Our little voyagers love owls! And why not -- owls have such fascinating personalities, whether in real life or artistic creations. Even Picasso and Van Gogh depicted an owl or two in their work.
Owls are great subjects for "directed draw" activities. They are fairly simple to draw, yet the artist's own personality easily comes shining through. I found several neat posts detailing variations of what I had in mind:
Spittin-Toad has a step-by-step how-to for using the directed draw approach. It is a must-read if you want a really good idea of how it works.
Next up, at Art Projects for Kids: How to Draw an Owl - Simple, step by step (larger image on the website) instructions.
At Deep Space Sparkle - This is activity #2 for a directed draw-based owl art project. The original activity started with directed draw for the basic owl, then used collage to fill it in. See the results HERE. Great step-by-step drawings at the second link.
This next website, How to Draw, has a really cool feature, especially if your budding artists are a little older. Follow the steps (images on the left) and draw along in the box on the right. The box scrolls down with you!
Need some real live owl inspiration? Go check out the live owl cams at Owl Channel Live. These owls live in nearby Chula Vista, Ca. They are so fascinating to watch! From wooing to egg-laying, then hatching and learning to fly. Oh, yes, and even seeing them eat fresh-caught mice and other rodents!
The National Wildlife Federation has a whole pdf packet packed with great activities, called Legends of the Guardians (to go with the movie.)
Oh, we have an OWL surprise, too! We joined the Give a Hoot Giveaway Hop and will be giving away this travel art wallet. Isn't it adorable? Mama Voyager made it especially for this giveaway. Now your little one can draw owls on the go!
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