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OPTIONAL DECORATIONS:
 | feathers, |
| wiggly eyes, |
| green sparkle glue, |
| straw or wool |
There are enough pieces to this
project that a group of children could make it together (4 children could each
make a bird, one child could do the nest, 2 to 4 children could make the eggs
and 2 children could make tree tops).
The oldest children should work on
the treetops, as it's a bit harder to cut through the thin cardboard and line
up the pieces
INSTRUCTIONS
| Print Template 1 (the bird).
You'll need to print 4 copies so you have 4 birds.
 | Color (as appropriate) -- water
color paint works nice as does finger paint
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| Fold the template in half so
the pieces line up nicely.
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| Unfold the template and apply
glue to the inside (the uncolored side).
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| Refold the template and let dry
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| Cut out the template
piece. It's a nice rounded piece so young children should be able
to do it on their own.
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| OPTIONAL: glue on a few
feathers for wings or wiggly eyes
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| Print Template 2 (the nest).
You'll only need one copy of this template.
| Color (as appropriate) -- water
color paint works nice as does finger paint
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| Fold the template in half so
the pieces line up nicely.
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| Unfold the template and apply
glue to the inside (the uncolored side).
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| Refold the template and let dry
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| Cut out the template
piece. It's a nice rounded piece so young children should be able
to do it on their own.
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| OPTIONAL: glue on a few
bits of straw or wool as nest material. You can use this
opportunity to talk a bit about what birds use to make their nests.
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| Print Template 3 (the eggs).
You'll only need one copy of this template.
| Color (as appropriate) --
robins have blue eggs, ducks have greenish-brown eggs, terns have
speckled "sand" looking eggs etc. You can make speckled
eggs by dipping a toothbrush in paint and running your fingernail (or a
popsicle stick) over it.
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| Use this opportunity to talk
about bird eggs. Why do some birds have different colors -- if a
bird's nest is hidden, it will often have brightly colored or white eggs
(like a robin). If a bird nests out in the open or on the ground,
it will have egg colors that blend into the background (like ducks or
terns) to hide the nest from predators.
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| Cut out the template
piece. The eggs are a bit harder to cut out than the other
pieces, so younger children may need help.
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| Glue the eggs into the nest (on
both sides) so it looks like the 4 little birdies just hatched out of
their eggs.
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| Print Template 4 &
6 and 5 & 7 (the tree top). You'll need one copy
of each.
| Color (as appropriate) -- water
color paint works nice as does finger paint.
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| Cut out each template
piece. You'll notice that 2 have the line in the middle starting
from the top (templates 4 & 6) and 2 have the line in the middle
starting from the bottom (templates 5 & 7) -- these are pairs.
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| Glue template 4 to a thin piece
of cardboard and cut out. Glue template 6 to the back of that
piece.
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| Glue template 5 to a thin piece
of cardboard and cut out. Glue template 7 to the back of that
piece.
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| Punch holes where indicated
(one in each corner and one in the middle) -- 5 holes altogether.
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| OPTIONAL: use green
sparkle glue to color in the leaves or trace around the edge.
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| Cut down the middle line of
template 4/6 and up the middle line of template 5/7. Slide the pieces
together.
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| Tie an equal length piece of string
to each bird and tie them onto the 4 corners of the tree top
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| Tie a longer piece of string to the
next and tie it to the center of the tree top.
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| Punch a hole in the top of the
treetop and hang from the ceiling! |
Bird Template
(Template 1) -- print 4 copies (color)
or (B&W)
Nest Template
(Template 2) -- print 1 copy (color)
or (B&W)
Eggs Template
(Template 3) -- print 1 copy (color)
or (B&W)
Treetop Template
(Template 4) -- print 1 copy (color)
or (B&W)
Treetop Template (Template 5) -- print 1 copy (color)
or (B&W)
Treetop Template (Template 6) -- print 1 copy (color)
or (B&W)
Treetop Template (Template 7) -- print 1 copy (color)
or (B&W)
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