Spectacular Halloween Crows: toilet rolls, buttons and feathers, oh my! If you’re making some fun and easy Halloween crafts with your kids this month, put these little crows on your must-make list!
I am such a sucker for a cute bird craft! I’m also a huge fan of using toilet rolls for crafting here in my home daycare. So, our most recent fall craft, these adorable toilet roll “spooktacular Halloween Crows” totally won me over! They’re just too cute for words.
This crow craft was actually inspired by the Adorable Owl Craft that we did a few years back.
To make your toilet roll crows, you’ll need:
- toilet roll tubes
- paint
- large buttons
- craft feathers
- glue (I thought we might need hot glue, but school glue was fine)
- yellow felt or cardstock (for beak)
Making and decorating your owls:
I cut our toilet rolls into various lengths so each of our crows would look unique, and the little one had a great time painting them up.
When they were dry, she brushed on a generous amount of white glue. The “generous” bit was perfect because our button-eyes were large, and therefore, quite heave, but they held in all that glue.
Next came the beak and the feathers.
Then we sat them in the sun and let them dry.
Ok, is it just me, or are these just too cute?
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
Marie
Oh my I have to do these!
Eschelle Westwood (@Eschelle)
Those are the cutest things ever I just love them!!! Not to mention all the cute photos you took with them! Looks like some messy good fun, maybe even some cute Christmas tree additions for some out there 😀
Amy @ The Connection We Share
These are SO cute! Now that we’re a family of 4, it’s unbelievable how much toilet paper we go through! Now that I have a bunch saved up, I could use them for this cute craft =)
Jessica @ Play Trains!
Oh my, Jackie, these owls are so adorable! I need buttons ASAP!
Maro's kindergarten
I loved these owls! They are so easy and yet fun & creative to make!
Carol
No it’s not just you they are sooo cute!!
Lisa
These are really sweet, something that is easy to make with my kids at home – we will have to try them out!
happyhooligans
I’d love to see them if you do, Lisa!
Hollie Pollard
Those owls look fab! They also look easy to do and when crafting with kids it is so important to remember the ease factor.
happyhooligans
Thanks, Hollie! They were super-easy. Gotta love that!
paula schuck
This is going to sound odd, but you are who my daughter is going to grow up to be. She is forever crafting and she cannot throw anything out. It makes me nutty. I can craft with that she says. I love the creativity, but not her messes. This is adorable and I am sure we will make them. Our school mascot is the owl Hibou. Love this.
happyhooligans
Oh, that’s funny, Paula! Yep, sounds like she’d be perfect in the early childhood field. Teacher Tom has actually written a post about him being a “bag lady” – collecting and hoarding junk for his preschool. lol
Carla
Oh my. These are so, SO cute!! I think we’re going to have to make some ASAP…my daughter will be in crafting heaven. We are huge suckers for cute too! I’m pinning this to my (CarlaINHouston) Fall & Apples board–thanks so much for sharing!!
happyhooligans
Thanks, Carla! Glad you liked them so much! I hope you do try them. And I’d love to see yours if you do!
Amie M
Oh these are just the best! Is it wrong that I want to do them too, lol! Pinning 🙂
Sarah @ How Wee Learn
Cute, Cute, CUTE! There’s got to be a song about 5 little owls to accompany … or I’ll make one up! These are adorable and we are going to have so much fun making them! Thanks for the creative idea!
enchantedhomeschoolingmom
What an awesome Halloween arts and crafts project. These owls are really cool looking. Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop 🙂
happyhooligans
My pleasure! Thanks so much for all the work you do with your linky!
Debs
So adorable! Just letting you know I’m featuring this post on this week’s Tuesday Tots post on Learn with Play at home. Thanks for linking up 🙂
happyhooligans
Yay! Thanks, Debs!! xx
Ashley
These are adorable little owls! Love the button eyes! Featured you this week at Mom’s Library!
Emma Smith (@MyLittle3andMe)
These are just adorable. I’d want a whole tree full!
Pinkoddy
How cute and what a fantastic idea.
happyhooligans
Thank you! These did turn out to be pretty darn cute, didn’t they?
Susan Box
I’m going to combine the “ears” and googly eyes of the Adorable Owls with the varying heights and coloured feathers of the Halloween Owls!
happyhooligans
Awww, they’ll be so cute, Susan!
Mickey
You are nuts. These don’t look like owls
happyhooligans
Well that was mature, Mickey. You might have made your point without the name-calling.
Sheena
oh my gosh too cute! These are so adorable!
Sheena @ http://thekeeperofcheerios.blogspot.com/