Colorful Paper Roll Bird Puppet Craft for Kids

How adorable are these colorful paper roll bird puppets? They’re an excellent way to recycle your paper rolls. For this craft, you only need a few basic craft supplies, such as a paper roll, paint, and colored paper, which makes it perfect for at home or in a classroom setting.

We created these lively bird puppets with a group of kids, and they were an instant hit. The kids absolutely loved them, and the sight of all these bird puppets together was truly delightful! This is an ideal classroom project for a tropical theme, a bird class, a parrot class, or a zoo-themed craft project. And since we primarily use recycled materials, it’s a fantastic way to highlight the importance of recycling in a fun and engaging way.

Read along for the craft supply list and step-by-step craft instructions for these paper roll birds.

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Craft materials you need to create bird puppets:

With just a few basic craft supplies, you can recycle many materials to create these bird puppets. This is a responsible and educational craft for kids, providing an excellent opportunity to discuss the importance of recycling in a hands-on and engaging way.

Craft supply list paper roll bird puppet:

• Paper roll
• Paint: we used acrylic paint from Amsterdam Acrylics, but washable/Tempera paint works great, too
• Colored paper
• Popsicle stick (or a stick from outside)
• Scissors
• Glue
• Googly eyes (optional)

How to make paper roll bird puppets with kids

Step-by-step craft instructions

Step 1: Let’s start by gathering the above craft supplies.

Step 2: Next, take a plane paper roll and flat your paper roll. With a scissor, you round the right top corner and left bottom corner; see pictures B & C above.

Step 3: Take your favorite paint colors and paint your paper roll. You can use acrylic paint so the colors really pop, but if you work with small kids, it´s recommended to use washable paint (Tempera paint, for example). We create a tie-dye effect and let the colors blend. We choose yellow, orange, red, and pink for one bird and pink, purple, blue, and green for the other birds. But you can also pick the typical parrot colors.

Step 4: Let the paint dry while we create the colorful paper tail, beak, and claws. These are all triangle-shaped.

We used four colors for the tail that matched the painted paper roll: yellow, orange, red, and pink. Each shape is a long-skinny triangle. We glued the narrow sites together. See picture F above.

The beak is one long orange triangle, and the claws are two small orange triangles.

Step 5: To adjust the beak, we make a small cut on the left (top side) of your paper roll (see picture E). Now, slide the beak into the cut. For the tail, repeat this process at the bottom right. See picture E above.

Next, glue the claws on your paper roll.

Step 6: If you have googly eyes at home, you can give your bird two eyes on each side of the paper roll. If you don´t have googly eyes, you can use buttons and beads or draw two cute eyes with a black marker. See picture G above.

Step 7: We will use a popsicle stick to turn your bird into a puppet. If you don´t have a popsicle stick, you can also look for a good stick outside. Glue the stick on the inside of your paper roll. See pictures H and I above. We used hot glue for this, but you can use school glue and secure extra with some tape.

Great job! Your paper roll bird puppet is done! Did you enjoy crafting this vibrant bird? Then you should try out this beautiful tropical bird with rainbow wings and a FREE craft printable.

 

 

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