In this craft, make a beautiful dove that symbolizes peace for the new year.

Make a beautiful dove out of paper. The body is made of stiff paper and the wings are thinner paper.

Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Supplies Needed:
  • Stiff paper (1 piece)
  • Regular paper (1 piece)
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • String
  • Clear tape
  • Optional – Markers
  • Optional – Glue
  • Optional – Glitter

Instructions

1.

Draw the shape of a bird’s body on stiff paper.

A tracing of the bird's body.
2.

Cut out the bird and cut two slits in the body (along the dotted lines).

A cut out of the bird's body.
3.

Cut a piece of paper in half. Then fold each piece like an accordion.

Cutting the paper in half.The folded paper.
4.

Optional: Cut the edges of the folded paper for a lacy effect.

Cutting up the folded paper.
5.

Insert the folded paper (wings and tail feathers) into the slits in the bird’s body. Secure them to the body with clear tape. Tape the ends of the tail feathers together (making a fan shape).

Draw eyes on the dove. Tape some string to the body of the dove (for hanging it up).

Optional: decorate the dove with markers or glitter.

A finished dove.