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Messenger Bird Paper Craft

Thanks so much to Sarah (age 6) for sharing her very own craft project with us!

Sarah's mom Michelle wrote "My daughter made up this craft herself. I made up the templates from her original model. Sarah, Sarah’s sister, Rachel, and I have lots of fun sending the messenger bird back and forth with messages!

Materials:

bulletpaper
bulletprinter
bulletsomething to color with
bulletscissors
bulletglue
bullettape

 

Directions

bulletPrint out the two templates.
  
bulletColor the template pieces.
  
bulletCut out all pieces.  
  
bulletTape or glue two wing pieces together, overlapping at designated area.
  
bulletFold bird head, then fold tabs outward.  
  
bulletTape ends of bird head tabs to wings, centering.
  
bulletTape or glue bird legs in appropriate spots.
  
(The messenger bird should have an open space under the head for inserting messages.) 
  
   

Peacock Body Templates (B&W only)
(Template 1)     (Template 2)

 

 

Printable version of these instructions