This paper plate owl craft is great for preschool and early elementary-age children.
I saw a similar craft posted at my daughter’s school when I took her to speech therapy last week, so I took a photo of it, and we created it at home. It’s a super simple project that’s great for kids of all ages! Have fun making this Paper Plate Owl Craft with your child.
Paper Plate Owl Materials:
- a white paper plate
- scraps of construction paper
- glue
- markers, crayons, or paints
Paper Plate Owl Directions:
Begin by coloring the inside (concave portion) of your plate. This will be the owl’s chest. You can decorate this portion of the owl with traditional colors like browns, beiges, tans, and greys, or get creative and make a fun rainbow owl! The options are endless.
Next, fold in the two sides of the plate to make the wings. Fold down the top of the plate to make the head. Based on your child’s age, this can be a great fine motor activity or will require hand-over-hand assistance to fold the paper plate correctly.
Color the wings. Remember, this is another opportunity to get creative with the colors. I’m apparently going with a retro 1970s look for my paper plate owl. Cute, right?
For the final step, glue two feet, two eyes, and a beak. You can choose any color paper you like to get different looks for your owl. You can also use wiggly eyes over paper eyes, but I love how these yellow eyes are over-sized with small black pupils. It gives a cartoon appearance to my funky owl!
My kids also made their own owls. How cute are these?? Lydia’s owl is on the left (she was just 4 and did most of it herself), Bryce’s owl is on the right (he was just 2 and required a lot of assistance).
What’s your favorite fall craft?
Pin this Paper Plate Owl image below!
Originally published 10.15.2013
What an awesome craft idea! My five year-old can do it herself, and we have all of the materials at home!
I hope she has fun making her own Paper Plate Owl!
This would be great to do with my girl scout troop! I would love it if you linked up with us this week!
http://www.sowderingabout.com/2013/10/trick-or-treat-thursday_17.html
Just linked up on yesterday’s post. Thanks!!
These are just too cute…going to make them with my day care kids. Thanks for sharing.
Love it! I’m all into animals crafts! And always looking for great ideas like this one to suggest to our nannies to do at work.
Daniela
http://www.aznannies.com
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I love these paper plate owls! Thanks so much for sharing your idea. I’m including them in my Kids Thanksgiving Paper Craft Round-up!
http://www.thepaperycraftery.com/paper-craft/12-thanksgiving-paper-crafts-for-kids/
Cute paper plate fun craft. Thank you for share your creations of your children. I enjoyed visiting your site.