Sponsored Links                               
(c) www.TheCraftyClassroom.com  
Share:
Teach:
Books:
More
Crafts
Find
Subscribe
Home        Contact        Terms
Owl
Crafts
Owl Mural
This is a fantastic way for
children to learn about habitat
and camouflage while learning
about the different kinds of
owls.
Materials:
Construction Paper
(Greens, Browns,
Black, White)
Butcher Paper
Circle Punch
Glue
Get more for your money at Discount School Supply!
Sponsored Links
Owl Mural
Craft Instructions
Search our Site
Sponsored Links
Lesson Expansion
More
Owl
Crafts
Learning about owls can relate to learning about birds in general,
nocturnal animals or even birds of prey.
All Done!
Step 1
Choose a photo in your book to
base your owl mural on.  Use a
black marker to draw the basic
outline of the picture.
Step 2
variety of different colors for your
mural.  Have
Step 3
Get a good pile of circles, this is a
big mural!  If you don't have a
circle punch you can cut them out
by hand.  Use different sizes too!
Step 7
Sometimes the face or the body can
be kind of spotty, so you can use a
smaller circles of a different color to
represent the spots.
Step 4
Begin your mural by starting with one
section at a time.   Glue the circles
in an overlapping
Step 5
used black circles to show the
separation of the head and body.
If you're really zealous, you
could venture outside for some
bark to glue over the branches.
When you get to the eyes, and ears
you can use the smaller circles for
the details.
Crafty Discussion
Be "crafty" with your craft time and explore key
concepts with your children while you create!
  • Learn about all the different kinds of
    owls.  (Gail Gibbons book "Owls" has
    some wonderfu pages that show the
    different sizes and colors of each.
  • Talk with children about why God would
    create so many different kinds of owls?
  • What are some of the distinguishing
    characteristics of the owls.
  • Where might these owls live (hint: look
    at the color of their feathers.)
  • Why might it be important for owls to
    blend in with their surroundings?