Paper Plate Birds and Nests

Happy National Bird Day.  To help celebrate below are some cute bird nest crafts for kids.

My city for kids folds a brown painted paper plate to make a pocket and stuffs it with little paper chickens and raffia.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mycity4kids.com/parentingstop/article/Make-the-best-of-Christmas-with-fun-craft-for-kids 

 

Dltk kids uses a pocket as well with fuzzy pom pom birdies popping out.  

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.dltk-kids.com/?p=8

Nestful of eggs uses a white paper plate as the background gluing on felt eggs, a birdie and tree branch.  She uses straw to make the nest.

Get the instructions here:
http://nestfullofeggs.tumblr.com/post/6496384899/paper-plate-bird-nest-kids-craft

1 pure heart paints her plate blue on top for the sky and brown on the bottom for the nest.  She also uses crinkled raffia to make the nest.  For the little chicks she uses pompoms and googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://1pureheart.blogspot.com/2012/03/birds-nest-craft.html

Lyndsxo glamour moms uses cut out paper eggs and birds.

Get the instructions here:
http://lyndsxo-glamourmoms.blogspot.com/2011/06/paper-plate-birds-nests.html

Tot crafts adds feathers to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://totscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/bird-nest-paper-plate-craft.html

Through trials I am being purified has a more colorful bird using scrapbooking paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://throughtrialsiambeingpurified.blogspot.com/2012/07/fiskars-crafting-with-kids-birds-nest.html

 

Meg duerksen has a robin for her bird.

Get the instructions here:

http://megduerksen.typepad.com/whatever/2011/06/in-honor-of-the-birds.html

Juggling with kids uses the plate as the nest itself using strips of paper for the nest twigs.  She adds plastic eggs to make the bird bodies, adding paper wings and beaks.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.jugglingwithkids.com/2013/06/baby-bird-nest.html

Busy big kids craft's version focuses more on the birds.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Baby-Blue-Birds.html