If your children are learning about nocturnal animals, woodland creatures or just love the cute wide-eyed bird, then this moving eyes owl craft is for you.
It’s fun and easy craft to support your children’s learning. Children can practice their fine motor skills with cutting and sticking, and use their imaginations to explore color and texture with paints.
And as the finished craft is so tactile and interactive, kids will have a great time playing with their creation afterwards, too.
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How to Make a Moving Eyes Owl Craft:
Supplies:
- White Cardstock for Printing
- Paint, Crayons or Coloring Pencils
- Colored Cardstock
- Scissors
- Gluestick
How to Download the Owl Template:
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Let’s Make a Moving Eyes Owl Craft:
Decorate the Moving Eyes Owl Template
Let’s start by painting the owl template. The owl’s body is made up of different sections – the wings, head and body – so you can use them to mix up contrasting colours and textures to create a bold design for your owl.
And when you’ve painted the base colors, don’t forget to add some extra detail. We’ve painted little curves on the owls tummy that look like soft feathers, and used the top of a pen dipped in paint to create a dotty pattern on the wings. But you can use your imagination and add any decorations you like!
Cut out the Template Elements
Once your owl is finished and dry, carefully cut out the elements from the template. Then cut one strip lengthwise from a sheet of colored A4 card – it needs to be the same thickness as the rectangle eyes on the template.
Finally, cut two more thin strips of card, each three or four inches long.
Create An Eye Strip
Stick the rectangle eyes into the middle of the large colored strip of card.
Secure the Strip
Turn your owl over. Now stick one of the thinner card strips vertically over the left eye – this will support your owl’s moving eyes. Stick the other strip in the same way over the right eye.
Slide the Eye Strip
Now carefully slide the strip of eyes underneath the two thin support strips – be gentle!
Playtime: The Moving Eyes Owl Craft is Complete
Your wise old owl is complete, so it’s time to have fun! Why not take some pictures of you and your owls googly eyes and share them with us on social media!
Check out our Moving Eyes Fox Craft too!
More Moving Eyes Crafts for Kids:
Move over, static crafts! These fun interactive crafts with moving eyes are sure to be a hit with the kids. They’re tactile and engaging, and they’ll love seeing their creations come to life
