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Craft Tutorials | Crafts for Kids | Animal Crafts for Kids | Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds

Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds

Author by Amanda Davis on March 19, 2013 Updated on January 15, 2019

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Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds via CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

 

Only a couple more days and spring will be officially here, according to the calendar anyway! The weather here in southeast Wisconsin still reflects the dead of winter, so I’m waiting patiently for spring’s arrival. The birds, however, are back. The last week or so I have heard them chirping in the backyard (probably the woman bird yelling at the man bird that they came back too soon ha-ha).

At any rate, whether you have bulbs poking up through the ground or your tulip beds are still buried under the white stuff like mine are, this little spring craft will lift your spirits. It uses one of my favorite recycled supplies.. cardboard tubes.

Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds via CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Use whatever pretty colors make you happy, I chose pink and yellow. You can buy bags of feathers at the craft store, they come in a variety of colors. For a spring craft like this one, I prefer the bags with the bright flowery colors. Some are solid packs with all one color and some are multicolored packs, which are the ones I usually get.

Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds via CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Just cover your cardboard tubes with colored construction paper and add a construction paper beak. Glue on some googly eyes.

Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds via CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Parents should use a craft knife to poke holes in the side of the cardboard tube for the wings.

Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds via CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Dab some glue inside the top of the tube to stick the feather in.

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Spring Craft: Cardboard Tube Birds

Supplies

  • Cardboard tubes
  • Pink yellow and green construction paper
  • Feathers
  • White craft glue
  • 2 Googly eyes for each bird

Instructions

  • Cover cardboard tubes with pink and yellow construction paper.
  • Cut small triangles from the orange construction paper for the beaks. Glue to the cardboard tube.
  • Glue two goggly eyes at the top of the beak.
  • Have a grown up poke a hole in both sides of the cardboard tube. Ad a dab of glue to the hole and insert feather.
  • Add some glue to the inside of the cardboard tube above the eyes. Add a small feather to the glue.
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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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Filed Under: Animal Crafts for Kids, Cardboard Tube Crafts for Kids, Easy Crafts for Kids, Spring Crafts Tagged With: birds, cardboard tubes, kid's crafts, spring

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  1. Theres Just One Mommy says

    March 21, 2014 at 11:44 am

    Adorable! My son just asked if we could do a bird craft…and he suggested cardboard tubes!
    Love the bright colors on these!

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      March 22, 2014 at 7:58 am

      How fun! I hope you guys like doing the project :)

      Reply
  2. Maro's kindergarten says

    April 19, 2013 at 7:09 am

    Hi Amanda! I loved your craft and I featured it on my Easter crafts ideas post! You can see it here: http://maros-kindergarten.blogspot.gr/2013/04/blog-post_19.html
    I would love your feedback! Have a nice day!

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      April 20, 2013 at 4:17 pm

      Thank you, that was very nice of you!

      Reply
  3. Isabel says

    March 23, 2013 at 7:40 am

    Thank you for your site. I am a french teacher and I come often to look for ideas for kidscrafts ( Christmas, Easter, parent’s days ) It’s so funny, simple and lovely .
    Congratulations

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      March 23, 2013 at 7:04 pm

      Thank you Isabel, glad you are here!

      Reply
  4. Casse-bonbec says

    March 23, 2013 at 1:09 am

    Hi, I’m a French mum of 2 (Cécile is almost 10, and Frédéric is 6 1/2). We love creative crafts, and your ideas are funny, lovely and the bright colours you use are so joyful! Thanks a lot!

    Reply
  5. jeanna says

    March 20, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    so cutee. I’m going to do one and put it on my nightstand so my days will start with joy and happiness.

    Reply
  6. Angie @ Big Bear's Wife says

    March 20, 2013 at 10:24 am

    cute! pinning now!

    Reply
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