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October 30, 2012

Colorful Patterned Owls

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We took a break from Halloween crafting this week by reading The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy and Jane Chapman. After completing our Little White Owl Craft Craft we decided we wanted to make the colorful patterned owls depicted in the story too.  
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You can purchase The Little White Owl here.

 

Supplies you will need:

  • small paper plates
  • various colors of acrylic paint
  • paint brush
  • scissors
  • stapler (optional) 
  • school glue
  • colored construction paper
  • black construction paper
  • markers (optional)
Directions:

1. Paper plates work so well to make owls, so we stuck with them on this project. Start by painting three small paper plates one color. Let them dry completely.

2. After your paper plates are dry, use a different color to paint a pattern on one of the paper plates to use as the body for the owl. We mimicked our favorites out of the story in the picture above.

3. After the pattern is dry that you painted, take another one of the painted paper plates and cut it in half to use as the wings. I used a stapler to attach them to the body. You could also use a generous amount of school glue.

4. Next, use a generous amount of school glue to attach the last paper plate to the body as the head of the owl.

5. Cut out eyes, black pupils and a nose out of construction paper and glue them on to the face. One of my son’s owl had a striped nose so he used markers to make the pattern on his nose.

6. Lastly cut a slit out of the top of the owls head to finish your owl. You can also do this step before attaching it to the body.

They turned out so colorful and pretty!
My 5 year old went with chevron stripes as his pattern…

My 7 year old liked the dotted owl in the book…

And I went with a striped pattern…

I’m telling you, it never gets old creating with my children! We are going to take a break for a couple days to enjoy Halloween festivities and will be back with some turkey fun!!

Looking for more owl crafts? Click on the pictures below to check out some of our other fun projects.
 

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rachel
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  1. Betsy says

    October 31, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    So bright and so fun! What a wonderful craft. Can't wait to check out that book!

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  2. Melissa says

    October 31, 2012 at 3:02 AM

    Love this! Your ideas and projects are so creative and inspirational..being both a mom and a teacher, I love your blog! I have emailed you a few times, is it possible to get a copy of your Bathroom Redo Prints? Thanks Melissa (melissteach8@yahoo.com)

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  3. Barbara says

    October 31, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    SO beautiful!
    Thank you.
    ❀Barbara❀
    Grade ONEderful
    Ruby Slippers Blog Designs

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  4. Esther says

    November 1, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    My daughter saw ur previous post and wanted to make them immediately.. she will go crazy for this one too:-) You are awesome!

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  5. Megan says

    November 1, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    Cute, cute, cute! We love that book, so we will definitely making these owls!

    Reply
  6. LindaLinda says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    So cute! Did you use watercolors?

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  7. Linda says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    So cute! Did you use watercolors?

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  8. Linda says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    So cute! Did you use watercolors?

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  9. Linda says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    So cute! Did you use watercolors?

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  10. Linda says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    So cute! Did you use watercolors?

    Reply
  11. Cindy deRosier says

    August 14, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    I'm the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your owl! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/colorful-patterned-owls/

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, we'd love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!

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  12. Rhonda Gales says

    May 24, 2014 at 1:13 PM

    These are adorable. I searching for crafts to make with my 6 year old grandson and this perfect. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  13. Nermine Ayman says

    June 24, 2014 at 7:48 PM

    nice

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