Looking for a fun and easy fall craft for kids? This cupcake liner owl craft is perfect! With a few simple supplies, your kids can create their own adorable owls with no mess and no stress.
This activity is great for quiet time, fall themes, boredom busters, and rainy day fun. It’s quick to set up, low-prep, and perfect for homeschool, classroom, or library crafts.
I’m sharing step-by-step instructions, tips, and ideas to use your cute paper owls! This frugal owl project is fantastic for a screen-free activity and more.
Frugal Screen-Free Owl Fun for Kids
As I was going through some of my boys’ old craft projects the other day, I found a few of our favorites. I recreated and share our paper plate owl craft because it’s just so cute. And I knew that I’d have to do the same with this easy cupcake liner owl.
Looking at these crafts, happy memories came flooding back. I remembered how much fun we had making them and enjoying as DIY decorations. And I loved how easy they were to set up and use for a mess-free quiet time activity.
This cupcake liner craft was perfect for our quiet time activity collection. It uses simple supplies, zero prep, and easy to customize. We’d enjoy it in the fall, during a letter O week, or after reading an owl-themed book. Sometimes we’d turn our owls into puppets or use them to decorate our homeschool space.
I knew I had to share the project with you. It’s one of those keep-in-your-back-pocket ideas when you want an activity without all the fuss.
What You’ll Need for This Owl Craft for Kids
You only need a few materials for this kids craft. I recommend having these supplies and I have a few ideas on things that you can use just in case you don’t have these:
- Brown cupcake liners
- White construction paper
- Orange construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Markers
If you don’t have cupcake liners, no worries! You can cut out circles from construction paper or printer paper. Coffee filters could also work well. You could color with washable markers, spray with a little water, let dry, and have tie-dye owls!
How to Make This Cupcake Liner Owl Craft
Fold the cupcake liner.
Take a brown cupcake liner and fold the top edge down slightly.
Fold each side of the liner inward at an angle to form the owl’s wings. Glue the folds in place.
Cut out top for ears and make eyes.
At the top of the liner, cut a small triangle out of the center to create two pointed ear shapes.
From white construction paper, cut out two circles for the owl’s eyes. Draw black pupils in the centers with a marker.
Finish eyes and make beak.
Add black dots to eyes. Cut small triangles from orange construction paper for the beak.
Attach eyes and beak. Add details with marker.
Glue the eyes and beak onto the folded cupcake liner.
Use a marker to add feather details.
Creative Ways to Make and Enjoy Your Simple Owl Craft
This owl craft is super flexible and customizable. Here are some simple ideas and tips for making and using your DIY owls:
- Customize Your Owls:
- Use different colors of cupcake liners for unique owl styles.
- Let kids decorate their owls with stickers, googly eyes, or glitter glue.
- Try drawing on fun feathers or silly eyebrows with markers or crayons.
- Pair It with a Story:
- Create your owls after reading an owl-themed book, like Owl Babies, Little Owl’s Night, or Wow! Said the Owl.
- Use your owls to retell the story or act out a scene.
- Turn It Into a Learning Activity:
- Add a little label or tag with the letter O when working on letter recognition.
- Make a few owls and use them for a counting activity, color sorting, or pattern play.
FAQs About This Cupcake Liner Craft
This owl craft is great for ages 3 and up with adult supervision. Younger kids may need help with cutting and folding. Older children can usually do it independently and even get creative with customizing!
Totally! While brown liners give a classic owl look, any color or pattern works. Let kids choose their favorites for rainbow owls, sparkly owls, and polka-dot!
Yes! It’s low-mess and uses minimal supplies, making it ideal for classrooms, library story times, or homeschool co-ops. You can prep the pieces ahead of time to make it even smoother.
This owl craft pairs well with themes like, fall and autumn, letter O activities, birds or nocturnal animals, owl themes, and nature studies.
A Simple Craft That’s a Hoot to Make
I hope you and your kids have a blast making this sweet cupcake liner owl craft! It’s one of those easy mess-free activities that’s fantastic for fall fun, quiet time, or a quick creative break.
If you have any questions about the craft or want to share how yours turned out, I’d love to hear from you! And please let me know what are your favorite ways to enjoy owl-themed activities with your kids? Got an owl book you love to read together? Share in the comments below!
