3D birds
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Fun things to make

Introduction

Do some colouring in, make 3D birds or create your own face masks.

These things to make at home or school feature some of our most-loved creatures. For more nature inspired arts and craft activity ideas, check out the DOC Pinterest page.

Activity sheets

Takahe Awareness Month:

Colouring in

Species from the book 'Kiwi Creatures Colouring and Conservation Illustrations' by Bruce Mahalski and Carol Knutson. Note: These images are copyright and can be downloaded for personal use only - no commercial use allowed without permission from www.mahalski.com.

Freshwater species colouring pages and fun facts, illustrated by Sonia Frimmel:

Face masks

Become a bird (or a weta) for a day! Print off one of the masks below, colour them in and cut them out to create your very own face mask.

How about learning about bird or weta habitat and role playing – listen to these birds' songs and see if you can sound like them!

Making the masks

You will need sticky tape or a stapler to attach the head band to your face mask – get someone to help you measure around your head.

The face masks fit best if you print them on A3 paper or card:

Bird illustration.
Print out the PDFs to make these 3D birds

3D Birds

Print out these birds at A4 or A3 size then cut out, fold and stick together to make a 3D Bird – these birds will stand up by themselves.

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