Paper Plate cockatoo - Arts, Crafts and DIY

Paper plate Cockatoo, easy to make and lots of fun to play with.

Material

Paper plates
Yellow feathers
Googly eyes
grey paper/card
Stapler

Method

Halve one paper plate and staple around edges to keep closed, leaving a space near the fold on one side for the beak.
Cut a piece of grey card into a triangle shape and staple into space made for it.
Cut a hole in the same area (head) and push some feather in then staple to keep in place.
Glue on the googly eyes to either side of your cockatoo.
Cut another paper plate in half. place one half on one side then staple and the other half on the other side and staple. Viola you are done!

Notes

This is fun and a great way to learn about Australian Native animals. We played lots of games in the garden and learnt about the sounds they make, what they eat and where they live :)

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This project was posted by:

- michelle_margetts
- 06 Mar 2014
  5:10 pm

55 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 15 Oct 2020
    4:24 pm
This is my favourite activity on here by far!!!!!

- - mom81879 said
  - 30 May 2019
    8:01 pm
How cute. I can see a few of these hanging from our tree out the back. Love the yellow feathers

- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Jun 2018
    8:53 pm
I love this cokatoo. Looks so cute. Thanks for the instructions.

- - mom112217 said
  - 27 Feb 2017
    3:48 pm
Your cockatoo look’s great! Thanks!

- - mom111059 said
  - 12 Aug 2016
    8:00 pm
wow this looks terrific. Simple but effective. Thanks for sharing. Great project

- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    9:25 pm
Very cute and fun! Thanks for sharing.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 20 Sep 2015
    11:38 pm
Really nice idea! Thanks for sharing this!

- - Kell said
  - 22 Jun 2015
    11:06 am
i want to put him in a tree

- - mom57522 said
  - 13 Jan 2015
    8:20 pm
This paper plate cockatoo looks so realistic!

- - mom93821 said
  - 08 Nov 2014
    7:36 pm
Made these today; very cute!

- - mom93821 said
  - 07 Nov 2014
    5:36 pm
Thanks for sharing this cute cockatoo; simply love it!

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    1:55 pm
this would be cool for the kids to make at school
- mom94125 replied
  
  09 Oct 2015 , 12:53 am
  certainly a cool idea and looks right
- - ginoula5 said
  - 04 Aug 2014
    9:51 am
lol love it, great easy idea

- - mel_phillips said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    4:37 pm
Love that this uses everyday household materials and is fun, fun, fun!!!

- - gem1991 said
  - 24 Jul 2014
    6:05 pm
Thanks for the awesome idea!!

- - caramello said
  - 13 Jul 2014
    1:56 pm
great idea, thanks for sharing

- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 29 May 2014
    8:43 pm
Very imaginative, the plate edging is just perfect – you’ve got the right look going on there for your cockatoo.

- - mummsie said
  - 28 May 2014
    4:32 pm
Gunna do this on saturday.

- - scottie said
  - 26 May 2014
    11:15 am
love his feather – looks great

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 23 May 2014
    1:27 pm
a very fun and simple idea