One thing my son LOVES is birds. One of his favorite kind of birds would have to be the owl. He loves real owls, he loves stuffed animal owls and he had a BLAST making these owls below…
This month I received some cool Crayola products and was asked to make a craft using the products that I received. Since I like to make ornaments each year with the kids, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to use the products.
Here is the items we used to make our owl ornaments:
- Crayola markers/crayons (to color feathers & wings)
- Crayola Washable Glitter Glue (to glue on the feathers & wings)
- Crayola Model Magic (for the eyes and beak)
- Cardboard & white paper (for eyes)
- Muffin liners – 8 per owl (for feathers & wings)
- Ornament hook (to hang your owl on tree)
Making the owls was pretty easy. My 5 year old, 9 year old and 16 year old participated, so this is a craft that is for all ages. Now for the instructions….
1) You want to cut about an 1 inch off of your toilet paper roll.
2) Next you are going to want to push down on each side to make the ears.
3) Next fold 6 muffin liners in half and cut out center. If you are careful and just cut out the center, they will fit perfectly around the toilet paper roll. If you cut too big, you will have to fold them a little and glue them on.
3) Next color the 6 muffin liners (your owls feathers). You will also want to color the other two liners which will be the owl’s wings. For best results, color both sides. Once your six feathers are colored, put them on the toilet paper roll. I added some glue around the edges to keep the feathers secure. Put the other 2 liners (the wings) to the side.
4) For the owl’s eyes I took a piece of white paper and glued it on cardboard. Then drew the shape of the two eyes and cut them out. I then used some of the black Crayola model magic to make the pupil.
5) After you are done making your eyes, you are going to want to glue them on the toilet paper roll. I also took some red and yellow Crayola Model Magic to make an orange beak.
6) You are now going to want to clue your wings on your owl. First glue the wings together like shown below, then when dry, glue onto toilet paper roll.
7) Once your owl is completely dry, put it on a shelf or add a hook on the back and hang it on your tree.
Don’t these just look so cute?
Find more fun crafts like this on the Crayola Holiday Crafts Pinterest Board.
What a cute craft idea. I love that it uses things like liners & toilet paper tubes that I would already have.
Whoooo would have thought that TP tubes and muffin liners could be so cute? Very simple and easy to make which is even better.
Super cute. Even if my 2.5 year old did the coloring, I could still assemble them. I love the layering of the cupcake paper.
OMGosh these are so cute! My girls would love to make these with Grammy! I’m now following the Crayola Holiday Crafts Pinterest Board too!
They’re so precious and even cuter than they looked on your FB page! I don’t have little ones anymore, but I still want to make one!
This Owl Christmas Ornament is very cute! I like that you use things already found in the home to make this – less trash!
How cute! I want to try making these with my son. I think that he’ll have fun because he loves owls.
What a cute project and so creative. It would be good for a homeschool science unit too.
Awe, so adorable!!! Owls are so cute and so is this craft.
ADORABLE! I actually thought it was made of sea shells at first. This is a craft I could do.
Those owls are absolutely precious! I’ll have to save this for next week when the kiddos are home and out of school!
This is just too adorable! My son would love making this.
these are ADORABLE stef!! i love them !!
This is such a cute idea! I used to teach school and my second graders would have loved this!!
Love how that turned out!! Owls are all the rage right now, too!
These are really cute and I love the idea! Thanks for this!
Crafts that we can do using items already in our house always score points with me, as depending on the weather, it’s not always easy to pack up a toddler and brave the snow or cold just to buy a single supply. But we always have Crayola products on hand, as they’re our favorites!
I like the way you used the cupcake wrappers to make the owl. It was a cute way of using something in an artistic way.
What a creative and yet easy craft! So cute! My oldest loves owls every since Harry Potter.
What a cool project – I really love the eyes! This is something I would love to do with my nephews and they’d love to do it! I have to book mark it so we can do it real soon!
These are the cutest thing ever!
This would be a cute project anytime of year