Paper birds: the best step-by-step bird crafts for children

Large collection of bird crafts. A variety of paper birds for children's creativity. All works are presented in step-by-step photo reviews.

Since there are already quite a lot of paper birds on the site, it’s time to highlight them in a separate top so that you can look at the selection at once and choose the option you like. After the brief description there is a link to a step-by-step master class, located exclusively within.

What is used in the works:

Colored paper and cardboard;
Moving or sticker eyes, pompoms;
Scissors, glue, pencil, markers.

Paper birds: TOP interesting bird crafts for children

Funny chick

In children's creativity, it is popular to use paper rolls to create various characters. Thanks to this technique, a paper chick is very simple, ideal for children. It consists of a roll representing the body of the bird and a circle-head. And also strips, from which it is easy to make wings and a tail.

Crow accordion

An interesting craft for children, a useful technique for developing fine motor skills, perseverance and logic. The basis of the bird is two stripes folded into an accordion, plus small simple details in the form of a beak, eyes, wings and paws.

Round accordion bird

An accordion paper bird is an excellent craft for children, which can be part of a composition, applique, or decoration. The base is a paper rosette, popular in paper art.

Read more: Bird made of paper with accordion

Swan pattern

The simplest paper swan, minimum effort, materials, plus a template to help. Despite the simplicity of the birds, they look majestic and beautiful. You can make an interesting composition with a paper pond, lotus and graceful paper swans.

Bullfinch craft

To make such a funny paper bullfinch, you will need a minimum of actions, materials and skills. All stages of the work are very simple, ideal for children's creativity.

Paper parrot

Children will definitely love this paper parrot, as it is very easy and quick to make. You can experiment with colors and combine a variety of bright shades. It is based on just a small piece of triangular-shaped paper and a few simple complementary details in the form of a beak, eyes, wings and paws.

Parrot craft

You can also make a simple parrot base from colored paper, no less bright and simple. The body of the bird is a folded strip of paper, plus colorful feathers, which children can easily cut out of brightly colored paper.

Rooster made of paper strips

A rooster made from strips of paper turns out beautiful and bright. The main thing is to choose brighter paper and use different colors.

Read more: Rooster made from strips of paper

Owl made of paper strips

Crafts for children can and even should be funny; this helps to increase children’s interest and desire to make a funny character with their own hands. An owl made from strips of paper is exactly one of these types of creativity; it is easy and fun to make.

Read more: Owl made from strips of paper

Bright birds

Paper birds made from multi-colored circles are easy and cute crafts. Birds are made very quickly, especially if you draw templates for legs, beaks and tails in advance. Therefore, you can make a whole poultry yard, incredibly bright and colorful.

Crow from a cone

A paper crow based on a cone looks interesting and funny. Be sure to do it with your kids, this bird craft is very easy. The only difficult task for children may be the design of the cone. But with proper preparation of the paper, this should not be a problem.

Peacock accordion

It is very easy to make a peacock out of paper with your own hands. Follow the step-by-step instructions and you will get this bright bird. Although it’s a little funny, since the site is exclusively about children’s crafts and applications.

Simple chickens

There are many complex options for creating a chicken, with templates and numerous steps. But this paper chicken is very easy and quick to make. This is the perfect Easter craft for kids. It is based on a triangle of paper and additional simple small details.

Chicken from the top hat

A chicken made from a toilet paper roll is an excellent Easter craft for children, a funny paper bird that won’t take much time and won’t require much effort or skill. It’s very easy to make, and the bright, yellow, funny character will certainly become a source of positive emotions.

Read more: Chicken from a toilet paper roll

Hen with chicks

Children's crafts should be easy and interesting. Invite the children to make a hen with chicks sitting in the grass, making it easier for you and them to work with a ready-made template.

Chicken from rolls

Chicken made from paper rolls is a great craft for Easter and more. Making it is easy and interesting, using a minimum of materials and time.

Read more: Chicken made from paper rolls

Owl from a sleeve

Any ideas on what to make from a toilet bushing? Make an owl. It's simple, but it looks interesting and beautiful. Moreover, due to the closed upper part of the sleeve, the owl stands out from other crafts made from this material, in which the hole of the sleeve is visible, due to its completeness and harmony.

Peacock from a sleeve

Anyone can make a peacock from a toilet roll; the process of creating it is interesting, especially if you use your imagination and give the peacock a variety of bright plumage, and most importantly, a gorgeous tail.

Penguins from a cone

Paper penguins based on a cone are an extremely easy children's craft. In addition, they look interesting, and they are easy and quick to make.

Penguins from bushings

We continue to make various characters from toilet paper rolls. This time it's penguins. They are extremely easy and quick to make.

Read more: Penguins made from toilet rolls

Pigeon

This is an option for those who are just starting to get acquainted with Japanese papermaking techniques. The dove folds in just a few steps. You can make two mirror-symmetrical birds and decorate a Valentine's Day card or wedding invitation with them.

We start with a traditional square. For the Japanese, this figure has a special meaning, symbolizing the structure of the world, the four main elements, the unity of the cosmic and earthly principles. That is why the square is the basis for origami, which is primarily intended for religious rituals.

Algorithm of actions:

We turn a sheet of paper measuring 21x21 cm with one of the vertices towards us. Fold in half, connecting two opposite corners: top and bottom. You should end up with an inverted triangle. We bend the resulting figure in the middle parallel to the base. The blank will resemble a boat standing on its own mast. We turn the model over.

Separate the top layer of the triangle and bend it to form a rhombus. Next, fold the workpiece in half from left to right. Bend the protruding part back. This will be one wing of the dove. We bend the remaining part in the same way. We get the second wing.

Forming the head. We make a reverse inner fold, pressing the middle line of the “torso” fold with a finger almost at the top. We iron the resulting fold well so that it does not diverge.

Now you can write some message on the bird, as was customary among the Japanese aristocracy. Or use as a pendant.

Origami paper birds

Origami cockerel

A simple origami rooster for children with step-by-step photo instructions. All actions are easy, accessible for preschool children.

Woodpecker using origami technique

Very simple origami woodpecker. An easy step-by-step option for children. We are expanding our collection of paper birds.

Funny paper bird

A very simple origami bird for children, an excellent option for birds or chicks for spring-themed activities. Birds can be made in a variety of colors that are pleasing to the eye and uplifting.

Origami dove

Two simple ideas of what an origami dove could be with detailed photo instructions. Easy and quick creation of a bird from paper.

Owls using origami technique

The review provides a step-by-step overview of four owls at once. The tasks are ranked from the simplest to the slightly more complex. But they are all ideal for children.

Owl bookmark

This is not exactly a bird craft, but more of a practical and useful work, since the owl is also a bookmark corner. Since the bird is covered in hearts, it can be used as a craft for Valentine's Day.

Read more: corner bookmark in the shape of an owl

Origami crow

Another bird made of paper is an origami crow, and not just a simple one, but a talking one. But the main thing is that even children can cope with the work. Follow the step-by-step photo instructions and everything will definitely work out.

Origami pelican for children

Origami is not difficult, the main thing is to understand the stage of folding the head. But, if you carefully follow the visual photos, everything will definitely work out, perhaps with a little help from adults.

Swan

Another type of origami bird that is easy to make with your own hands. The model is elegant and practical. The swan, as a symbol of love, can decorate the table at a paper wedding and during a romantic dinner, and its back will do an excellent job as a holder for place cards or sushi chopsticks.

For this model, it is also recommended to use two-color paper.

Step-by-step description of the process:

Square, side 21 cm (this size is optimal for origami figures), place one of the vertices towards you. You need to start on the side of the paper whose color you want to make the main one. Turn the sheet inside out and mark a diagonal fold. We bend the sides to the resulting center line. Turn the workpiece over.

Now you need to fold the sides again towards the center. Carefully align and smooth the folds. The sharp corner of the pattern should “look” at us. Raise it to the highest point. We bend the edge down, outlining the swan's head.

We fold the body of the bird along the middle line into a “mountain”. We lower the sides of the workpiece down. Straighten the swan's neck and fix it in the position that seems most successful. We slightly spread the “wings” and the bird can proudly “float” across the table.