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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Bird House Craft

Welcome spring with this cheerful little bird house craft, simple enough for young crafters.  Have older children trace the pieces onto fun foam to make it a more complex project.

Materials:

bulletpaper
bulletprinter
  
bulletsomething to color with (B&W version)
     
bulletscissors
bulletglue

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice
  
bulletColor the template pieces (if using the B&W version)
  
bulletCut out the template pieces (young children may need help with this step -- I usually give little hands template 1 while I work on cutting out template 2)
  
bulletGlue the bird house together -- here's how we did it (though you can let the children arrange the pieces themselves to add their own creative touch):
bulletGlue the checkered border on the bottom of the house
bulletGlue the birds, facing each other, right above the checkers
bulletGlue the heart-shaped hole for the birds to fly through in about the center of the house
bulletGlue the "Springtime" label above the hole
bulletGlue the roof onto the top of the house and decorate it with the flowers
 

  

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 
  
bulletYou need both templates to complete this project

 

Template 1   (color)  or   (B&W)

Template 2   (color)  or   (B&W)

 

Printable version of these instructions