I love birds! We have several nests in trees around our home and up and down our street and we enjoy hearing the peeps of the babies! My son and I keep 2 bird feeders well stocked for our feathered friends to enjoy. Over the years, my son and I have made lots of bird crafts–one of our favorites is this rocking bird craft that he made when he was 3. This was fun and easy to make. And most of all, we love how it turned out. It actually rocks!
Supplies Needed:
- 1 paper plate
- crayons
- feathers
- googly eyes
- tiny bit of orange or yellow construction paper
- white school glue
How To:
Color one side of your paper plate. My son’s favorite color right now is blue, so just about everything we make is blue. Feel free to be creative and color your bird any way you want.
After your are dong coloring, fold the paper plate in half. The rounded side will be the bottom of the bird.
Now it’s time to decorate! Glue on feathers for wings and a tail. We used 3 different colors of feathers. I like how the feathers matched the colors of crayons my son used.
Finish your craft by giving your bird a face. Make a beak by cutting a diamond shape out of yellow or orange construction paper. Fold the diamond in half to make it look a beak. Add googly eyes and now you have a bird!
Make it rock by gently pushing down on one of the plate and then quickly letting go. The bird craft will rock back and forth!
Looking for more craft ideas?
Torn Paper Nest: welcome spring with this cute nest made from pieces of construction paper.
Egg Maracas: get read to shake, shake, shake with this quick and easy DIY maracas made out of plastic Easter eggs.
Mosaic Egg: using an assortment of colors and sizes of construction paper, glue all of the pieces together to form a mosaic egg.
