We've got a birthday girl in the house today which means Mama got to visit school and craft with the class! We only had about 30 minutes for the classroom birthday celebration, so I came up with a quick and easy spring bird craft and nest cupcake:
For the craft, I found a bird template on Pinterest and printed out copies for the class. I purchased a bag of feathers at the dollar store, and a small package of paper fasteners at Target ($2.35). The kids cut out the templates and colored the birds with their desk crayons. Once they were colored, we arranged all the pieces and pushed the paper fastener through both wings and the body so the birds could "fly." To finish off, the kids used their desk glue to arrange feathers on the wings. Super easy, and inexpensive.
For the cupcakes I used a simple boxed cake mix and green baking cups. A few drops of green food coloring in the frosting ensured our birds' nests would be a pretty spring color, and then I added three jelly bean eggs and some edible Easter grass to the top. Cost for 18 cupcakes, less than $6.
The third graders did a great job with the project. I think it could also work for lower grades, it was that easy. They also did a great job of devouring the cupcakes and loved eating the "grass" in the nests. The whole shebang cost less than $10 and about one hour of my time at home.
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