Sometimes I feel like our backyard is a bird sanctuary. We're lucky to have bright red cardinals all the time and we have even have seen hawks and turkey vultures too! So, naturally, we're drawn to easy bird crafts. My son learned how to make this paper plate seagull at preschool and I'm excited to share it with you. It's so easy and perfect for a beach themed preschool lesson.
Here's a quick step-by-step photo tutorial!
Take a plain white paper plate. Draw a head shape at the top of the plate with pencil or crayon.
Next, cut around the head but leave it connected at the bottom (as shown above.)
Then, fold down the wings! It's starting to look like a seagull, isn't it?
The last step is just adding detail. Add little feet, a beak and eyes. If you have silver glitter, it looks great on the wings, too! Doesn't it look cute?
This is one of my favorite easy preschool summer crafts. You can find even more simple summer kid's activities on my Summer Fun Pinterest Board. If you make anything from there, let me know how it turns out. I'd love to share your experience on the blog or facebook page!