Paper Plate Birds

These adorable bright colored paper plate birds were so fun to make! We are learning about Parts of a Bird as included in the Birds & Eggs theme from Experience Preschool. The daily topic was Parts of a Bird: Tail. See the bird’s pretty tail feathers?

Paper Plate Birds

The paper plate birds are very easy to make. They start out with a large paper plate folded in half and glued together.

Then each child colored their bird as desired with Kwik Stix. I love Kwik Stix paint sticks for this type of project because it dries fast and we can move on the next part of the craft.

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To decorate our birds, we used bright colored papers for the tail feathers and patterned scrapbook papers for the wings.

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We had a school ager here so she used the glue gun to add the goggly eyes to each bird. I find that holds them on better and we don’t have to wait so long for the glue to dry.

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Make & Play Paper Plate Birds

The birds make a great spring wall display or the kids can play with them.

Try to make a nest for your bird or teach it how to fly!

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MORE BIRDS & EGGS POSTS

Check out more of my bird and egg posts:

• What’s in the Box: Birds & Eggs
• Paper Bird Nests
• Bird Sounds Listening Activity
• Favorite Bird Books for Preschoolers
• Bird Wing Art
• Play Dough Bird Tracks