Bird Crafts for Kids

April 10, 2026 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Celebrate the return of the birds with the warmer weather with this collection of bird crafts for kids.

This cardboard roll parrot from Artsy Craftsy Mom is a cute and easy one that you could do in different ways to make different kinds of birds. (Also reminds me of a cardboard roll owl over on my website.)

Paper plates are another classic craft supply that’s perfect for turning into a bird, like this toucan from I Heart Crafty Things; or this owl from Easy Peasy and Fun; or these funky birds that are painted, feathered and otherwise decorated, from Happy Hooligans.

Speaking of funky birds, these made with paper cups from Mas and Pas are also a lot of fun. These sorts of projects are a great way to use all those little random bits in the craft box to make something really fun.

If you’ve got random bits of cardboard in your stash (maybe from cutting with your Beaver Bot?) you can use them to make birds like these from Messy Little Monster.

Or use your leftover cupcake liners to make these sweet little birds that can stand up. Get the tutorial from Our Kid Things.

You can also make a bird from craft sticks, like these little bluebirds from Artsy Momma. These are made with small craft sticks so they can be magnets, but you could make this or any other kind of bird with the larger sticks, too.

If you know me you know I love any craft with yarn, so I’m particularly attracted to these yarn-wrapped birds from Craftsy Hacks. Technically she’s using embroidery floss, but you could do the same thing with yarn, rainbow colored or otherwise. Arty Crafty Kids has another version that uses twigs for legs and is also quite cute.

I also love this idea from Three Busy Boys, which you could do with cardstock, paperboard or cardboard. She cut out the shapes and let kids color and glue on buttons, but bigger kids could make their own bird shapes. I can’t find a place to grab this template other than Pinterest, but you could use it to make a fun stand up bird if you want to go that route.

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Ice Cream Crafts for Kids to Make

We’ve gotten to the point in summer where I live where I spend a lot of time thinking about ice cream. While I’m trying to avoid eating ice cream daily as a way to beat the heat, let’s take a look at some ice cream themed crafts we can make instead.

And don’t miss these learning activities with an ice cream theme if you need more ideas.

One of the links in that post was to this cute puffy paint ice cream cone craft from Crafty Morning, which deserves more attention because it’s super cute and this version of puffy paint is easy to make and sensory fun for kids. They also have this cute handprint ice cream cone craft that’s super sweet for little kids to make.

You can use everyday materials of all sorts to make your ice cream cones. For example, you can use a sponge and pompom or cotton balls like stamps as in this craft from Fantastic Fun and Learning.

Or use a potato to make the top of the cone like this one from Made to be a Momma.

Make your ice cream from a doily, like this one from Crafts on Sea, which is also embellished with pompoms for sprinkles. I Heart Crafty Things has a similar project done with a cupcake liner instead of a doily.

Or try using cotton pads, which can then be decorated with watercolors, as shown in this tutorial from Happy Toddler Playtime. You could do the same thing with cotton balls if you don’t have cotton pads handy.

Cut a paper plate into a cone shape and have kids decorate it with this craft idea from Easy Peasy and Fun. One of hers shows using real sprinkles to decorate the ice cream, which is a great idea if you’ve got some old sprinkles lurking in the pantry. Or you can just draw on sprinkles or use other random things from around the house.

The Pinterested Parent has a printable for a mosaic ice cream cone craft, which is a fun way to use up bits of paper. You could also make it more of a collage with different kinds and colors of paper and different items to add to your ice cream.

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