Movable Bird Paper Doll

Flap your wings little bird – make a moving Bird Paper Doll and let this cute bird fly high in the sky.

Your child can make this paper craft in as many colors as they like (rainbow birds, for example) or keep it realistic, either way it’s a fun project.

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You can make this moving doll with or without wire.

If you make it with string, when you pull the string, the bird will move its wings. Isn’t that cool?

How to make a moving bird paper doll

What you need:

• our bird paper doll pattern
• paper (thicker printing paper/cardboard preferred)
• coloring supplies if printing black and white paper doll templates
• drag
• paper pushpins (also called studs or split nails – most office supply stores or craft stores carry them)
• string
• Optional craft stick

Step by step instructions

Print out the template. If your child chooses the black and white template, the first step is to color the bird’s body and wings.

Next, cut along the dashed lines (outlining the body and wings).

Punch holes (two holes in body, two holes in each wing). Adult supervision required.

There is a larger black hole on the wing for the wire to pass through (if you are not using wire, you do not need to punch this hole).

Punch a hole through the white circle.

Punch two holes (white circles) on the body.

You will need two paper clips to make this paper doll.

Push the paper pin through the hole in the body…

And through the white hole on the wing.

Separate the paper clip to secure it.

You can rotate it a little to make the mechanism work more smoothly.

Repeat with the remaining wing.

If you don’t use a wire, you’re done.

If you are using thread, thread it through the larger holes in the pattern.

Slow.

Tie a knot (the loop must be large)

Done! Your moving bird paper doll is complete!

You can also add a craft bar to the back to act as a handle.

Get the moving bird paper doll template

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