1. Cotton Ball Chick Craft (Preschool)
1. Cotton balls
2. Feathers
3. Yellow paint
4. Googly eyes
5. Orange construction paper
8. White cardstock
9. Scissors
10. Glue/glue gun
11. Pencil
Instructions:
1. Run both circle templates on white cardstock.
2. Cut out one of each and glue them together by overlapping them slightly to create the head and body of the bird.
3. Glue cotton balls onto the head and body until both are covered.
4. Paint the cotton balls yellow.
5. Glue googly eyes onto the head.
6. Cut a beak out of orange construction paper.
7. Cut a rectangle out of the construction paper, and fold it over. Use the pencil to draw a foot. Keep the paper folded over while cutting out the foot. Now you have two feet that are exactly the same.
8.Glue on the feet to the bottom of the bird.
9. Glue a feather on each side of the back of the body for wings.
2. Shredded Paper Bird Craft (toddler and preschool)
Modified from:https://artsymomma.com/shredded-paper-cd-birds.html
Materials:
1. 6 inch paper plate
2. Pre-shredded construction paper*
3. Paper shredder
4. Feathers
5. Googly eyes
6. Liquid glue
7. Orange construction paper
8. Scissors
9. Tray or lid from a box
10. Paint brush
11. Pencil
Note*: I provided shredded construction paper in four colors. The children chose from these.
Instructions:
1. Shred desired color of construction paper. Place the paper shreds in a tray or box lid to contain them.
2. Cover the back side of a six inch paper plate with glue using a paint brush.
3. Put the paper plate, with the glue side face down, into the tray with the shredded paper. Press the paper plate into the shredded paper.
4. Flip the paper plate over. If there are empty spots, cover these with shredded paper by hand.
5. Glue on two googly eyes.
6. Cut out a beak by folding over a small rectangle of orange construction paper, and cutting out a triangle. Glue on the beak.
7. Pick out three of four feathers. Glue one on for the wing and the rest on for the tail.
8. Cut out a two inch rectangle, and fold it over.
9. Use the pencil to draw a foot. Keep the paper folded over while cutting out the foot. Now you have two feet that are exactly the same.
19. Glue on the two feet.
Instructions:
1. Select desired plate size.
2. Paint desired color. Let dry.
3. Fold plate in half.
4. Decide whether you want your bird looking straight ahead or two the side.
5. If you want the bird looking straight ahead, put one eye in the same spot on both sides. If you want the bird looking to the side, put both eyes next to each other on the same side of the bird.
6. If you are making a forward looking bird, put feathers on both sides of the bird. If making a bird looking to the side, you only need to put feathers on one side.
7. If making a forward looking bird, make the beak by cutting a triangle and folding it in half down the middle. Line up the fold with the fold of the paper plate, gluing half on each side.
If making a bird looking to the side. fold a small rectangle in half before cutting a triangle out of the rectangle. Glue the beak below the eyes.
8. For the tail, cut several pieces of ribbon in various colors about 2 to 3 inches long depending on the size of your bird. As an alternative, you can also cut several thin pieces of cardstock in various colors.
9. For a forward looking bird, glue one end of half of the strips on each side of the paper plate on the end opposite the eyes. On a bird looking to the side, glue one end of all the strips together in a bundle to the end of the plate opposite of the eyes.
3. Folded Paper Plate Birds (toddler and preschool)
Idea modified from:https://happyhooligans.ca/paper-plate-birds/
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| The purple one is the same on both sides. The blue one is painted on both sides, but it only has features on this side. |
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| Both of the birds can stand up. |
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| The inside of the purple bird |
Materials:
1. 9 inch plate for adult bird or 6 inch plate for baby bird
2. Paint in desired color
3. Paint brushes
4. Thin ribbon or strips of paper
5. Feathers
6. Googly eyes
7. Orange construction paper for beak
8. Liquid glue
9. Scissors
1. Select desired plate size.
2. Paint desired color. Let dry.
3. Fold plate in half.
4. Decide whether you want your bird looking straight ahead or two the side.
5. If you want the bird looking straight ahead, put one eye in the same spot on both sides. If you want the bird looking to the side, put both eyes next to each other on the same side of the bird.
6. If you are making a forward looking bird, put feathers on both sides of the bird. If making a bird looking to the side, you only need to put feathers on one side.
7. If making a forward looking bird, make the beak by cutting a triangle and folding it in half down the middle. Line up the fold with the fold of the paper plate, gluing half on each side.
If making a bird looking to the side. fold a small rectangle in half before cutting a triangle out of the rectangle. Glue the beak below the eyes.
8. For the tail, cut several pieces of ribbon in various colors about 2 to 3 inches long depending on the size of your bird. As an alternative, you can also cut several thin pieces of cardstock in various colors.
9. For a forward looking bird, glue one end of half of the strips on each side of the paper plate on the end opposite the eyes. On a bird looking to the side, glue one end of all the strips together in a bundle to the end of the plate opposite of the eyes.
4. Paper Plate Duck Craft (toddler and preschool)
Source: http://www.preschoolactivities.us/duck-craft-idea-for-kids-2/paper-plate-duck-craft-idea-for-kids-2/
Materials:
1. 6 inch paper plates
2. Yellow paint
3. Orange paint
4. Paint brushes
5. Googly eyes
6. Feathers
7. Glue stick
8. Liquid glue
9. Scissors
Instructions:
1. Paint one plate yellow. Let dry.
2. Cut a triangle in the plate that is slightly wider than 1/4th of the circle. The triangle needs to go past the middle of the circle in height. My triangle is 4.5 inches wide by 3.75 inches tall.
3. Using your remaining scraps, cut one triangle for the head and two even small triangles for the wings. My triangle for the head is just under 2.5 inches wide and 2.75 inches tall.
4. Paint the bottom half of the triangle for the head orange to look like a beak.
5. Glue the tip of the triangle for head over the tip of the triangle for body. Glue the wings in place.
6. From your remaining scraps of plate, cut out two rectangles for feet. Paint these orange, let dry, and then glue in place.
7. Add googly eyes
8. Glue some feathers to the back of the head.
Materials:
1. 2 inch circle template
1. 6 inch paper plates
2. Yellow paint
3. Orange paint
4. Paint brushes
5. Googly eyes
6. Feathers
7. Glue stick
8. Liquid glue
9. Scissors
Instructions:
1. Paint one plate yellow. Let dry.
2. Cut a triangle in the plate that is slightly wider than 1/4th of the circle. The triangle needs to go past the middle of the circle in height. My triangle is 4.5 inches wide by 3.75 inches tall.
3. Using your remaining scraps, cut one triangle for the head and two even small triangles for the wings. My triangle for the head is just under 2.5 inches wide and 2.75 inches tall.
4. Paint the bottom half of the triangle for the head orange to look like a beak.
5. Glue the tip of the triangle for head over the tip of the triangle for body. Glue the wings in place.
6. From your remaining scraps of plate, cut out two rectangles for feet. Paint these orange, let dry, and then glue in place.
7. Add googly eyes
8. Glue some feathers to the back of the head.
5. Baby Bird Craft (preschool)
1. 2 inch circle template
3. White cardstock
4. Orange construction paer
5. Googly eyes
6. Feathers
7. Paint in a variety of colors
8. Paint brushes
9. Glue
10. Scissors
11. Paper plates for paint
Preparation in advance:
1. Print off circle templates
2. Run copies of each on white cardstock
Instructions:
1. Paint one two inch circle and one four inch circle desired color.
2. Cut out circles. Glue the small circle to the top of the large circle.
3. Trace the child's hands on a plain sheet of white cardstock.
4. Cut out the hands, and set the hands on another sheet of paper. Paint the hands the same color as the circles.
5. Let the paint dry, and then glue the hands to the back of the body as shown to make wings.
6. Glue on googly eyes. Glue a feather to the back of the head.
7. Cut a beak out of orange construction paper by folding the paper over before cutting.
8. Put some orange paint on a paper plate. Use the child's thumb to make the feet by dipping the thumb in the orange paint. Put one thumb print on the paper, and then rotate the thumb one way and then the other. The thumb print overlap at the top, but branch out from there. Repeat for other foot.
9. Cut around the two shapes of the feet. Glue these onto the bottom of the large circle.
4. Orange construction paer
5. Googly eyes
6. Feathers
7. Paint in a variety of colors
8. Paint brushes
9. Glue
10. Scissors
11. Paper plates for paint
Preparation in advance:
1. Print off circle templates
2. Run copies of each on white cardstock
Instructions:
1. Paint one two inch circle and one four inch circle desired color.
2. Cut out circles. Glue the small circle to the top of the large circle.
3. Trace the child's hands on a plain sheet of white cardstock.
4. Cut out the hands, and set the hands on another sheet of paper. Paint the hands the same color as the circles.
5. Let the paint dry, and then glue the hands to the back of the body as shown to make wings.
6. Glue on googly eyes. Glue a feather to the back of the head.
7. Cut a beak out of orange construction paper by folding the paper over before cutting.
8. Put some orange paint on a paper plate. Use the child's thumb to make the feet by dipping the thumb in the orange paint. Put one thumb print on the paper, and then rotate the thumb one way and then the other. The thumb print overlap at the top, but branch out from there. Repeat for other foot.
9. Cut around the two shapes of the feet. Glue these onto the bottom of the large circle.
6. Baby Birds in Nest Craft (Toddler and Preschool)
For this craft, I combined ideas from a few different sources including http://icecreamoffpaperplates.com/2016/04/08/baby-birds-nest-springtime-craft/.
Materials:
1. 2 paper plates
2. Markers
3. Brown paper towels or brown construction paper ripped in pieces
4. Googly eyes
5. 1 inch pom poms in a variety of colors
6. Orange construction paper for beaks
7. Scissors
8. Glue stick
9. Glue gun/liquid glue
10. Shredded paper in any color (optional)
Instructions:
1. Rip brown paper towels or construction paper into small pieces.
2. Cut one paper plate in half. Cover the back side of one half in the paper towel pieces.
3. Color the inside of the top half of the full plate blue.
4. Glue the rim of the bottom half of the full paper plate to the rim of the half paper plate.
5. Fill the inside of the nest with shredded paper or more paper towels.
6. Glue three pom poms to the top of the nest.
7. Glue two googly eyes to each pom pom.
8. Cut three small beaks out of orange construction paper.
9. Glue these on to the pom poms.
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