Adorable DIY Easter Sheep Place Cards — Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
Creating your own DIY Easter Sheep Place Cards is a delightful way to add a personal, whimsical touch to your holiday table. These charming little sheep are quick to make with simple supplies and make attractive placeholders for an Easter brunch or family dinner. Below is a clear materials list, step-by-step instructions, and a few tips to help your sheep stand and look their cutest.
Finished sheep place card with scalloped body and mini clothespin legs — ready for a place setting.
Materials needed: white scallop cards, white card stock, pink paper, mini clothespins, tape, pen and ink, scissors, scalloped scissors, black pen.
- With scalloped scissors, cut out a 2” x 2 ½” oval for the head.
- With regular scissors, cut out two 1” x ¼” white ear shapes. Cut out smaller matching pink shapes, and glue the pink pieces to the center of the white ears.
- Glue the ears to each side of the white oval head.
- With a black pen, draw two eyes, then draw the nose and mouth (a small “U” on top of a “J” and a backward “J” to form the smiling mouth).
- Roll a piece of tape into a loop and attach the head to the scalloped body.
- Write, paint, or stamp your guests' names onto the body of the sheep. Clip two mini clothespins on for legs. You may need to adjust the angle and placement of the clothespins to get the sheep to stand on their own. They tend to stand best on a hard surface like a plate rather than on a soft tablecloth.
Cutting and layering the white and pink ear shapes before gluing them to the head.
Close-up showing the drawn face details and how the head attaches to the scalloped body.
Several finished sheep place cards standing on plates — a playful addition to an Easter table.
Quick tips: If a sheep won’t stand, try shifting the clothespins slightly forward or backward on the body until you find a stable balance point. For variety, use colored scalloped cards or add tiny embellishments like a ribbon bow or a dab of glitter to each sheep's body.