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Easy Owl Art and Activities for Kids

November 2, 2012 Activities, Crafts 32 Comments

 

Owls may be a Halloween icon, but they aren’t just for Halloween or Harry Potter fans! This fun activity and craft can help your kids learn more about owls & nature while having fun.

What you need:

  • Non-toxic paint, markers or crayons
  • 2 Paper plates (the cheap ones, not the nice “china” ones)
  • Non-toxic glue
  • Scissors (adult use only)
  • Orange construction paper
  • Book on owls (we love Owl Babies by Martin Waddell)

What to do:

  • Color 2 large paper plates. This will be the owl’s body & wings so it can be brown or you can let your child be creative with colors.
  • Cut the construction paper into 3 small triangles.
  • Add eyes and a beak to the middle of one plate. Take one triangle and fold down the middle for the beak. ( For eyes you can use googly eyes to make it more fun instead of coloring them in.)
  • Cut the other plate in half to make wings.
  • Glue the wings to the back of the body.
  • Glue the 2 orange triangles to the bottom of the body for feet.
  • Have an owl story-time by reading an owl book.
  • If you live by a nature preserve, go for a walk and see if you can spot any owls or signs of them like their nests.

Owl fun facts:

  • There are  more than 150 species of owls in the world
  • Snow owls can survive in sub-zero temperatures and are active during the day, not at night
  • Owls’ ears are at different heights on their head and they are different sizes
  • Owls’ flat faces help magnify sound up to 10 times so that they hear sounds humans can’t even detect
  • Owls have 3 eyelids. One for sleeping, one for cleaning the eye and one for blinking
  • Owls eat up to 1,000 mice a year
  • Baby owls are called owlets

 

 

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32 comments

  2. Priscilla Benavides on said:

    This is the perfect art and craft project for my boys! They love owls and I need to find projects for the Holidays when they are out of school to keep them entertained and learning while at home.

  3. Kelley Johnsen on said:

    This is adorable and easy! We have a new Owl that has moved in to our tree and this will be great for the kids. Thanks.

  6. Bekah Kuczenski on said:

    That owl turned out so cute! I love how simple this craft is, you can make it with supplies that everyone has around their house!!

  7. Miranda Welle on said:

    I love this! It’s so cute and easy to do but could have “harder” aspects if your kids are slightly older! And I love the fact that owls can fit almost any theme you want them to. Thanks for sharing!

  9. kaye lake on said:

    this is a really cute idea and a great craft idea/project for when the kids are stuck inside for the afternoon!!!!

  10. Amber Nara on said:

    What a great and simple idea!! Thank You for sharing this I am going to share it with the school! It will be and easy thing for the kids to do for fall!!! I love that it s made with such simple materials!!!! AWESOME!!! Kepp em’ comin!!! Thank You bunches!

  11. Addison Kat on said:

    What a fun fall activity! Definitely going to be doing this with my kiddos! Thanks for the idea.

  12. Felicia R on said:

    This is such a cute and easy idea for a fall activity. My daughter loves owls too so she would enjoy making this!

  13. anne perry on said:

    Great idea! My son loves owls & I have been looking for easy crafts to do with him. We have a new baby.

  20. Heather S on said:

    These are super cute and easy to make! I am going to have my boys make this! Thank you for sharing!

  32. Jessica Parks Wiese on said:

    My daughter would love this! She is super into arts and crafts right now. I am going to try this with her. Thanks!


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