Letter O Craft: Ostrich
When you think of things that start with O, ostriches might not be the first thing that you think of, but this adorable O is for ostrich craft might just change your mind. Today, we are going to make an ostrich as one of our letter O craft. This craft combines several materials, making it a fun 3D and multimedia project for kids. This ostrich craft uses pom poms, paper, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes to create a fun ostrich that kids will have tons of fun playing with. Follow these steps to make the O is for ostrich craft with your class or make it at home!
Letter O Craft: Ostrich Craft
What you’ll need to make the O is for ostrich for each child:
- Black paper
- Orange paper
- Orange pipe cleaners
- Black pom poms
- Glue
- Marker
- White paper
O is for Ostrich Craft Directions
- Cut out a wing and tail for each ostrich from black paper. Cut two feet and a neck from an orange pipe cleaner, and cut a beak from orange paper.
- Give each child about 6 black pom poms to make the ostrich’s body and one for the head. Each child will also need a googly eye for their ostrich.
- Arrange the pom poms in a body shape onto the white paper, reserving one for the head. Glue the pom poms to the paper.
- Glue the two legs under the pom pom body. Glue the neck to to the top of the body and use the last pom pom for a head. Glue the wing and tail to the body and give the ostrich a googly eye and beak. Don’t glue the entire pipe cleaner that is used as the neck to the paper. If it is left free, the ostrich’s head bounces around a little and is fun to play with! Kids will love that they can arrange the head into “classic” ostrich poses, including the head in the ground pose!
Madreen Karle is a master first grade reading teacher with over 30 years of classroom experience. She taught reading in a special needs and English as a Second Language classroom. After retiring she wrote a reading program to help others learn how to teach reading. She is a trusted educator and author of 5 books to help teach children to read and write. In addition to her books, she is a mentor for 3 websites that give reading teacher tips (Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading, Mrs. Karle's Reading Patch, and Mrs. Karle's Handwriting Patch). Through her teaching she learned that confidence was the key to learning to read. A child who is not confident at reading does not like to read and struggles to read. Mrs. Karle created "sunshine moments" to help teach children how to grow their confidence and learn to read.
Meeghan Karle Mousaw (Madreen’s daughter) has her Master’s in Special Education. She has 7 years experience teaching children to read online. In addition, she developed a curriculum to teach children handwriting called The Handwriting Patch. With the Handwriting Patch learning is fun because children learn to draw and learn handwriting at the same time. In 2019 The Handwriting Patch curriculum became an amazon best seller the first year it was released, helping thousands of kids learn handwriting with a unique, fun method. She is mom to 6 kids, each with differently learning abilities and struggles.
The Reading Patch was established by the creators of Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading. Together they have been featured on the NBC media outlets. Over the last 7 years in their online platform, Madreen and Meeghan have worked tirelessly with teachers, homeschoolers and parents looking to help children learn to read to become a trusted authority in teaching children to read and advocating early literacy skills. They often partner with other educational experts to deliver the most current information to the Reading Patch community.
Meeghan Karle Mousaw (Madreen’s daughter) has her Master’s in Special Education. She has 7 years experience teaching children to read online. In addition, she developed a curriculum to teach children handwriting called The Handwriting Patch. With the Handwriting Patch learning is fun because children learn to draw and learn handwriting at the same time. In 2019 The Handwriting Patch curriculum became an amazon best seller the first year it was released, helping thousands of kids learn handwriting with a unique, fun method. She is mom to 6 kids, each with differently learning abilities and struggles.
The Reading Patch was established by the creators of Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading. Together they have been featured on the NBC media outlets. Over the last 7 years in their online platform, Madreen and Meeghan have worked tirelessly with teachers, homeschoolers and parents looking to help children learn to read to become a trusted authority in teaching children to read and advocating early literacy skills. They often partner with other educational experts to deliver the most current information to the Reading Patch community.