Bird Nest Paper Craft

Today I wanted to share a simple spring craft for kids. All you need are some paper bowls, construction paper in green and brown, and the template that is free to download below. My kids really enjoyed making their own unique birds, eggs, and nests. I hope your kids will enjoy this too!

First invite kids to paint their bowls. We used acrylic paint in nutmeg brown. In an effort to be more mindful of our environment, we purchased these compostable bowls to paint. After the paint is dried, kids can then glue on strips of brown construction paper and paper leaves to add more texture and interest to their nests. You can also skip the glue and add everything while the paint is still wet, but this is a little messier and my kids didn’t like how there were paint smudges everywhere.

While waiting for the nests to dry, print your bird and eggs out. It is best printed out onto white cardstock and given to kids to color and decorate as desired. You can even include craft feathers for kids to paste on.

As my kids have observed a lot of robins outside lately, they made some robins with their red breasts, brown feathers, and robin’s blue eggs.

We also recently discovered One Little Egg written by Becky Davies and illustrated by Charlotte Pepper. My kids really enjoyed lifting all the flaps to learn more about different birds, their nests, and eggs. Shown above is a bird they read about in the book (a Cetti’s warbler with brown feathers and bright red eggs).

After the bird and eggs are all colored, cut out all the pieces and fold the rectangular tabs at the bottom. Then paste the tabs to the bird’s nest so that the bird and eggs appear to be sitting in the nest.

Here is our finished robin laying in her nest with her eggs. We also folded our paper leaves to add some more dimension and my kids added some brown Easter grass to make the nest softer.

Here is the finished Cetti’s warbler with her bright red eggs. My kids also cut up brown paper lunch bags and grocery bags into different width strips to create bulkier and “stronger” nests.

Kids also don’t have to be limited to what they see in nature but can craft their own unique birds. My six-year-old added fancy feathery “hair” to her bird, eyelashes, and made rainbow polka dotted eggs. She decided to keep her nest simple with only a little padding added to the inside of her nest (she is always thinking of the comfort of other creatures). She also glued on a twig from our Cherry Blossom tree which dried so beautifully.

This craft is also a great way for young kids to work on coloring within the lines and scissor skills. Shown above is the bird nest my four-year-old created. She ended up adding most of the paint to the bottom of her nest. She did the entire craft by herself though and was so proud. Now we have some sweet decorations to display in our home for spring!

Your child may also enjoy:

Spring Matching Activities

Spring Playdough Mats

Spring Busy Book

Earth Day Activity for Kids

Free Earth Day Coloring Pages

I create more printable activities for kids here with the goal of helping to grow kids who love to learn.

If you get a chance to make these birds’ nests I would love to see it! Please use #sodangfun on social media, tag me @sodangfun on Instagram, or post to my Facebook page.

Wishing you a beautiful spring!