Yarn Wrapped Blue Jay Craft

I am a bonafide bird nerd. I am so enthralled by them that I actually have a handful of birds on my bucket list that I would love to see in person before I die. One of them is a blue jay.

As you can guess, they don’t live near me so in the mean time we are doing the next best thing, crafting them. This yarn wrapped blue jay craft is not only stunning but it’s a great fine motor activity for kids.

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Supplies Needed:

cardboard
blue and black paint
paintbrush
blue yarn (we love this multi-colored blue yarn)
black yarn
white felt
blue feathers
googly eyes
hot glue gun
tape
scissors

Tutorial:

1. Cut out & paint your body parts

Start by printing out our cardinal craft pattern. Use the pattern to trace and cut out the body for your blue jay. You’ll also need to cut out a beak and legs from your cardboard. Paint your bird body blue and your beak and legs black. Set them aside for the paint to dry.

2. Wrap body part with yarn

When your paint is dry, wrap your blue jay bird body with your blue yarn. Tape the end on the back of the bird body.

3. Cut a belly & face shapes

Cut out a piece of white felt to use for the bird belly and one for the face. We made the face similar to our cardinal craft. The belly is just half of an oval.

4. Assemble bird parts together

Heat up your hot glue gun. Glue a small blue feather at the top of the head and a larger bird feather on the side of the bird for the wing. Next glue your white felt pieces onto your bird. Lastly glue your beak, legs and googly eye onto your blue jay.