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Owl Paper Plate Craft

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This simple-to-make owl is a cute craft that is made from three paper plates.

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Supplies Needed:
  • 3 paper plates
  • Yellow, brown or orange construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue (or a stapler)
  • Crayons, paint or markers
  • Optional – Googly eyes

Instructions

1.

On one paper plate, fold about a third of the plate over (have the bottom of the plate facing forward). This will be the owl’s head.

Folded paper plate
2.

On the folded part, cut two short slits and fold them back up. (These will be the owl’s tufts; although they look like ears, they are only feathers. An owl’s ears are simple holes on the sides of the head.)

Then glue the center section down.

Cutting the paper plate.
3.

Glue googly eyes on the folded-down section. Or cut two large circles and glue them down, then draw a dark dot in the center.

Decorating the paper plate.
4.

Using construction paper, cut a small half-circle with a little square off the rounded side. Curve the edges around, forming a cone. Glue or staple it shut.

Cutting the paper plate.Forming the piece into a cone.
5.

Glue the cone to the paper plate (using the rectangle, folded inside the cone), just beneath the folded part of the paper plate.

Decorating the paper plate.
6.

Glue or staple the head to another paper plate.

Attaching the paper plates.
7.

Cut another paper plate in half (these will be the wings).

Cutting the paper plate.
8.

Glue or staple the wings to the body at a slight angle. Using construction paper, cut two tiny feet. Glue them to the body.

Stapling the wings and feet to the body.
9.

Color in the owl, drawing feathers, wings, or other patterns.

The finished owl craft.
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