Cup Owl

This owl craft can be made in just a few minutes with a cup, paint and rice!

Gather Tools and Materials

 
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Did you know owls are nocturnal? That means they usually sleep during the day!


Let's Get Started!

 

1
Fill and attach.

Put one handful of rice into one of the cups. Put the other cup on top and place a long piece of masking tape over the seam.
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2
Paint with brown.

Paint the cups brown and allow to dry completely.
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3
Draw triangles.

Draw two triangles on a piece of orange construction paper.
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4
Cut out triangles.

Cut out the triangles from the orange construction paper and set aside.
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5
Trace a quarter.

Trace a quarter two times onto a piece of yellow construction paper.
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6
Cut circles.

Cut the yellow circles out and put aside.
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7
Trace a nickel.

Trace a nickel two times onto a piece of white construction paper.
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8
Cut circles, again.

Cut the white circles out and put aside.
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9
Trace a dime.

Trace a dime two times onto a piece of black construction paper.
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10
Cut circles one more time.

Cut the black circles out.
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11
Glue circles.

Glue the white circles onto the yellow circles.
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12
Glue circles, again.

Glue the black circles onto the white circles. Put aside.
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13
Draw a wing.

Draw a wing on a piece of brown construction paper.
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14
Fold and cut.

Fold the paper in half and cut the wing out. You will end up with two!
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15
Attach wings.

Using scotch tape, tape the wings on either side of the cup.
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16
Glue eyes.

Glue the eyes onto the top half of the cup.
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17
Glue triangles.

Glue the orange triangles under the eyes. This is the mouth.
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18
Create ears.

Draw a triangle onto a piece of brown construction paper big enough to be an ear.
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19
Fold and cut, again.

Fold the construction paper in half and cut out the ear. You will end up with two!
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20
Attach ears.

Tape the ears onto the top on the owl’s head.
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