With Christmas only a week away, I have been trying to squeeze in many simple holiday crafts. Since handprint crafts are our favorite, we did another one… a peace dove! We all loved how this one turned out and ended up hanging him on our fridge. We made ours using construction paper – I just […]
Paper Bag Turkey Craft
Brown paper bag puppets are always fun to make. We have made quite a few, including an owl, eagle, puppy, and a giraffe. I thought this turkey puppet would be a fun Thanksgiving Craft to make, and I was right! Lorelai really enjoyed this one. She did almost all of the work. I just drew […]
Witchy Owl Printable Craft
Halloween is coming up in a couple of weeks and this turned out to be a cute addition to our Halloween Crafts. While we have done many owl crafts, this one is definitely my favorite. It’s witchy, cute and is great for any owl lover! Print below and enjoy! Open Witchy Owl Printable Printable Instructions […]
Umbrella Bird Printable Craft
As a part of our Endangered Animals unit, we did this cute Umbrella Bird craft. Though the Umbrella Bird is not endangered, their numbers are unfortunately currently classified as ‘vulnerable’. Lorelai, my 5.5 year-old, is obsessed with animals of all kinds, so she was happy to get to paint this “cool” bird. She chose to […]
Quetzal Printable Craft
The Quetzal is another species of our Endangered Animals unit. Though they aren’t endangered, they are threatened. Neither Lorelai, my animal-obsessed 5-year-old, or I had heard of a quetzal before seeing it on an endangered/threatened animals list. We googled it and were amazed by how beautiful this bird is! It’s vibrantly colored with extremely long […]
Blue Jay Printable Craft
Blue jays are such beautiful birds. It was no surprise that my daughter requested to make it after she spotted one in a bird book. While her craft doesn’t have all of the intricate designs on the wings and tail feathers, she is still proud of it. Print below! Open Blue Jay Printable Facts About […]
Printable Falcon Craft
Falcons are such beautiful birds; we couldn’t pass up crafting one after we saw them featured on National Geographic’s North America TV series. On the show, the mother falcon was very protective of her babies and saved them from a huge snake. She also warned off a group of pelicans by crumpling their wings so […]
Printable Pelican Craft
Last week, our little family traveled down to the coast to have a beach day. We were all looking forward to the trip out of town, the wavy beach, and hot sand. What I didn’t expect to see were a bunch of brown pelicans fishing over the water. I sat under the umbrella for hours […]
Paper Plate Owl Craft
Another owl? Yes, another owl. If you don’t know, we’re just a bit owl & butterfly obsessed! Lorelai and I crafted this paper plate owl last week after supper when things were winding down. It was very simple and came out really cute! Materials You’ll Need: 2 Paper Plates Brown Paint + paintbrushes Scissors Glue […]
Paper Bag Craft: Eagle Puppet
Bald eagles are one of my favorite kinds of birds, and not just because I’m American. I grew up living near a farm that’s home to a family of eagles. Every winter, my dad, little brother, and I would walk across the icy swamp to check out the eagles’ nest. Every once in a while, […]
Paper Bag Owl Puppet Craft
Owls have always been a favorite of ours, both to craft and look at. A local park has an enclosure building with all kinds of injured birds that can no longer protect themselves in the wild, including a bunch of owls. We go there often to play and we make sure to stop to see […]
Printable Craft: Scarlet Macaw
We are still learning about Mexico in our Around the World series. While researching animals of Mexico, the Scarlet Macaw came up. What a beautiful bird! The colors are so vibrant, Lorelai took to it immediately and requested I make a printable. How could I say no? =) Print below and enjoy! Open Scarlet Macaw […]
Canada Goose Printable Craft
I’m playing catch up here on the blog! I made this printable a few months ago to do as a winter craft, but we never got around to it. Lorelai saw the printable this morning and asked to paint it, so that’s what we did! I gave her a sponge brush and showed her how […]
Roadrunner Printable Craft
I have really been holding onto this craft for a while… like since before Christmas! I honestly just forgot about it until I came upon the PDF file stored in a folder within a folder within a folder on my desktop. We have since packed away the craft, so I don’t have a picture of […]
Printable Peacock Craft
I can’t believe it has taken me so long to design a peacock craft! It actually wasn’t too complicated, and the end product came out really cute. I found some cool metallic paint at Micheal’s last night; Lore had a blast painting with the “shiny” paint! I was supposed to post this one yesterday, but […]
Printable Puffin Craft
How cute is that little puffin? Lorelai enjoyed painting and assembling him last week. She kept saying, “It looks like a penguin, but not really.” =) There are some fun puffin facts included on the printable. Print below and enjoy! Open Puffin Printable Printable Instructions | Terms of Use | Facebook Page
Printable Albatross Craft
Lorelai saw a documentary on arctic animals and birds a few weeks back, and of course the albatross came up. It’s a very neat bird, having the longest wingspan of any bird. It spends most of its time flying! She happily painted, cut out, and glued down this one yesterday afternoon. Afterward, we read some […]
Paper Roll Penguin Craft
A cold front came through this morning, leaving us thin-blooded Texans shivering in our cowgirl boots. Okay, leaving LORE shivering in her cowgirl boots. =) Minus the shivering… it’s not actually that cold. Haha! She asked to do a penguin craft today after we put up our new privacy fence on the patio. My mind […]
Cardinal Craft
Good morning! I have been holding this craft for a few months, thinking that it would best be done during the winter. Cardinals make me think of snow and snow makes me think of the abundance of cardinals (and other birds) taking up residence at the bird feeder on my parents’ back deck. Lorelai and […]
Snowy Owl Printable Craft
Snowy Owls are so beautiful! I have been saving this craft for wintertime, and we finally got around to it yesterday. Lorelai was kind of disappointed that all she had to do for this one was paint on a couple of spots on the wings and assemble. I had meant to make some puffy snow […]
