Art Projects on the Great Horned Owl
The great horned owl has many unique features and colors that an artist can use to get creative. This bird is the largest and most powerful nocturnal bird of prey, but is also beautiful at the same time. Regardless if you are trying to teach the students about the history and habitat of the great horned owl, or how to draw still and moving objects, there is an art project just for you. Depending on the age of the artists and the resources, you can tweak all of these assignments to suit your needs.
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Hands on for Toddlers
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Make a great horned owl by using various shapes cut out of construction paper. Cut a large oval out of brown or gray construction paper for the body of the owl. On the body draw gray, brown and black feather patterns. Trace both hands for the wings, and cut them out. Use a piece of black or gray construction paper and cut a triangle for the nose. Cut out black circles, smaller light yellow circles, and finally even smaller black circles for the eyes. Layer the eyes with the biggest black circle in back, then the yellow, then the smallest black circle. The owl's feet can be made by tracing three fingers to the knuckle with gray paper. To create the tail, trace the full length of four fingers in the same color as the body. Glue everything together with a glue stick.
In the Lines
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Create an easy art project for children by printing an outline of a great horned owl. This will prompt the children to look up the color pattern of the great horned owl. Additionally they will learn about the owl's anatomy during their research.
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Elementary Owl Craft
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Have the students cut a circle for the head, two wings and body of the owl. Cut 1 inch pieces of brown, black and gray crepe paper. Use the paper pieces to cover the construction paper making a body shape, wings and ears. Use construction paper for the yellow and black eyes and gray beak. Use gray paper also for the feet. Fringe some paper to make a tail for the owl. Glue everything together with glue sticks or craft glue. Test the students on the names of the body parts.
Junior High Owl Craft
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Take a picture of a great horned owl and enlarge it on a projector for the students to see, or print out a colored copy for each person. You can also allow them to bring in their own picture if they wish. Have the student's sketch the owl to match the picture they see.
High School Owl Craft
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Find an action shot of a great horned owl and print it large enough to put it on display for the students. Alternatively allow the students to come up with their own owl action shot. Have the students recreate the picture using paint.
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