Finished purple paper plate owl craft on a blue background with the text “owl paper plate craft” across the image.

This paper plate owl craft is full of color, texture, and oversized owl eyes that give it instant personality. The layered belly feathers, long wings, bright feet, and simple paper shapes make it a fun kids’ craft that looks detailed without being overly complicated.

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Materials for This Paper Plate Owl Craft

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How to Make a Paper Plate Owl Craft

With supplies in hand, here's how this one takes shape.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Get everything from the list above within arm's reach before you dive in.

Step 2: Paint the Plate

Paint the outside of the plate lavender and let it dry, adding a second coat if needed.

Step 3: Trace the Pieces

Print the owl patterns, then trace a beak and two talons onto yellow cardstock, two wings and a set of eye circles onto purple cardstock, and three feathers and two ears onto lavender cardstock.

Step 4: Cut Out the Pieces

Cut out every traced piece so everything is ready to arrange.

Step 5: Attach the Edge Pieces, Eyes, and Beak

Glue the ears, wings, and talons around the edge of the plate. Laying every piece out on the plate before gluing anything helps keep the wings and talons evenly placed.

Glue the eye circles and beak to the center of the plate, then add the wiggle eyes on top of the eye circles.

Step 6: Attach the Chest Feathers

Attach the three feather pieces in a row across the owl's chest.

Step 7: Add the Nostril Details

Finish by drawing two small ovals at the top center of the beak with the black marker.

All done!

Then hang your finished owl up on display!

Finished paper plate owl with a purple body, large googly eyes, lavender pointed ears, purple wings, yellow beak and feet, and three rows of lavender scalloped paper pieces.

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