Snowy Owl Paper Plate Craft
If you’ve got a kiddo who’s deep in a winter-animal obsession right now, this snowy owl paper plate craft is about to become their new favorite thing. It’s big, it’s goofy, it flaps, and it’s made out of nothing but a paper plate and your child’s very wiggly handprints…which automatically makes it ten times cuter.
We whipped this one together on a chilly afternoon, and honestly? It turned into the sweetest little mix of fine motor practice, bird anatomy chat (“Why are owl eyes so BIG?”), and straight-up giggles as my kid tried to make the owl “hoot” at the dog.
If you’re looking for a winter craft that’s simple, classroom-friendly, and adorable enough to tape to every door in your house…this is your moment. Let’s make an owl!
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Materials for Your Snowy Owl Paper Plate Craft
How to Make This Paper Plate Snowy Owl Craft
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather all of your supplies.
Step 2: Trace the Owl Patterns
Download and print the snowy owl patterns, then cut out with scissors. Trace the beak once and the talons twice once on black cardstock. Trace the wings twice and the ears twice on white cardstock. Trace the eyes once onto yellow cardstock with a pencil. You could also use colored craft foam, construction paper, or craft felt for this project.
Step 3: Cut Out the Pieces
Cut out the snowy owl patterns with scissors making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
Step 4: Attach the Owl Pieces
Attach the ears, wings, and talons to the edge of the paper plate with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the eyes and beak to the inside of the paper plate. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
Step 5: Add the Eyes
Attach two wiggle eyes to the snowy owl’s face with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Step 6: Draw the Feathers
Using a black marker, draw rows of half circles on the wings and body to represent the snowy owl’s feathers. To finish, outline the snowy owl’s ears with the black marker.
All done!
Hang your finished owl on display!
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