While I was doodling with the girls this afternoon, we made these fun peacock pictures inspired by a recent trip to the zoo! Emily was proud to be able to do this without any help from me, and Clara did a great job with only a little assistance on my part.
Start by gluing a triangle body and a head onto your piece of background paper. With a marker, draw in some legs and long strands for feathers.
At this point, Clara could barely wait to get started! She loved placing green color coding labels onto the feathers!
I think she did a great job!
Dip the eraser end of a pencil in some blue paint, and add dots to the color coding labels — this was Clara’s favorite part!
Emily thought it was great fun too!
So bright and colorful! Have fun!!
August 6th, 2010 on 3:02 pm
We love peacocks over here! They have them at a park by our house. This would be perfect to make!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:20 pm
You are so lucky to have them by your house! Have fun!!
August 6th, 2010 on 3:03 pm
Another great use for those labels!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:21 pm
LOL They are a lot of fun to craft with!
August 6th, 2010 on 3:03 pm
Dear Valerie,
The peacock bodies look a little bit like the characters from “Spy vs. Spy”.
Love,
Mark
August 6th, 2010 on 6:21 pm
I didn’t think of that, but I can see the resemblance. Good eye!
August 6th, 2010 on 3:16 pm
Oh my goodness these are adorable. Emily LOVES peacocks ever since she saw them open their feathers at our local ecology center. I will have to try this project with her!!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:21 pm
Fantastic!! I’m sure it will be a big hit with her! Have fun!
August 6th, 2010 on 4:23 pm
What a lovely idea. I wish I lived next door to you!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:22 pm
I wish you did too, Phyllis! We’d have so much FUN!! xoxo
August 6th, 2010 on 4:37 pm
Those are very colorful. Looks like they had fun!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:23 pm
August 6th, 2010 on 4:38 pm
Very beautiful. I think you need to start a new tag for “color-coding labels” crafts – you find so many fantastic uses for them.
August 6th, 2010 on 6:23 pm
GREAT idea!! I’ll create one and add it to the menu — thanks!!
August 6th, 2010 on 4:56 pm
Very cute – and I second Natalie’s tag suggestion
August 6th, 2010 on 4:57 pm
I agree with Natalie!
Great craft. Last summer we were at the Bronx Zoo and a wandering peacock chased Collin. He is still scared to death of peacocks. I wonder if he would like to do this craft. Ha!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:25 pm
LOL That is so funny!! I don’t think he’s the only kid to get chased down by a peacock — they can be a little aggressive sometimes! Sneaky, peacocks!!
August 6th, 2010 on 6:51 pm
This peacock is so cute. I love it.
August 6th, 2010 on 9:25 pm
LOL- haven’t you run out of those mailing labels yet? :0)
August 6th, 2010 on 9:47 pm
They come in packs of 300 — you can make a LOT of pictures with that many labels!! LOL
August 6th, 2010 on 11:00 pm
I was waiting to hear they filled in the feathers with colored pencils or something. I love the idea of the labels as the eyes.
Did you know the eyes are how they determine who is good for mating, but the more eyes they have the shorter a life span they have.
Random useless factoid.
August 7th, 2010 on 8:15 am
These are really nice. Just bookmarked it for future reference.
August 26th, 2010 on 7:02 pm
We did this project and I posted about it on my blog…thanks for the great idea and activity!
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