Owls

Owls are incredibly interesting, in my opinion. Every fall, I have intentions of going to the raptor show at our local Audubon society but it never seems to happen. We missed it again this year. Maybe next year.

We are having fun learning about owls this week. In addition to learning about their diet, habitat, and anatomy, C and R enjoyed reading a few fiction books and making an owl craft.


Good Night Owl! by Pat Hutchins is a cute book about an owl who cannot sleep one day because of all the noise around him - bees buzzing, crows croaking, etc. I love the 1970s illustrations!

The Sleepy Owl by Marcus Pfister is about an owl who oversleeps and sets off in search of someone to play with. She makes a new friend who helps her find playmates.

Our favorite owl book is Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. It is the sweetest book about three baby owls who wake up to find their mother gone. Will she come back? The little owls are anxious and miss their mother. This is a great book to read if your child is experiencing separation anxiety.


I found this owl craft at Kids Craft Weekly. It was very easy.

1. Glue mini cupcake liners onto the flap of a brown paper lunch bag for eyes, and use a marker to color pupils in the middle.
   
2. Draw a triangle beak on the flap of the bag.
3. Cut strips of paper in different colors to fit across the front of the bag as feathers. Then cut them like fringe and glue in place. We used tissue paper, but you could use construction paper. I discovered that you have to start gluing the strips at the bottom and work your way up to create the layered look.

You could make three owl baby puppets and a mommy owl puppet and retell the story of Owl Babies. How fun would that be? The story is perfect for this type of play.

This was fun. If you have any owl books or crafts that you love, please leave me a comment.