Owl crafts are just too cute to resist. This super easy owl craft is great for young children, even the youngest of little ones can help if a grown up cuts out the pieces for them! Make this fun paper plate owl with your kids today.
Paper Plate Owl
designed by Amanda Formaro
printable version
You will need
2 paper plates
brown craft paint
paintbrush or sponge
construction paper: yellow, white, black, and orange
glue stick
scissors
owl patterns
What you do
Paint the paper plates brown and let dry.
Trace the patterns onto the construction paper as follows:
2 large circles - yellow
2 medium circles - white
2 small circles - white
1 triangle - orange
Cut out the patterns. Glue the white circle to the center o the yellow circle, then glue the black circle to the center of the white circle. Repeat.
Cut one of the paper plates in half for the wings. Trim the top of the remaining paper plate to form two ears at the top.
Glue the eyes to the front of the plate and glue the beak directly below the eyes. Glue the wings to the back of the body plate.
You can tape a piece of yarn to the back to create a hanger if you wish.
More you might like:
Paper Plate Ladybugs
Paper Bag Scarecrow
Cardboard Tube Giraffe
Plastic Lid Ladybugs
More from other sites:
Owl crafts from Family Crafts at About.com
Paper Bowl Turtle - from Free Kid's Crafts
Paper Plate Fish - from MakingFriends.com
29 comments:
Super cute project! My little one will love this - we have owls hooting at our house all day long!
so cute! This is going on my 'to-do' list with the kids :)
that is adorable! I think I am going to have to try that!!
lol how cute! I'll never look at paper plates the same way now :)
Oh my word, your site is a great resource for us mommies! Thanks for your kind comment on my blog (softie from a child's drawing).
I've really enjoyed clicking around your site. I'll definitely come back to look for ideas to keep my kiddos busy this summer.
This is really cute!
Oh my I love this...I just love your crafts for kids!!
Oh how fun! Thanks so much for the great project, I'll be linking.
Very, very cute!! I like the wing variations...
Very Cute! My little one would love this!
KareyEllen
KareyEllenDesigns.blogspot.com
Aww, this is so cute!!
Thank you for participating in the Creative Therapy Session at Life in the Pitts.
I am so making this with my lil guy.
I love paper plate crafts and the owl is wonderful! Love it! Thanks for sharing! ♥Laurie
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Have a great day! Laurie
What a cute little owl - and what a great activity for kids in the summer. Nice and economical as well!
Whoooo's crafty? you are!
Oh, too cute!!! I host a craft time at the local library and this would be perfect for the little kiddos.
this is SO cute! you have to participate in my paper plate contest...!!
http://craftingreallyawesomefreethings.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-plate-contest.html
Very cute and budget friendly. I think I switch this to black and it will be perfect for the 1st grade halloween party!
Aww. so cute! You're a genius at these kinds of crafts!
Awh, how cute!
So cute. My 6 yo would love this!
Thank you everyone for your kind comments! :)
Hi Amanda, Love this! Thanks so much for linking up on Craft Schooling Sunday, I really appreciate your stopping by! I was just buying some milk at the corner store and I noticed they were selling solid colored baseball caps, of course I thought of you!
Hi Again, by the way have you seen the site
onemilliongiraffes.com ? They are trying to collect photos of giraffe projects, and I thought if you haven't already you might like to pop over there and upload your tube giraffe! You see, I'm thinking of you often!
Adorable! I love owls!
Thanks for joining me for Friday Favorites!
Love the simplicity...darling!
Hello,
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Thanks,
Craftzilla
Thanks! We did this one this week. Used a pipecleaner for the beak instead. Check it out!
http://makesthree.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-crafts.html
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