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Bird Crafts for Kids Free bird craft patterns for kids. Great for preschool, Sunday school, and elementary age children. Make your own bird feeder, duck, owl, raven, black bird, flamingo, whooping crane, or hen with chicks from cheap and easy to find materials.
What you will need: 6 3/4 oz. Pringle's Potato Chip Can with lid, 7" plastic Chinet plate, and a 9" plastic Chinet plate, a 2" bolt with nut and a 1" bolt with nut, drill with matching drill bits, string for hanging, acrylic paint, and stickers (optional). What to do: 1. Paint the Pringle's can any color you would like and let dry. Decorate it with stickers. 2. Cut three or four small holes about 3/4" by 1/2" around the bottom edge of the can using a knife. These holes are where the birdseed comes out. 3. Drill two small holes in the top of the can just below the edge of the plastic lid on opposite sides. These will be used to hang the bird feeder. 4. Turn the can upside down and place the small plate on the center of the can. The plate should be upside down on the bottom of the can. Drill a hole through the plate and the bottom of the can. (The drill bit should match the size of your bolt.) Stick the 2-inch bolt through the hole in the paper plate and the hole in the bottom of the can. Screw on the nut from the inside of the can. You may have to find someone with small hands to do this for you. 5. Remove the lid from the can and place it upside down on the middle of the big paper plate. Drill a hole through the middle of the plastic lid and the plate. Stick the 1-inch bolt through the plate and then the lid and screw on the nut. Drill two holes on opposite sides off the lid in the plate. 6. Stick one end of a piece of string through one of the holes in the top of the Pringle's can, over and through the can to the other hole and through the hole. Place the lid with the plate on the can. Now bring both ends of the string up through the holes you punched in the plastic plate. Tie the string ends together at the top. 7. To fill the bird feeder just pull off the lid and let it dangle to the side. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
Remember the Red Bird When everything around me seems so very gray, It’s a gift from my father, his love on display. What you will need: High-resolution printer paper, matching card stock, red printer paper, orange paper, scissors, and paper glue. What to do: 1. Print out the poem onto high-resolution printer paper, cut it out and glue it to a folded piece of card stock with paper glue. Cut the card stock so all the sides are even. This pattern is available to members only. Please email me if you would like the pattern. 2. To make the paper red bird print out the red bird pattern onto red paper and cut it out. Printing Problems? 3. Cut a beak shape from orange paper. 4. To assemble fold the body and head patterns in half. Fold the belly patterns in half and glue them to the inside of the blue bird and the robin bodies. Do not glue the bodies closed. Glue the beaks to the inside of the folded heads and glue the heads onto the bodies. You can glue the heads closed. Glue the wings onto the bodies. Place the bird inside the card with a personal note. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: 5/8" polyester ribbon, scissors, glue, bright orange card stock, 3/4" jingle bell, black Sharpie marker, and wire. What to do:
3. Press the knot flat and place a little glue inside to keep it together. This is the bird's head. Cut a small triangle shaped beak from orange card stock and inserting the beak
6. Use a black Sharpie marker to draw in the eyes and black around the beak. Copyright Notice - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to use this picture or craft on another web site, bulletin board or anywhere else on the Internet without permission. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by e-mail.
What you will need: Heavy Paper, crayons and markers, glue, dried leaves, straw or dry grass, pipe cleaner, and Exacto knife. What to do: 1. Print out the pattern onto heavy paper. Printing Problems? 2. Collect leaves and press them in a heavy book between sheets of waxed paper. Collect some dried grass or straw. 3. Color the picture and then glue on dried leaves on the branches and grass on the nest. 4. Cut a hole on each side of the mama bird's beak. Cut a piece of brown pipe cleaner about 2 to 3 inches long and stick in through the hole to make it look like the bird is holding a worm. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: Bag of colorful feathers, markers, movable eyes, pipe cleaners, glue, and cardboard. What to do: Draw an outline of a bird on cardboard and cut out. Color the beak, fold pipe cleaners to resemble feet and glue on the back. Glue feathers on the front, then glue a different color feather for the wing and glue on an eye.
What you will need: Four dinner-sized paper plates for each duck (heavy duty is best, but the cheap ones will work), 1 snack size paper plate, orange, and yellow or white paint, hot melt glue gun or stapler, school glue, card stock, scissors, and black markers.
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson about Elijah and the Ravens Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: large paper plates, small paper plates, yellow, black, and white construction paper, black markers, black paint and paint brushes, glue gun, and black feathers. What to do:
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson about Elijah and the ravens. Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
These puppets can also be used as raven puppets for the story of the ravens feeding Elijah. They would make a great craft to go along with the lesson. What you will need: Lunch bag, black acrylic paint, paper, tape or glue, yellow and black construction paper, and red ribbon. What to do:
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: 1/2 cup cocoa
Nilla Chocolate
Wafers
1. Mix cocoa,
sugar, and milk stirring well in a saucepan over medium heat. Add
the margarine. Bring to a boil. Boil 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture
reaches the soft ball stage. (Drop a small amount of the hot mixture
into a cold cup of water. If the mixture sticks together slightly
when you push it together with your fingers, it is in a soft ball
stage.) Do not over cook because they will be too dry and fall apart. To complete the Ravens: Raven's head - Add candy corn or 3Ds Doritos for a beak. Use icing to make the eyes. Raven with wings - Cut one Chocolate Wafer in half to make two wings. Push wafer halves into the sides of the ravens body. Cut another wafer into a triangular shape for the tail feathers. Push into the top of the ravens body. Push a Candy Corn or a 3Ds Doritos into the lower half of the body for a beak. Add eyes with icing. The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson about Elijah and the Ravens Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson "Under his Wings". Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson "Under his Wings". Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright Notice - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson "Under his Wings". Click here for a free sample lesson.
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson "Under his Wings". Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: Paper, pencil, and crayons, food such as birdseed or dry cereal. What to do:
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson about Elijah and the Ravens. Click here for a free sample lesson. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
The craft was designed to go along with a Bible lesson about Elijah and the Ravens. Click here for a free sample lesson. This printout comes with a Bible verse or without. You can also use it as a writing prompt. Title the paper "If I Were a Bird" and have your children write a paragraph about what it would be like to be a bird.
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: Paint stir sticks (You can usually get these free from paint stores) or large craft sticks, construction paper, low temp glue or paper glue, crayons or markers. What to do:
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email. Early Bird picture with the saying, "Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" This pattern is available to members only. Become a member. Comments: "I thought that it would be especially cute if you printed it on card stock and glued moss on the nest. Jennifer Keliher You can find moss at craft stores or floral shops. Or just have your children collect dried grass and other things from outside. Or they can cut up pieces of yarn to glue onto the picture. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: paper, craft sticks, fun foam flower shapes or silk flowers. (You can buy silk flowers at secondhand store. Just pull off all the flowers and discard the rest. What
to do: Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: Pinecones (If possible use pinecones that are twisted at the bottom so that the bottom of the pinecone is showing from one side.), Small brown feathers, yellow construction paper, inside of a sunflower seed, glue. What to do: 1. If you can't find a pinecone that is a little twisted, you can use a pair of pliers to cut the ends off of some of the pinecone's petals on one side of the wider end of the pine cone 2. Glue two small feathers to the bottom of the pinecone to look like the tuffs of the great horned owl. 3. Glue more small feathers to the face area in a circular pattern starting with the shaft of the feather in the center of the face to make the facial disk. 4. Cut yellow eyes from the construction paper and glue to the facial disk. Use a magic marker to color in the pupils. Glue them to the face. Glue on a sunflower seed, point down, for the beak. These little owls look great in pinecone wreaths. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
What you will need: brown feathers, yellow construction paper, black magic marker, inside of a sunflower seed, glue, and brown construction paper. What to do: Draw an egg shape for the owl on to brown construction paper and cut it out. The wider end of the egg shape is the owl's head. Glue two feathers on for the wings. Then glue on long feathers for the body. Glue the shaft end of the feathers to the neck area so that the tips of the feathers form the owl's tail feathers (Feathery part). Cut the tips off of some of your feathers and glue them in a circular pattern onto the face area to make the facial disk. Cut yellow circles from the construction paper and use a magic marker to color in the pupils. Glue on a sunflower seed for the beak. A Pattern available to members only. Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email. Paper Bag Owl
What to do: 1. Stuff a paper lunch bag with wrinkled up pieces of newspaper about half full. Pull the sides of the paper bag out from the top so that you can make a flat surface at the top of the bag. Fold down the sides from the middle top of the bag and glue them down. Fold the down the point to the front of the bag making the top of the owls head. Pull up on the sides to make the horns and open them slightly.
This worksheet goes with the ABC series of lessons in which children learn godly concepts and study animals at the same time. They are great for Christian preschools and home school children. They are designed for preschool through third grade. Children can print the letters, trace them, write them in cursive, write the complete Bible verse in cursive or print it, or write the word. These lessons also include other learning activities to go along with the theme including math, spelling, writing, science, and review games. Lessons and worksheets are available to members only.
This craft goes with the lesson Manna Again! - The story of the Israelites in the Wilderness. The lesson includes crafts, activities, memory verse review games, coloring sheets, and much more. (A pattern for this craft is available to members only.)
This craft goes with the lesson Manna Again! - The story of the Israelites in the Wilderness. The lesson includes crafts, activities, memory verse review games, and much more. (A pattern for this craft is available to members only.) Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
This worksheet goes with the ABC series of lessons in which children learn godly concepts and study animals at the same time. They are great for Christian preschools and home school children. They are designed for preschool through third grade. Children can print the letters, trace them, write them in cursive, write the complete Bible verse in cursive or print it, or write the word. These lessons also include other learning activities to go along with the theme including math, spelling, writing, science, and review games. Lessons and worksheets are available to members only.
See the Thanksgiving Crafts Page for turkey crafts and activities Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site even if you include the copyright notice. You must have permission to copy the material. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
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