Let’s make the cutest owl crafts using cupcake liners…the more colorful, the better your finished owls will look! This cupcake liner owl craft is fun for kids of all ages and is such a favorite here at Kids Activities Blog, we included it in our book. Making owls is a great classroom craft (see below for a coordinating learning game) or something fun to do at home.

Easy Owl Craft for Kids

This is our favorite owl craft which works for owl classroom studies like the letter o, cute owl decoration for the home or just because you love owls! The finished owls are super-cute, and they’re quick and easy to make with just a few simple supplies.

This owl craft was included as one of the favorite classic kids crafts that are part of our massive book, The Big Book of Kids Activities with over 500 projects for kids.

Related: Letter O Crafts & more Letter O fun

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Supplies Needed for Owl Craft

• variety of cupcake liners* – see information below about choosing cupcake liners for this craft
• glue stick
• scissors or preschool training scissors
• googly eyes
• craft foam or card stock (for the beaks and feet)

*Can you use coffee filters instead of cupcake liners? Yes! Because coffee filters are neutral colors, we recommend painting them first (like these coffee filter flowers), but the folding instructions would be the same.

Choosing Cupcake Liners for Making Owls

I chose colorful liners in two sizes.  I grabbed mine at the bulk food store, but you can get them at the grocery store or dollar store too.  You could even use plain or solid color cupcake liners, and have your child decorate them with crayons, paint or markers.

Directions for Folding Owl Craft

Step 1

Start by flattening out your cupcake liner, colored side facing down. Fold each owl with these simple steps:

1. Fold one side of your liner, almost to the middle, angling the fold a little, so the top of the folded cupcake liner will be a little wider than the bottom.
2. Repeat with the the other side of the liner – these are the owls wings.
3. Fold the top quarter of the cupcake liner down.

Your Folded Owl Looks Like This

Now you’ll have something that looks like this. It’s starting to resemble an owl already isn’t it?

Step 2

Next, have your child glue on googly eyes, and a beak that you’ve cut from a piece of craft foam (or construction paper or card stock).

Step 3

For the owl’s feet, we cut small foam flowers in half.  They kind of resemble talons, don’t they?

Finished Owl Craft

And, that’s all there is to it, my friends!  Your cupcake liner owls are complete!  Aren’t they sweet?

Variation for Kids Owl Craft

• Use paper plates instead of cupcake liners for super sized paper owls
• Choose black/gray/white patterned cupcake liners or plain white to make snowy owls
• Use buttons instead of googly eyes
• Let kids expand fine motor skills by cutting the foam owl’s beak
• Use brown paper, white paper, black paper or cardstock cut into a circle and your creativity to paint your own patterns — don’t fold until dry!
• Layer tissue paper cut with scissors
• Want shiny owls? Try using aluminum foil cupcake liners

Use Your Homemade Owls in a Math Game

Now, find some twigs to perch your owl family on, glue them in place, and check out that skip-counting game I was talking about! These cupcake liner owls go along with a skip-counting game  that your child can play when learning to count by twos with these adorable owl crafts.

You’re ready to play!

The Big Book of Kids Activities

A variation of this fun folded owl craft is featured in our newest book, The Big Book of Kids Activities has 500 projects that are the bestest, funnest ever! Written for kids ages 3-12 it is the compilation of bestselling kids activities books perfect for parents, grandparents and babysitters looking for new ways to entertain kids. 

More Owl Crafts from Kids Activities Blog

• Use this simple printable step by step tutorial on how to draw an owl!
• Make this cute owl valentine to give to someone special.
• Download and print this owl coloring page.
• Make lunch very whoo whoo with this easy owl sandwich idea.
• This nursery rhyme craft celebrates the Owl and the Pussycat.
• This is owl craft preschool comes with a printable owl template.
• These super cute owl coloring pages are great for kids of all ages.
• This school themed coloring page set has a wise owl coloring page.
• Make this cute and easy owl handprint art with your child.
• Owl starts with O and we have plenty of letter o crafts.
• We have so many cupcake liner crafts!
• Your kids can learn skip counting with owls!

More Fun Crafts from kids activities blog

• Check out more cupcake liner crafts!
• Make the cutest preschool lion craft using cupcake liners…

This cupcake liner turned coffee filter craft is one of over 30 classic crafts that use materials you have on hand that are featured in this book!

–>Oh! And grab The Big Book of Kids Activities printable play calendar for a year’s worth of playful fun.

How did your cupcake liner owls craft turn out? Did your kids love making owl crafts?