Looking for an easy spring craft for kids? How about a bird craft?
This Cardboard Roll Bluebird is simple, adorable, and fun for kids of all ages. Best of all, it requires minimal supplies and adult help! It’s a great way to celebrate spring.
Bird Craft For Kids
My favorite thing about spring is watching birds flit about, nesting, feeding, and singing. I especially love bluebirds, and they are exactly what inspired this easy cardboard roll craft!
Not to mention, the blue bird is kind of an iconic bird when it comes to spring!
Supplies Needed To Make This Blue Bird Craft:
Some of these crafting supplies you may already have. For those that you don’t have, we can help! This post contains affiliate links.
- cardboard tube
- wiggly eyes
- Glue Dots or white school glue
- blue and yellow construction paper
- scissors
- red paint
- paintbrush
How To Make This Cardboard Bird Craft:
- After gathering supplies, invite kids to paint a red belly on their cardboard tube.
- Next, cut out wings for their bird from the blue paper.
- Then cut a beak from the yellow paper.
- Last, glue the beak and wings to the cardboard tube.
- Then press wiggly eyes above the beak.
Isn’t this craft cute? It’s the perfect spring craft for kids!
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Cardboard Roll Bluebird
Looking for an easy spring craft? Look no further! This blue bird craft is not only super cute, but it is easy to make as well.
Materials
- cardboard tube
- wiggly eyes
- Glue Dots or white school glue
- blue and yellow construction paper
- scissors
- red paint
- paintbrush
Instructions
- After gathering supplies, invite kids to paint a red belly on their cardboard tube.
- Next cut out wings for their bird from the blue paper.
- Then cut out a beak from the yellow paper.
- Last, glue the beak and wings to the cardboard tube.
- Then press wiggly eyes above the beak.
Notes:
As much as I love blue birds, you could turn this into any color bird you wanted. Use different shades of reds for cardinals or you can use yellow and black for American Goldfinches. Make it your own!
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