Candy topiaries are fun to make and fun to give as gifts to others. Candy topiaries are also surprisingly affordable to make. Most of the materials needed to make a topiary are very inexpensive; it is the simple labor required …[Continue]
Bird Paper Plate Holder
This craft makes a great gift as you can fill it with treats, notes, or whatever else you would like. To begin this project you will need to cut the top 1/3 off of one large paper plate. Glue that …[Continue]
Marshmallow Penguins
A fast and easy way to make a penguin craft is to make the arctic bird out of a marshmallow. To do this you will need to use a permanent black marker to color the entire marshmallow except the penguin …[Continue]
Gourd Bird Feeder
Making bird crafts is simple as long as you have the imagination and creativity that it takes to see how something old can become something new. You most likely already have all of the materials that are needed to create …[Continue]
Birthday Party Topiary Prize and Game
Make a few candy topiaries to decorate the tables at a birthday party. Use the birthday girl or boy’s favorite treats to cover the balls of the topiaries. You can even incorporate your topiary into a game by having the …[Continue]
Paper Plate Duck
To make a duck out of paper plates you will need four dinner-sized paper plates for each duck you plan on making. The more durable the plate the better the bird will stand up to abuse. You will also need …[Continue]
Paper Bag Bird Puppet
Craft making can be intimidating for some people. Those who do not feel like they are very creative or who feel limited in what kinds of crafts they can do because of their financial situation, tend to shy away from …[Continue]
Soft Chicks
Using a paper plate as the body for a baby chick, use cotton balls and glue to cover the plate. Cut out a beak from construction paper and fit it in between two cotton balls towards the center of the …[Continue]
Paper Towel Roll Bird Feeder
Put glue on the outside of paper towel roll. You can use sponges or paint brushes to evenly coat the whole tube. Lay birdseed out on the table and roll the paper towel roll over it until it is evenly …[Continue]
Rocking Ducks
Start by having your child color a paper plate yellow. Fold the plate in half, then glue on a yellow circle on the left top side by the fold. Cut out and add an orange triangle for a beak and …[Continue]
Bird-Watching Binoculars
Glue two empty paper towel or toilet tissue rolls together to form binoculars. Punch holes at one end on the outside of the rolls and tie a string from one to the other so binoculars may hang around neck. Allow your child to …[Continue]
Simple Paper Birds
You can make a simple bird craft from construction paper. Simply cut two different circle patterns out of colored paper. Glue the two circles on a half sheet of construction paper. The smaller circle is the head and the larger the body. …[Continue]
