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Discussion
make great projects for kids to explore watercolors, focusing on hue as well
as saturation.  Children can discus the emotive qualities of the books
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  • Barn Owl Printable (below)
own)
  • Blue Construction Paper (Large)
  • Paint (Blue, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Red)
  • Paintbrush
  • Popsicle Sticks (optional)
  • Glue
Step 2
Use the dark blue paint to paint a cloudy sky
at the top of your construction paper.  (We're
using large sheets of paper)
Step 3
Use the golden rod color to make wheat.  
Show children how to flick their brushes
across the bottom to make the wheat
"dance" in the wind.
Step 7
Then use a bit of red to paint around the
barn window.
Here is what your sheet will look like.  Set it
aside to dry.
Step 5
Cut out your barn owl.
Step 6
Using watercolors and a little bit of orange,
paint the surrounding area of the barn owls
face.

Barn Owl in Window

This is a printable illustration of a barn owl looking
our of a barn window.  Children can print this on
cardstock and watercolor as explained below

Barn Owl Poetry by Tony Joshston

This is an excerpt from Tony Johnston's book "The
Barn Owls"  You can use this for your craft or have
children write their own poem.  Encourage them to
use different fonts and handwriting styles to
express emotion.
Step 1
Talk with children about mixing colors.  
We're going to make a dark blue and a
golden rod yellow.  Mix brown with blue, and
orange and yellow.
make your own and add it to your project.
Step 10
You can even paint your sticks red to match
the redwood theme.
Step 9
Optional:  Use some popsicle sticks to
frame the barn window.
Step 8
Use some watered down golden rod to
paint the inside of the barn.  Show children
how to use water to change the saturation
of the color.
You can even use paint on some of the
words in the poem!