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Simple Bird Seed Bear Craft for Kids with Free Printable Template

Simple Bird Seed Bear Craft for Kids with Free Printable Template

January 9, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone 7 Comments

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When I was little I had a piece of artwork hanging on my door. It was a bear outline filled in with bird seed. We did a lot of arts and crafts so I must have thought this was was especially cool because it stayed proudly taped to my door for what I remember as years. When reading this week’s Virtual Book Club for Kids book, Time to Sleep, I was instantly reminded of this bird seed bear craft that I adored. It is such a simple bear craft for kids, that all of my kids (1, 3, and 5) enjoyed making!

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This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

To Make Your Bird Seed Bear Craft for Kids

What you need:

Bear template (grab here for free) – OR draw your own. The template is my very rough drawing, but will be covered by the end of the craft 🙂

Glue

Bird Seed (any type)

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

What to do:

Print your template (or draw).

Have your child add glue to the entire body of the bear.

Sprinkle with bird seed, or carefully place the different types of seeds, onto the bear.

This one is super simple! 

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

I like to use a flat lid with glue and some paintbrushes for these types of projects. It eliminated the desire to just squeeze glue everywhere (even though thats a great workout for little hands!). This also makes it easier to make sure each little nook and cranny of the bear are covered in glue.

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

I gave my kids the option of carefully decorating the bear with the seed by placing them like a mosaic, or just sprinkling them like glitter. They all chose the glitter-like option. Either way, pinching small materials and placing them is great fine motor practice, perfect for pre-handwriting skills!

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

I like to give them a lot of choice in their crafting, providing them with the freedom to express themselves and carry out their own vision, rather than making the end product look a certain, specific way.

This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

I hope you enjoy this book and craft! See more ‘bear-themed’ activities below!


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This simple bear craft for kids uses bird seed on a simple drawn bear outline. Grab the free printable template and get crafting!

 


More bear-themed activities from the VBC co-hosts!

Bear Paw Names – Rainy Day Mum

Sorting Animals by Big, Medium and Little from My Storytime Corner

Bear Paw Cookies – Clare’s Little Tots

Teddy Bear Bread – Messy Little Monster

Dress-up Bears – Mama Smiles

Preschool Bear Craft – (painting) Preschool Powol Packets

Bear Brain Breaks – Sugar Aunts

Build a Shape Bear Paper Craft + Printable – To be a Kid Again

 

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Comments

  1. Clare's Little Tots says

    January 9, 2017 at 8:08 am

    I love how these have turned out…thanks for the printable as well, my bear outline would NOT look like that ha!

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    • kchiavarone@gmail.com says

      January 9, 2017 at 8:22 am

      Haha 🙂 it’s definitely a rough drawing but I figure it will get covered! Thanks for reading!

      Reply

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