Feathered Friends

Today while talking about farm animals we discussed the animals that have feathers on the farm.  Ducks, Chickens, Roosters, Hens, Chicks, and Turkeys.  For art we created a feathered friend.  The child decided what kind of fowl it was.

I started by cutting a paper plate so that the middle was separate from the outside.  I then cut the outer ring into 3 parts and stapled it on so there were two "wings" and a "tail feather" on top.  If I had thought it through better I don't think I would have cut and stapled.  I would have just cut out areas so that there were wings and a tail left on the plate.  We also needed feathers (I had many white feathers, but also various colors - the kids all wanted rainbow colors on their bird), googly eyes, a piece of paper cut like a beak, and glue (I added yellow paint to the glue).

 The kids painted the yellow glue onto the plate and put the eyes, beak, and the feathers however they wanted.

 No two were alike and the kids loved their creations!