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A Shape-ly Owl Craft for Kids

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This post was contributed by Felicia of Princess and The Rock.

In the spirit of child-led learning, we’ve indulged in quite a bit of owl things since my son read The Gruffalo. To know more about owls, we borrowed and read a book about owls at the library, and following that, we did a few owl crafts.  

Here is one owl craft that incorporates what we’ve learned about shapes and colors and measurement.

A Kids Owl Craft for Exploring Shapes at B-Inspired Mama

A Shape-ly Own Craft for Kids

Materials needed:

  • A3-sized black paper

  • various colored construction paper (I used scraps from previous projects.)

  • gold or silver star stickers

  • scissors

  • glue

  • pencil

Using Shapes to Make a Cute Owl Craft at B-Inspired Mama

Steps:

Draw and cut out the following shapes:

 

  • 2 brown circles of diameter 8.5 cm (face)
  • 1 yellow circle of diameter 8.5 cm (moon)
  • 2 white circles of diameter 6 cm (facial disc)
  • 2 amber/dark yellow circles of diameter 4.2 cm
  • 2 white circles of 2.5 cm (eyes)
  • 2 black circles of 2 cm (eyes)
  • 1 longish tear-drop shape with length 2.5 cm and width (widest part) 1.3 cm (beak)
  • 1 brown roundish tear-drop shape with length 15cm and width 13 cm (body)
  • 2 blue (or any desired colour) tear-drop shape with length 8.5 cm and width 5 cm (wings)
  • 6 3.8 cm x 0.5cm orange rectangles (claws)
  • At least 7-8 green leaf shapes of various sizes
  • A branch shape of at least 25 cm (I joined 2 pieces as my paper wasn’t long enough)

 

Stick the shapes and star stickers onto the black paper as pictured above.

Display your child’s masterpiece!

Extend your child’s learning with the following questions:

“What shapes are used in this artwork?”

“How many of stars (or other shapes) are there?”

“What are the colors used?”

A few notes:

  • The difficulty of this activity can be adjusted to the child’s ability.  (e.g. precut the shapes for a toddler but not for a five-year-old)

  • The colors used for the owl craft can be changed to your child’s preference. We had the tawny owl in mind when we did this craft, hence it was primarily brown, although we used blue wings as an interesting accent. Who’s to say you can’t make the owl surreal-looking?

  • Have a lot of fun with the activity, perfection is completely optional.

Abut the Author:

Felicia, a stay-at-home mother of two, is aspiring to be their greatest teacher. She occasionally dreams to be a fashionista in her too big maternity T-shirt and shorts while she indulges in some jewelry designing and crafting. Her two children, the Princess and the Rock are her main inspirations for her blog. Princess and The Rock aims to detail some of her thoughts and learning on being the parent of Princess and the Rock and her homeschooling journey with them. 

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About Krissy of B-Inspired Mama

Former M.Ed Art Teacher. Current Blogger & Social Media Influencer. Always Crazy & Creative Mama of 3.

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Comments

  1. Beth says

    November 15, 2013 at 5:57 AM

    What a cute owl craft! I pinned to my Preschool Play & Learn board!! Thanks for linking it up to TGIF!

    Beth =)

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  2. Tara from The Magnolia Barn says

    November 9, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    So cute, just pinned!

    Reply
  3. Debbie says

    November 8, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    This is so cute! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at TGIF!

    Reply
  4. Maro's kindergarten says

    November 8, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    I love this craft!!!

    Reply
  5. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    November 7, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    Love the cute owl craft!! Thanks for linking up!

    Reply
  6. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    November 4, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    Your owl is adorable! Thanks for linking up to the afterschool blog hop!

    Reply
  7. Jackie Higgins says

    November 4, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    This is adorable. I saw it over on facebook but I had to pop over here and get the full tutorial!

    Reply
  8. Gina says

    November 4, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    ‘Look, guys, that looks fun, shall we make that?’ ‘Yes.’ says my daughter, ‘okay,’ says my son, ‘but can we make it a bat with fangs and bloods?’ So that is nice! Who says an owl can’t be so surreal it looks like a bat? Lol.

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