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July 31, 2018

Creative Footprint Parrot And Hand Print Duck – Paper Plate Bird Crafts

I loved the way our paper plate bird crafts turned out! My kids made a hand print duck with tissue paper and a footprint parrot with feathers and fake leaves. *This post was originally published on 10/16/2013 and updated on 7/31/2018. 

Paper Plate Bird Crafts For Preschoolers & Kindergartners

Supplies For The Paper Plate Birds

**We received a free Elmer’s Early Learners Academy Kit and compensation for this post. All opinions are my own honest thoughts about the products used. 

We were sent an awesome craft kit to try the new Elmer’s Early Learners glue pen and an Elmer’s Early Learners glue stick. The box it arrived in was so much fun for the kids to decorate and now it can be used for storing craft supplies.

Other items you’ll need besides the glue sticks are: paper plates, kids paint and paintbrushes, tissue paper squares, cotton balls, feathers, fake leaves, googly eyes, and a wood craft stick.

Cute Footprint Parrot Paper Plate Craft Idea Using Feathers And Leaves

Footprint Parrot Paper Plate Craft Instructions

Start by placing a red footprint on the center of a paper plate. Let dry. Next, my 5 year old used the purple glue pen to add on a googly eye, beak,  and feathers. He also added leaves and a jumbo craft stick to represent the parrot sitting in a tree.

Triangle Shaped Gluestick For Adding Tissue Paper To Plate Add yellow handprint & blue tissue paper squares

How To Make The Paper Plate Duck Craft

For my 2 year old, I drew a wavy line on a paper plate to represent where the water would be. She used the triangular shaped glue stick to add glue on the bottom half of the plate, under the wavy line. Then, she placed pre-cut square pieces of blue tissue paper over the glue to create the water.

Next, I painted my toddler’s hand with yellow paint and made a handprint in the center. You will want the thumb to be facing ‘UP’ (opposite the blue tissue paper). We also added a yellow thumbprint at the tip of the thumb to create the head.

To fish her hand print duck, she used the glue pen to add on a googly eye, beak, and cotton ball clouds.

Fun Paper Plate Duck Craft: Made with a handprint and tissue paper

A little about the Elmer’s Early Learners glue stick and pen:

They have a unique triangler shape designed specifically for preschool-aged children to help kids develop fine motor skills such as those used for pre-writing. Like the motto of our blog, they encourage creativity and imagination.
Elmers Early Learners Glue Pen Craft Idea Using Feathers & Paper Plate

What we loved about them:

They don’t roll away! I also love that the cap fits on to the back so it doesn’t get lost….. a problem we often have! It goes on purple so the kids can see where they have already placed the glue, but still dries clear. My son is in kindergarten and I love that it helps support his daily writing with  the tripod grasp.

Crafty Paper Plate Duck & Footprint Parrot Using Feathers & Tissue Paper

For another hand print duck idea that is mess-free, check out this Foam Hand Shaped Duck to go along with a super sweet story!

What handprint and footprint birds have you created? I like  how colorful the footprint parrot is! I also think the craft items used to embellish each bird plate make them extra fun for younger kids.

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Amanda is an ‘artsy momma’ to 2 kids who love making crafts just as much as she does. Follow their creative journey over on the blog titled Artsy Momma. Besides crafts, they share fun food ideas, hands-on learning activities, mommy DIY, + lots more! If you love handprint art, head over to their Fun Handprint Art blog where you will find hundreds of their projects all made with little hands and feet.
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Amanda is an ‘artsy momma’ to 2 kids who love making crafts just as much as she does. Follow their creative journey over on the blog titled Artsy Momma. Besides crafts, they share fun food ideas, hands-on learning activities, mommy DIY, + lots more! If you love handprint art, head over to their Fun Handprint Art blog where you will find hundreds of their projects all made with little hands and feet.

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  1. Pinkoddy says

    November 6, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    I love hand and foot print designs and these are really good. Thank you for sharing.

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