo-free dyes
• Approximate size range: 6 (L) x 5 (H) x 4 (W) cm to 13 (L) x 10 (H) x 8 (W) cm
• Weight: approx. 105 g
• Age suitability: 3 years+
• Safety information: Contains small parts; choking hazard; not suitable for children under 3 years

Please note: this is for the Felt toys only; playmat (Earth) sold separately (TATRTRAY1)

Fun fact: A hen can lay more than 250 eggs a year-and each egg only takes 21 days to hatch!