Recycled CD Peacock Craft for Kids

I get so excited every month when the Kids Craft Stars challenge comes along. Last month we made crafts based on children’s books and this month we are using a CD to create a children’s craft. If you have any scratched CD’s laying around, this is the perfect opportunity to get crafting with them instead of throwing them away! I’m sharing today how we turned a CD into a bright and colorful Peacock Craft for Kids. It is a fantastic craft to make after visiting the zoo or when learning about birds.

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Supplies needed:

old scratched CD(or purchase them on Amazon)
blue, green or orange cardstock
blue and green paint
green colored feathers (or color of your choice)
googly eyes
sequins
cocktail frill toothpicks (optional)
scissors
tacky glue
tape

Tutorial:

1. Paint fingerprints on CD

Start by painting green and blue fingerprints on the top half of your CD and set it aside to dry.

2. Cut hand & peacock body shapes

Trace your child’s hand 3 times on your green cardstock paper and cut them out. Also, cut a peacock body out of your blue cardstock paper. I let my preschooler do all of the cutting for her peacock so she could get in some great scissor practice.

3. Glue feathers on CD

Once your paint has finished drying, glue your green feathers onto the back of the CD behind your painted fingerprints.

4. Add feathers

Then glue your handprints onto your green feathers.

5. Glue toothpicks

Glue your 3 cocktail toothpicks onto the back of your peacock head and then place a piece of tape over them to hold them in place.

6. Attach body to the CD

Glue your peacock body onto the front of your CD, then glue on your googly eyes and an orange beak.

7. Add clothespins

Finish your peacock by attaching the two clothespins to the bottom of your CD. You may need to play around with their position a little to help the peacock stand up best.

Here is my preschooler’s and my peacock. I love how my daughter got creative by adding in pink feathers. She is so proud of her new feathery friend. Who knew you could recycle a CD into such a pretty craft!