Create Your Very Own Great Horned Owl
Using simple supplies found around your home, create Great Horned Owl hand puppets.
What You Need:
Size 10 envelopes (letter size)
Markers
Googly eyes or buttons
Coloured paper
Glue or tape
Scissors
Paint
Paint brushes
Yarn, string, or feathers to make the “horns” of the owl
What You Do:
1. Seal your envelope shut and then cut the envelope in half. Each half of the envelope will become one puppet. The open part will be where your hand goes.
2. Cut out 2 circles from the coloured paper. Cut the circles in half. These will become the wings of your owl. Glue your wings to the envelope.
3. Cut out two small triangles from your coloured paper. These will become the beaks of your owl. Glue the beaks onto the envelope. Remember, the open end is the bottom, and the closed end is the top of the owl's head.
4. Add googly eyes to your owl — or use buttons. You can also draw on eyes if you do not have googly eyes.
5. Create the “horns” of your owl by gluing tips of feathers to the corners of the envelope or make a little tuft of yarn and glue those to the corners of your envelope.
6. Decorate your owl puppet with markers, coloured paper, paint or other materials you may have.
7. Place your hand inside the envelope and play with your new owl puppet!
Taking It Further:
Great Horned Owls are one of the most common owls in North America.
Meet Bubo, a Great Horned Owl living at the Saskatchewan Science Centre.
What kind of sounds do owls make? Try to make sounds such as a woot, screech, or click.
Take your owl puppet outside. Where would your owl live? What other animals can make into puppets. Try making another animal puppet, perhaps what an owl might eat.
Downloadable Activities
Download these instructions here.
Download the Great Horned Owl Activity Book here.
Meet Bubo: The Saskatchewan Science Centre’s Great Horned Owl
Bubo is a Great Horned Owl that lives at the Saskatchewan Science Centre!
Bubo was rescued after losing a wing while in the wild. Injured animals like Bubo can not be released back into their natural habitat, so Bubo will live at the SSC for the rest of its life.
Click Here to watch the Bubo live now, and learn more about Bubo and Great Horned Owls!