Binocular Craft for Kids
For many of us, creating homemade binoculars isn’t a new feat. I remember helping kids on more than one occasion during VBS camp at church to make similar crafts to represent detectives looking for clues. In this case, our versions of a binocular craft for kids is meant to coincide with our Bird Unit Study. These cute and easy to assemble binoculars are perfect for little hands. It isn’t hard to encourage your child to go outside and look for birds when they are adorned with their own binocular craft for kids.
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Binocular Craft for Kids
Go Bird watching with your own Binocular Craft for Kids! In past years, I always stapled 2 toilet paper rolls with a string attached to create crafty binoculars. So, this was my first option when thinking about creating a simple craft to coincide with our bird-watching day. My daughter had a different plan, though. She wanted to invent her own binoculars. So, below, you will see that pictured are two different styles of binocular crafts for kids. Choose the one that best fits your kid!
Supplies
The supplies include:
– Option 1: toilet paper rolls, stapler, yarn or string
–Option 2: foam cups, tape, yarn or string
It would have been fun to add some decoration to them. I can see now where maybe some stickers, jewels, pictures of birds could have made them more unique. However, we often keep things simple.
Binocular Craft Construction
For the first option, you will staple two toilet paper rolls together on one side. You can staple 3-4 staples to make it really sturdy. You will then cut a string anywhere from 2-3 feet long depending on the size of the bird watcher. Staple one end of the string onto the side of one toilet paper roll and the other on the opposite side. At this point, kids can color their binocular craft or add stickers.
For the second option, use two foam cups of the same size. Bust out the bottom of the cups. These will be used for the eye holes. Next, use tape to adhere the string and cups together.
If you have an imaginative child, you will enjoy watching them use their binoculars to find birds. Some kids need some encouragement to let go of their inhibitions. Don’t be scared to join in on the fun. Be sure to make yourself a binocular craft too! Play a game where you both are explorers looking for rare tropical birds. Fun!
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