Rocking Paper Bird

katrine2706
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July 3, 2020

Rocking Paper Bird - finished pink paper rocking bird This one is a cute craft you can teach your kids to make to release the boredom from being stuck at home. Find colorful papers and make these cute little birds for your young ones.

Supplies:

colored art papers
pen/markers
glue
scissors
round patterns: big (9cm) and small (4cm)

Steps:

Cut out two big circles using the bigger pattern and at least one circle from the smaller pattern.

Rocking Paper Bird - two large and two small pink paper circles

Fold the two circles together leaving a little space in the bottom.

Rocking Paper Bird - fold the large circles (one inside if the other) as shown in the photo, not in half

Cut the short flap in strips. See photo.

Rocking Paper Bird - cut strips in the shorter side of the folded circles

Pull the two circles apart and flip the strips of one circle to the other side. Then curl the strips of both circles with scissors. See photo. Set them aside.

Rocking Paper Bird - after separating the circles curl the strips using blade of scissors

Rocking Paper Bird - curled paper strips for feathers

Draw some eyes in a white paper, cut them out. Also cut 2 small triangles of orange paper for the beak, and 2 small oval shapes for the feet.

Rocking Paper Bird - eyes, feet, and beak parts cut from paper

Assemble the head.

Rocking Paper Bird - glue eye and one triangle for the beak on one circle

Take a 3 inch rectangular piece of paper and cut strips half way through it.

Rocking Paper Bird - cut strips in 3" rectangle

Now, let's assemble the whole thing. Take the head and glue it on the edge of the circle.
Then glue the rectangle paper for the tail on the opposite edge.

Rocking Paper Bird - tail in place and second circle glued to first, body complete

Cover with the other circle.
Attach the feet on the bottom of each side of the circle. Then open the bottom of the circles.

Rocking Paper Bird - turn the bird over and open the other part of the circles a bit

Put it on the table and pull the tail back down with your finger, then release! The bird will move like a rocking chair.

Rocking Paper Bird - pushing the tail down to create the rocking motion

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Rocking Paper Bird

Craft: Rocking Paper Bird