10 Fun Owl Crafts For Preschoolers And Kids

Owls are nocturnal animals, and, as a result, most kids don’t spot them often. However, it doesn’t seem to diminish their curiosity about this particular species of birds. So, if your little one has many questions about the owl, or is fascinated by the bird, you may want to engage her in some owl-inspired activities.

And, we at Momjunction have just the thing for you. Here is a list of 10 fun and easy owl crafts for kids. Make the weekend fun for your curious little ornithologist with our ideas below.

10 Simple Owl Crafts For Preschoolers And Kids

1. Fall Leaves And Cardboard Owl Craft:

You Will Need:

• Dark green and light green cardboard
• Wiggle eyes
• Dry brown fall leaves
• Glue
• Scissors

How To:

1. Use the scissors and cut out a large circle from the light green cardboard and two small circles from the dark green cardboard.

2. Paste two small green circles on the large circle in place of the eyes of the owl.

3. Glue on wiggle eyes on these two little circles.

4. Paste dry fall leaves on the sides of the large circle as the wings of the owl.

5. Cut two small triangles out of dark green cardboard and stick them at the bottom of the large circle as legs of the bird.

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2. Recycled Bottle Owl Craft:

It’s a good and interesting owl craft for your preschooler.
You Will Need:

• One recycled plastic bottle
• A paint brush
• Black, white, yellow, light brown food colors.

How To:

1. Place your kid’s recycled plastic bottle upside down.

2. Show your child how to paint the bottle using a paint brush and make a painting of the owl on it.

3. Paint the top and back of the bottle black.

4. Make a pair of big round eyes using black, white, and yellow color.

5. Paint the body of an using a mix of yellow, brown, and white colors.

This is a lovely and easy owl crafts for kids to make!

3. Clay Owl:

You Will Need:

• A big lump of clay
• Sharp pencil

How To:

1. Give your child a big lump of clay and guide her to make a clay owl out of it.

2. Spread the sides of clay and create wings of the bird.

3. Spread the clay upwards and make owl’s ears at the top.

4. Create eyes using fingers.

5. Use a pencil to make markings on the wings, body, ears, and eyes.

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4. Cloth Bag Owl:

Another great owl crafts for toddlers and younger children.
You Will Need:

• A Cloth bag
• Toy stuffing
• White and black rags of clothes
• Needle and thread
• Scissors

How To:

1. Stuff the cloth bag with toy stuffing making one end narrower than the other, and sew it using needle and thread.

2. Place it on the table with the narrower end upwards.

3. Cut out nose and eyes of the owl from the black and white rags of clothes and stitch them on the narrow upper end of the bag as the nose and eyes of the bird.

5. Fruits Owl:

You Will Need:

• Apples
• Oranges
• White cotton
• Blackberries
• Knife

How To:

1. Cut the apple into halves using a knife. Cut slices of one-half of the apple.

2. Cut another apple into two pieces with one piece smaller than the half.

3. Cut slices of oranges.

4. Now place one-half of the apple on the table and short half of the apple above it as in the image above.

5. Place slices of apples in both the sides as the wings of the owl and slices of oranges as legs and ears of the bird.

6. Place blackberries and white cotton as the eyes on the upper half of the apple.

Fruits owl is one of the best owl crafts for children.

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6. Black Beans Owl:

You Will Need:

• Black beans
• White table surface

How To:

1. Arrange the black beans on the white table surface in such a manner that your arrangement resembles an owl.

7. Jute Fabric Owl:

You Will Need:

• Jute fabric
• Scissors
• Black buttons
• Small white piece of cloth
• Orange and black card paper
• Glue
• Needle and thread

How To:

1. Cut the jute fabric in the shape of body and wings of the owl. Paste or stitch the wings of the bird on both its sides.

2. Sew small, round white cloth and two black buttons as they eyes of the owl using needle and thread.

3. Sew brown buttons on the body of the owl.

4. Paste a triangular orange piece of card paper as the nose of the owl, and black pieces of card paper as its legs.

This is one of the best owl craft ideas for kids which can be made with the things present around the house.

8. Leather Owl:

You Will Need:

• Small leather scraps in white and yellow colors
• Black thread
• Needle
• Scissors

How To:

1. Cut a white scrap of leather in the shape of the body and wings of the owl.

2. Cut the yellow leather piece in the shape of eyes and body of the bird as you see in the image.

3. Stitch both the pieces with the smaller piece on the larger using a needle and black thread.

4. Create eyes of the bird by sewing two small circles of white leather in place of eyes.

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9. Stuffed Pompom Owl:

You Will Need:

• A stuffed pompon with dark grey cover.
• Black buttons
• Rags of Light grey cloth
• Needle and thread
• Scissors

How To:

1. Place stuffed pompoms as the body of the owl.

2. Cut the light grey cloth material in the shape of eyes, legs, and wings of the bird.

3. Stitch the eyes, legs, and wings of the bird at proper places on the pompom.

4. Sew two black buttons as the eyes of the owl.

An interesting and easy owl craft for kids to make during their free time.

10. Sandwich Owl:

You Will Need:

• A slice of bread
• Peanut butter
• Slices of banana, green apple, and black cherry
• Knife
• Cashew nuts
• Brown cream

How To:

1. Place a slice of bread on a plate and spread peanut butter on it.

2. Place slices of green apple as the wings of the owl.

3. Place slices of bananas and slices of black cherries as eyes of the bird.

4. Place a small triangular slice of green apple as the bird’s nose.

5. Arrange cashew nuts on the body of the owl as in the image.

6. Create legs of the bird using brown cream.

Did you teach your child any fun owl crafts? Which one was her favorite? Tell us here!

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