Try this fun paper plate bird nest puppet art project for kids! This art project is for kids between the ages of 4 and 8 and it works in both classroom and home settings! Creating this bird nest puppet can encourage kids to be creative and teach them about birds!
Paper Plate Bird Nest Puppet Art Project
These paper plate bird nest puppet art projects are great for learning about birds and being creative. They are incredibly easy to make and all the kids loves customizing their birds and bird nests. Many loved talking about the different species of birds and bird nests.
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Creating bird nest puppets are not only great for a learning activity and creativity but these projects can be used for other activities. Kids love creating plays about their birds to entertain each other and learn about baby birds in the process!
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Supplies needed for birdnest puppet art
- Markers
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paper
- Popsicle sticks
- Any decorations you have that could be used to decorate the nest! You can go on a scavenger hunt to collect natural materials from outside, or use leftover supplies from previous projects!
Steps to create Bird nest puppets
Create the bird pupppet
The first part of this art project is creating the bird. Using a piece of paper, cut out a circle or oval shape. Then you decorate the bird by giving it eyes, a beak, and wings, then you can glue the bird to the popsicle stick and add any other decorations such as feathers or buttons!
Create the nest from a paper plate
The next part to creating this art project is creating a nest for the baby bird to live in! With half of a plate, allow the kids to decorate the plate to look like a nest. Encourage them to make the nest really cozy and warm for the baby birds with scraps and leftover materials from previous projects. You could also use natural materials from outside to make it extra fun and engaging! Once the nest is decorated the puppet is finished and you can play with the puppet and create a story about baby birds!
Finished Paper Plate Bird Nest Puppet Art Project
We absolutely love how our bird in nest puppet turned out! How did you do yours differently?
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
20 minutes
Additional Time
5 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- – Paper
- – Popsicle sticks
- – Natural materials from outside, or use leftover supplies from previous projects for decorations.
Tools
- – Markers
- – Scissors
- – Glue
Instructions
- Cut out a circle or oval shape for the bird.
- Decorate the bird with markers or other materials.
- Glue the bird to a popsicle stick and add feather, buttons, paper scraps, etc.
- Cut a paper plate in half.
- Decorate the plate with the gathered materials to make a cozy nest.
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What did you learn about birds? Tell us in the comments below.
