Our adorable owl friend in our latest kid craft tutorial may be sleeping BUT you are not going to snooze your child to sleep with this one!

At Glued To My Crafts we are combining some simple paper shapes and making a custom Sleeping Owl piece that is perfect for the older children in your home to recreate!

From the design of your owl to the bedding he is sleeping in, you can make your piece HOWEVER you like! Keep scrolling for ALL the details on this awesome idea!

Sleeping Owl Paper Craft Idea

Like I mentioned above, this small scale sleeping owl tutorial is geared towards the older children in your home. With just a few simple steps and a couple pieces of inexpensive cardstock paper, they can make an owl friend who will be sleeping softly in his very own custom bed, designed by your child!

Not only is this owl themed craft piece completely customizable BUT you and your child can make it ANY TIME OF THE YEAR! So be sure to bookmark this particular page or pin it on Pinterest. You won’t want to miss out on this one!

So without further ado, let’s get to the instructions. Find all the details, along with the FREE owl body printable listed below. Just print the provided freebie file and get to designing that soft, cozy bed for your new owl friend!

Happy crafting and hopefully your “crafter-noon” is extra EPIC! Don’t forget to share pictures with me afterwards! You can easily tag us on Facebook or Instagram for easy sharing. I can’t wait to hear from you! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR SLEEPING OWL PAPER CRAFT WITH —> Tissue Paper & Paper Plate Owl

Don’t sleep on this idea! He’s adorable AND super easy to recreate! Grab the free printable and recreate it today!

Craft Supplies:

Free Owl Body Printable – grab the FREE FILE on box.com
White Cardstock Paper
Color Printer
Crayons, Coloring Pencils, Markers etc.
Paper Craft Scissors
Colored Cardstock Paper {two shades of brown being important!}
Colorful Scrapbook Paper
Glue Stick or Tape Runner Adhesive
optional materials for this craft – loose craft glitter, stickers, rhinestones etc.

Directions:

First things first – go ahead and print the free blank owl body printable listed above. Print it out in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock. You only need ONE print per craft. Feel free to print as many as you like though!
Now grab your choice of coloring instrument and color in the owl in the printable, however you like! From bright colors to neutrals, your owl is the star of the show so go for it!
Next, using your scissors, carefully trim out the owl design you just decorated, in the printable. Discard excess paper and set aside your cutout piece.
Now grab your various pieces of colored paper and of course, your scissors.
The first thing I did was make the paper bed first. This required two different shades of brown paper. For this I just cut out two long strips of a dark brown cardstock {for the head & the foot of the bed} and then I attached them to another single sheet of lighter brown cardstock {on the top and bottom} to give the look of a bed. Please see picture above for example.
Set aside this piece.
Next I cut out a simple pillow shape and a rectangle blanket to cover the owl.
Finally – it’s time to assemble everything! Go ahead and glue on the pillow to the bed, then the owl and then his blanket on top.
That’s it! If desired, add some other embellishments you see fit.
Display your masterpiece proudly for ALL to see!

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Instructions:

First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
Now grab your choice of coloring instrument and color in the owl in the printable, however you like! From bright colors to neutrals, your owl is the star of the show so go for it!
Next, using your scissors, carefully trim out the owl design you just decorated, in the printable. Discard excess paper and set aside your cutout piece.
Now grab your various pieces of colored paper and of course, your scissors.
The first thing I did was make the paper bed first. This required two different shades of brown paper. For this I just cut out two long strips of a dark brown cardstock {for the head & the foot of the bed} and then I attached them to another single sheet of lighter brown cardstock {on the top and bottom} to give the look of a bed. Please see picture above for example.
Set aside this piece.
Next I cut out a simple pillow shape and a rectangle blanket to cover the owl.
Finally - it's time to assemble everything! Go ahead and glue on the pillow to the bed, then the owl and then his blanket on top.
That's it! If desired, add some other embellishments you see fit.
Display your masterpiece proudly for ALL to see!

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