Monday, September 17, 2012

OWLS!


I have seen a few variations of this project and wanted to try it out with my kids.  I am always looking for new, creative projects involving toilet paper rolls because they are EVERYWHERE and they seem to have a million applications.  I helped create the shape of the owl by bending the center of the TP rolls in to form the classic owl "ears", and I also cut out feet and a tail (older kids can do this step themselves with teacher help).  We used brown and white tempera paint and some natural feathers to decorate our owls.


They're a little creepy without eyes... 



...Once students were finished painting their owls I helped them attach eyes and a beak.  



...I included the owls in the city we just created, either flying in the sky...


...or perched on top of buildings...


This was a great project idea, I'm glad I got a chance to give it a shot.  Check out these websites for great examples of this project:  http://naturalkidsteam.com/wordpress/2010/11/kid-craft-owls/

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