Engage the whole family and promote family time with the Children’s Museum’s Feature Activity.
Looking for a party pal who’s a real HOOT? These adorable Party Birds are sure to stay by your side. This is a great craft that is simple and requires only a few specialty art supplies for your little one to complete.
Supplies
- Paper Towel Roll
- Construction Paper
- Markers
- Feathers
- Clear Tape
- One-Hole Punch
- Pipe Cleaner
Instructions
- Start by cutting the paper towel roll down to the desired size for your Party Bird.
- Wrap the paper towel roll in construction paper and secure with clear tape. We used white for our owl and blue for our peacock.
- Decide what type of eyes and beak your Party Bird should have and then use construction paper to create and tape onto the covered roll.
- Decorate your party bird using markers and then place feathers for wings and head piece.
- Punch holes on both sides of the paper towel roll using a one-hole punch and thread through a pipe cleaner.
- Wrap the pipe cleaner around your wrist and secure by twisting the bottom of the pipe cleaner. And ta da! Now you have a perching Party Bird.
Download Previous Feature Activity Sheets
- Party Birds (PDF)
- Crayon Drip Rain Cloud (PDF)
- Cherry Blossom Popcorn Tree (PDF)
- Valentine Snow Globe (PDF)
- Paper Plate Dino (PDF)
- Snowman Puppet (PDF)
- Gingerbread Men Ornaments (PDF)
- Teddy Bear Magnet (PDF)
- Autumn Luminary (PDF)
- Ladybug Fan (PDF)
- T-Rex Helmet (PDF)
- Mouse Pad (PDF)
- Drum Kit (PDF)
- Igloo Palace (PDF)
- Nature Wands (PDF)
- Animal Activity Spinners (PDF)
- Animal Box (PDF)
- Cotton Sheep (PDF)
- Flower Bouquets (PDF)
- Ocean-In-A-Bag (PDF)
- Coffee Filter Jellyfish (PDF)
- Potted Plants (PDF)
- Totem Poles (PDF)
- Perfecto Paper Pizza (PDF)
- Floating Foam Ducky (PDF)
- Caterpillar Critters (PDF)
- Robot Characters (PDF)
- Rainbow Ice Creations (PDF)
- Snowman On A Stick (PDF)
- Magic Puff Paint (PDF)
- Paper Bag Pumpkins (PDF)
- Foam Pencil Toppers (PDF)
