Owl crafts are just too cute to resist. This super easy owl craft is great for young children, even the youngest of little ones can help if a grown up cuts out the pieces for them! Make this fun paper plate owl with your kids today.
How to Make a Paper Plate Owl
This owl is one of the many easy crafts for kids that your children can make any time of year. However it seems that we talk about owls a lot during the fall season. Whether you have an owl unit in school or your kids just watched Harry Potter, this paper plate owl is a great project.
What you’ll need to make a paper plate owl
- Paper plates
- Brown paint
- Construction paper in yellow, black, white, and orange
- Scissors
- Craft glue
- Yarn (optional)
Paint the paper plates brown and let dry. You can download the pattern for this (see the printable version of this craft at the end of this post) then trace the patterns onto the construction paper as follows:
- 2 large circles – yellow
- 2 medium circles – white
- 2 small circles – black
- 1 triangle – orange
- Cut out the patterns. Glue the white circle to the center o the yellow circle, then glue the black circle to the center of the white circle. Repeat.
- Cut one of the paper plates in half for the wings. Trim the top of the remaining paper plate to form two ears at the top.
- Glue the eyes to the front of the plate and glue the beak directly below the eyes. Glue the wings to the back of the body plate.
- You can tape a piece of yarn to the back to create a hanger if you wish.
More you might like:
I made these Paper Plate Ladybugs years ago and they are still among my favorites. This cute Paper Bag Scarecrow is ideal for fall, and the kids will love making it! How about this darling Cardboard Tube Giraffe? Great for a nursery! And finally, these Plastic Lid Ladybugs are the perfect recycling project.
More from other sites:
Owl crafts from Family Crafts at About.com
Paper Bowl Turtle – from Free Kid’s Crafts
Paper Plate Fish – from MakingFriends.com
Paper Plate Owl Craft
Supplies
- 2 paper plates
- brown craft paint
- paintbrush or sponge
- construction paper: yellow white, black, and orange
- glue stick
- scissors
- owl patterns
Instructions
- Paint the paper plates brown and let dry.
- Trace the patterns onto the construction paper as follows:
- 2 large circles - yellow
- 2 medium circles - white
- 2 small circles - black
- 1 triangle - orange
- Cut out the patterns. Glue the white circle to the center o the yellow circle, then glue the black circle to the center of the white circle. Repeat.
- Cut one of the paper plates in half for the wings. Trim the top of the remaining paper plate to form two ears at the top.
- Glue the eyes to the front of the plate and glue the beak directly below the eyes. Glue the wings to the back of the body plate.
- You can tape a piece of yarn to the back to create a hanger if you wish.
This post was originally published on this blog on June 22, 2010
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Melba says
awesome cool projects. can’t wait to try them with my kids at church!!!
Amanda Formaro says
Thanks Melba, hope you have fun!
Lindsey Whitney says
Found this project at the end of our Owl Week, but we ran out of time and couldn’t do it. Saving it on my Pinterest and hope to do it soon!!!
Lori says
Made the paper plate owl. I thought you might want to know in the directions you say 2 small circles white when it should be black.
Amanda Formaro says
Oh!! Thanks so much for pointing that out! I will fix that today :)
Melissa @The Chocolate Muffin Tree says
I notice this post on this site word for word:
http://craft-craft.net/recycling-ideas-for-kids-paper-plate-owl-craft.html
Erin Morgan says
Thanks for posting this! We're going to make this for my daughters owl birthday party!! Love this!
Mom of Two says
Thanks! We did this one this week. Used a pipecleaner for the beak instead. Check it out!
http://makesthree.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-crafts.html
Craftzilla says
Hello,
I write for glueguncrafts.com and recently featured a link to your blog in our new July Crafts round up. I wanted to let you know how much we enjoy your blog. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Thanks,
Craftzilla
Sue Sparks says
Love the simplicity…darling!
Jerri says
Adorable! I love owls!
Thanks for joining me for Friday Favorites!
creativejewishmom/Sara says
Hi Again, by the way have you seen the site
onemilliongiraffes.com ? They are trying to collect photos of giraffe projects, and I thought if you haven't already you might like to pop over there and upload your tube giraffe! You see, I'm thinking of you often!
creativejewishmom/Sara says
Hi Amanda, Love this! Thanks so much for linking up on Craft Schooling Sunday, I really appreciate your stopping by! I was just buying some milk at the corner store and I noticed they were selling solid colored baseball caps, of course I thought of you!
Amanda says
Thank you everyone for your kind comments! :)
Kara says
So cute. My 6 yo would love this!
Kathryn says
Awh, how cute!
Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.com says
Aww. so cute! You're a genius at these kinds of crafts!
brookie says
Very cute and budget friendly. I think I switch this to black and it will be perfect for the 1st grade halloween party!
C.R.A.F.T. says
this is SO cute! you have to participate in my paper plate contest…!!
http://craftingreallyawesomefreethings.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-plate-contest.html
MessyMissy says
Oh, too cute!!! I host a craft time at the local library and this would be perfect for the little kiddos.
Laura Ingalls Gunn says
Whoooo's crafty? you are!
[email protected] 21st Century Housewife says
What a cute little owl – and what a great activity for kids in the summer. Nice and economical as well!
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Have a great day! Laurie
Laurie says
I love paper plate crafts and the owl is wonderful! Love it! Thanks for sharing! ♥Laurie
Meghan says
I am so making this with my lil guy.
Lanie Ree says
Aww, this is so cute!!
Thank you for participating in the Creative Therapy Session at Life in the Pitts.
Karey Ellen says
Very Cute! My little one would love this!
KareyEllen
KareyEllenDesigns.blogspot.com
Melissa says
Very, very cute!! I like the wing variations…
[email protected] says
Oh how fun! Thanks so much for the great project, I'll be linking.
Love and Lollipops says
Oh my I love this…I just love your crafts for kids!!
Rena says
This is really cute!
Rachel D says
Oh my word, your site is a great resource for us mommies! Thanks for your kind comment on my blog (softie from a child's drawing).
I've really enjoyed clicking around your site. I'll definitely come back to look for ideas to keep my kiddos busy this summer.
lisbonlioness says
lol how cute! I'll never look at paper plates the same way now :)
Kristen @ ladybug-blessings.com says
that is adorable! I think I am going to have to try that!!
staci @ lizard n ladybug says
so cute! This is going on my 'to-do' list with the kids :)
Anna Freitag Smith says
Super cute project! My little one will love this – we have owls hooting at our house all day long!