Whoo’s got a cool fall craft idea to share with you? We do! This time, we are going to show you how you can make a simple cardboard owl craft with your kids.
This is a great project to use up any cardboard you have in your home. Why toss it if you can use it to make a fun and colorful craft?
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When it comes to fall crafts, owls are one of the most popular subjects to make.
And why wouldn’t they be? These birds truly are great!
How to Make the Cardboard Owl Craft
What you need:
- pencil
- scissors
- glue
- cardboard
- compass (optional)
- construction paper (brown, black, blue, light blue, yellow, orange, and red)
- white liner
- crayons (yellow and orange)
- red marker
Step by Step Tutorial
Begin with a blue construction paper sheet as the backdrop for the cardboard owl craft.
Have kids trace a circle onto a piece of cardboard using a compass or a round object.
Cut out the circle.
Decorate the circle with crayons.
We used orange.
And we added a touch of yellow for a vibrant owl belly!
Kids can color the belly however they wish.
Have them cut out two white circle eyes and glue them to the top of the cardboard circle.
You can also cut out two smaller circles and glue them inside the white eyes.
Followed by black pupils inside the blue ones.
Create a beak shape from orange paper and glue it under the eyes.
Now your owl can hoot, hoot!
Use a marker to draw feathery patterns on the owl’s body.
Cut a red paper circle, fold it in half, and glue it as a wing.
Repeat with yellow paper, gluing it inside the red wing.
Cut another red circle and glue it under the yellow one.
Repeat these steps to create the other owl wing.
Flap, flap!
Cut out a branch shape from brown paper and glue it to the bottom of your blue base.
Cut and attach two black paper strips for the legs to the branch.
Don’t forget the cute owl toes!
Cut four short black paper strips and glue them as fingers.
Use a white liner to add texture and detail to the branch.
All done! Your adorable cardboard owl craft is complete and ready for display.
What a hoot!
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