Whooooo’s ready for a colorful craft adventure? This bright and cheerful craft stick owl is not only super fun to make, but it’s also perfect for adding a pop of color to any room!
Gather your craft sticks, be they left over from icy delights eaten in summer months or store-bought, and let’s make one.
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This craft is perfect for kids of all ages and makes for a wonderful classroom project or rainy day activity. The best part? You probably have most of the supplies you need right at home! So let’s get started and bring this adorable feathered friend to life with just a few simple steps.
How to Make Craft Stick Owl
What you need:
- scissors
- glue
- 7 craft sticks (6 larger and 1 smaller one)
- acrylic paints
- paintbrush
- color paper (red, orange, and yellow)
- black paper
Step by Step Tutorial
Paint five larger craft sticks in different colors and wait for the paint to dry.
Apply glue across one (unpainted) craft stick and glue on the painted ones.
Glue all of them side by side.
Have an adult cut off any excess craft stick (you can also skip this part).
Cut two large orange circles and glue them to the top of the owl’s colorful body.
Cut and glue the yellow circles onto the orange ones.
Cut tiny black circles for pupils and glue them to the yellow ones.
Using scissors, shape two ears from yellow colored paper and attach the ears behind the eyes.
Cut and glue an orange triangle for the beak.
Grab red colored paper and cut out two large red shapes for the wings.
Tuck the wings under the eyes before gluing them in place.
Break or cut a small craft stick in half.
Glue the pieces for the owl’s legs.
Allow the craft stick owl to dry completely.
How did your kids like creating their craft stick owl?
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