Bird Planter Feather Craft

This picture shows a valentines craft theme, but you can change the color for any holiday or occasion. Pink also looks fantastic and resembles a flamingo! Cute for any of us who wish we lived in warmer climates, and for those who do!

This is one of our easy craft ideas, but if you’re doing it with seniors, some participants may have elderly issues that limit handling small items, so may need extra help.


Making the Bird Planter Feather Craft

You will need:

• 1 medium small Styrofoam ball, for the body
• 1 small ball for the head
• 1 white pipe cleaner (or other color to go with your color scheme) for the neck
• Pack of craft feathers, to go with your color scheme
• A long wooden kabob skewer
• Small square of black colored paper, to cut the beak
• 2 small googly eyes
• Red or pink marker for the cheeks
• Craft glue (I used Tacky glue)
• Scissors

Now it’s feather craft time. Start sticking feathers in around the body. Don’t overdo it. I just put a few on the head. The feathers have a stiff, sharp end, so should push right in. You can also make a small hole with a toothpick or push pin, and then push in the feathers. But this shouldn’t be necessary. I used a contrasting color (white) for tail and wings. They had longer feathers, and the rest of the body used shorter feathers. The feathers can be cut shorter with a scissors, as needed.

For the beak, fold the piece of small paper in half. Cut a triangle shape, with the wide base of the triangle on the fold. Then open it up. Make a small slit into the head for the beak to push into. Put a little glue on the folded edge of the beak, and then push it into its slit.

Lightly color a little “rouge” on the cheeks with marker. Lastly, glue on the googly eyes. Your bird feather craft is finished – It’s one of our very easy craft ideas. Now just put it in a plant!

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