Cute and Easy Paper Plate Bird Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers: paper plates, paint, feathers, and goggly eyes!

Fun with our feathered friends Children see birds everywhere! In the park, at the zoo or aviary, pecking at the ground on the sidewalk and ... Read more

This Paper Plate Peacock craft is a great Craft for Kids who are fascinated by Birds. Grab a few supplies to make the most Beautiful Bird.

Cute and Easy Paper Plate Bird Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers: paper plates, paint, feathers, and goggly eyes!

Make bright colored spring paper plate birds! Fold paper plate in half and decorate with bright patterned papers. Perfect for preschool bird theme.

Simple, colourful birds made from paper plates.

Spring is the perfect season for learning all about birds and making bird crafts. This pop up bird craft is super easy for kids of all ages to create with our handy template. After making

These 13 paper plate bird crafts combine crafting and learning with the step-by-step instructions, printable fun facts sheets and templates.

There are so many great Don and Audrey Wood books, but the one that caught our eye this time around was Birdsong by Audrey Wood. This book is beautifully illustrated by Robert Florczak and introduces a variety of birds and their habitats. What my kids loved most about the book was hearing what each bird's

Simple, colourful birds made from paper plates.

Here’s an adorable paper plate craft that is perfect for spring or for a unit on farm animals. Use paper plates to make a chick that “hatches” out of an egg. My preschooler and kindergartner loved this! We used felt to make the chick’s body and beak, but construction paper would also work well if […]

One of my favorite things about spring time is sleeping with the window open and waking up in the morning to the sounds of birds chirping. It's so cheerful isn't it? All of the happy, singing

Today I'm sharing another beautiful and easy paper plate craft. These paper plate birds are simply gorgeous. They are also a great art and craft project to make with kids of all ages! Paper Plate Bird Craft This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I hosted a play date with 5 other children this past summer and wanted to give them a small art activity to do. The kids' ages ranged from 18 months - 4 years old, so the activity had to be simple to set up and easy for all the kids to do. That's when I came up with these paper plate birds! The kids really enjoyed painting them and the activity was so easy to set up the night before. Everyone took home their birds. But we enjoyed the activity so much that we recently painted birds again as a family. Here's how we made these lovely paper plate birds! Let's Make some Paper Plate Birds! First, I folded a paper plate in half. I traced out half a bird shape. Then, I folded the wings over and stapled the bottom of the bird closed. Here's what the bird looked like when opened: To get these super vibrant colors, we used our favorite liquid watercolors. Prior to painting some of the birds, we also drew designs on them with yellow and white crayons. These designs were "revealed" when we painted over the birds. My husband saw how much fun we were having that he had to join in too! Here are some birds that he and I painted alongside our son. Our Favorite Kids Bird Picture Books And if you're looking for some great bird picture books to go along with this project, here are some that we've enjoyed reading! (And please let me know if you know of any other good bird books. We're always looking for more!) Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Edward the Emu 10 Little Rubber Ducks Birds A Nest is Noisy An Egg is Quiet Let's keep in Contact! You can always find more fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts! (Or subscribe to my email mailing list by filling out the pink bar at the top of the screen. Happy making, friends!

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These 13 paper plate bird crafts combine crafting and learning with the step-by-step instructions, printable fun facts sheets and templates.

This Paper Plate Parrot Craft is the perfect project for a rainforest or bird unit at home or at school for Preschoolers. Used Dot markers to paint.

This beautiful cockatoo collage is made simply with a few pieces of paper and some cupcake cases - but won't he look handsome on display!

This cute nest of baby birds started with a paper plate and some cotton balls. It is perfect for springtime, Earth Day, or as an "N" preschool project.

These 13 paper plate bird crafts combine crafting and learning with the step-by-step instructions, printable fun facts sheets and templates.

Who says paper plates are just for food?

It's the season of LOVE and we're getting our Valentine's craft on with these adorable paper plate love birds. A simple, fun and easy kids craft!

Kids can practice their fine motor skills and use recycled materials to make this easy Yarn Wrapped Bird Craft. A fun craft idea for kids!