Owl Craft | Valentine Craft: Fun Valentine Disposable Cup Owl | Celebrating Holidays Home Learning + Link To FREE Resources

It's Valentine's Day and Lauren made a craft in honor of this day of hearts. She made these valentine owls using disposable styro cups. It's a simple and cute craft that also makes a great and fun handmade valentine greeting to show or express love and care to family or friends for valentines day. 

Updated Version of this Valentine Owl Craft

DISCLOSURE: This blog and post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission should you chose to sign up for a program or make a purchase using my link. It’s okay – I love all of these companies and you will too!

It's a craft everyone can make (kids and adult alike), the idea can also be adapted to make or use as a valentine decoration or as small gift and treat holder.

GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR OWN VALENTINE OWL

I think valentine owls are really cute with their fun owl related valentine messages that you attached to them. The picture below are the valentine disposable cup owls Lauren made, this version was purely handmade but I'll be sharing how you can make yours easily using templates. 

Original Version of this Valentine Owl Craft

Lauren made a mistake in gluing the heart with messages (as you can see in the image above) on her valentine owls, it's suppose to be inverted so both heart shapes are visible when the project is all done.

Shop for Valentine Merchandise @ orientaltrading.com

I also made my own version of this "valentine disposable cup owl" as seen in the image above, continue reading below for the updates on how to make your own version of this valentine craft with links to FREE printable heart templates as well as printable digital papers to spice up your owls.

READY FOR KID BEFORE STARTING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS

* cut head or face patterns 

* cut heart patterns for message(s) 

* cut eyeball patterns

* cut hair and beak patterns 

* cut hands and feet patterns

DONE BY ADULT OR PARENT

NOTE: This craft is a collaboration between parent or caregiver and child and is suitable for kids about 6 and above, you may adapt the process to the skill or ability of the child. 

* OWL HEAD | FACE : We need 2 hearts to create the head or face. A larger heart and another heart on top of it that is slightly lower in size. You can use heart templates, print directly or trace templates in construction papers of choice or you may mix it with pattern paper to make your owls more fun. Set aside for child to cut, Click Here To Check Out FREE Printable Heart Templates in various shapes and sizes.

Get Craft & Hobby Supplies Online @ orientaltrading.com

Using the heart templates from the link shared above, you may use the following settings in printing the hearts to fit an 8A or 8 oz. size disposable styro cup: 

For the Larger Heart Piece: You may choose any of the large heart templates (classic, rounded or tapered), I'm using "Large, Classic Heart (7 inch)" template in my sample as seen above. You may custom scale it at "58" in the printing settings.

For the Heart On Top of Large Heart:  Use the same shape of hearts that you use for the larger heart, you may print the medium size hearts for this part. I'm using the "Medium Classic Heart (5 inch)" template in my sample. You may custom scale it at "70" in the printing settings.

* OWL EYE BALLS & BEAK: Take construction paper in any color of choice and trace a round object with size just enough as eyes of owls on it. If you will make 2 or more eyes, fold the paper to be use in half or several times to create multiple sections in it. Trace round object on top of folded paper and cut to reveal 2 or multiple pieces in one cutting. For the beak, take construction paper, you may try other colors aside from what is shown. Draw a triangle or narrow heart pattern on the paper. Set aside beak pattern for child to cut.

* OWL HAIR: Take paper with same color or pattern as main head pattern and draw any pattern of choice on it resembling the feathers that stood out on both sides of an owl's head. 

* HEARTS TO WRITE MESSAGES: You may use a plain heart or a "lined heart" template, Click Here To Check Out FREE Printable Lined Heart Templates with lines in them where the child can easily write their "valentine owl" message. We also need 2 hearts for this part, a larger heart and another heart to be glued on top of it that is slightly lower in size. Print plain or lined heart template directly into a light colored construction paper or bond paper so the message written on it can be visible. You may use construction papers in any color of choice or pattern papers on the larger heart, set aside for child to cut.

Using the heart templates from the link shared above, you may use the following settings in printing the hearts to make them just right for an 8A or 8 oz. size disposable styro cup: 

For the Larger Heart Piece: You may choose any of the Large heart templates, I'm using "Large, Classic Heart (7 inch)" template in my sample as seen above. You may custom scale it at "58" in the printing settings.

For The Lined Heart: You may use plain "medium heart" or "Lined Heart Template, Small" I used lined hearts in my sample, you may custom scale it at "72". If you choose to use the plain medium heart, you may scale it at "70".

* OWL HANDS & FEET: You may use printable heart template in small or mini size, Click Here To Check Out FREE Printable Heart Templates. Set aside for child to cut.

Using the heart templates from the link shared above, you may use the following settings in printing the hearts for hands and feet of your owl(s).

For Owl Hands: I use "Mini, Rounded Printable Hearts" in my sample, you may custom scale it at "60" in the printing settings to make them just the right size as hands of the owl.

For Owl Feet: I use "Small, Classic Printable Hearts (2 inch)" template, you may print this in it's default or actual size.

DONE BY CHILD

* cut heart owl head or face patterns

* cut owl hair and beak patterns

* cut eye ball patterns

* cut heart patterns for message(s)

* cut hands and feet patterns

* paint disposable cup

* glue owl pieces together

* write message on heart

* add or draw extra details on owl

STEPS IN DOING THIS VALENTINE DISPOSABLE CUP OWL CRAFT

STEP #1: Let child paint disposable cup with any color of choice aside from what is shown. Set aside painted cup to dry.

STEP #2: Next, let child create the owl head or face by gluing smaller heart pattern for the head on top or in the middle of its larger heart pattern.

STEP #3: Then, let child create the owl eyes by gluing the round patterns for the eyes together, next let child glue the eyes onto the owl head completed earlier.

STEP #4: Afterwards, let child glue a beak below the eyes and the extra hair patterns on the sides of the owl head. 

STEP #5: Next, let child glue the lined hearts on top of its larger heart pattern to create a frame or border for it.

STEP #6: Afterwards, let child glue the owl head completed earlier onto the inverted lined heart, next glue the heart hands on the sides like they are holding the heart.

STEP #7: Then, let child write a valentine related owl message in the lined hearts and draw additional details on the owl face using pen or coloring markers.

STEP #8: Once, painted disposable cup is dry, let child glue the owl head with the message onto the inverted cup using hot glue with supervision, put hot glue on the spot and assist child in putting the owl head with message on the glue.  

STEP #9: Finally, let child glue heart feet below cup using hot glue with supervision, put hot glue on the spot then assist child in gluing heart feet on it.

And there goes your "VALENTINE DISPOSABLE CUP OWL". the idea can also be adapted to create a valentine owl treat or gift holder by inverting the cup than the one made as a craft or decoration. Put some chocolates or other small sweets for anyone, toys for kids inside the cup at the back of the owl, you may put the treats in a plastic bag and tie with a string. Give as a fun or cute valentine gift by kids or adult to loved ones or friends on valentine's day. 

If you want to put a printed message instead of handwritten ones for your owl decoration or mini gift holder, Click Here For Some Printable Valentine Owl Inverted Heart Messages. You may scale the hearts at about "82" in the printing settings before printing, below is a sample printed version of these heart messages. 

Get children's "Valentine Theme" story books @ thriftbooks.com 

FREE PRINTABLE DIGITAL PAPERS FOR YOUR OWL!

Check out the links below for some FREE printable digital papers in stripe and polka dots that you can use to spice up your valentine owl craft, decoration, or treat holder. The links are arranged in the order that they appear in the collage image, from (TOP - Left to Right then BOTTOM - Left to Right)

* FREE Printable Striped Pattern Paper by Chicfetti

* FREE Printable Polka Dot Pattern Paper by Chicfetti

* FREE Printable Polka Dot Digital Paper Pack by The Cottage Market

* FREE Printable Stripe Digital Scrapbooking Paper Pack by The Cottage Market 

MATERIALS FOR THIS CRAFT

Shop for materials used in this craft online @ shopee.ph by clicking on the materials highlighted in BOLD below.

* printer * 8A or 8 oz. disposable styro cups * acrylic paint * paint brush * scissors * solid glue stick  * coloring markers * construction papers * pattern papers (check out printable links shared above)  * hot melt glue * glue gun

GET A LOW-COST AND QUALITY PRINTER FOR HOME PRINTING

Print FREE printables for home DIYs and more! I'm using "HP Ink Tank 115" single function inkjet printer in printing the sample templates in this DIY, I bought it online at shopee.ph. It is a quality and low-cost printer for home printing that uses tank for the ink. It needs a total of 4 ink bottles (CMYK) to refill the tank, you can save even more by refilling with universal ink. Just make sure the ink is compatible with the printer model before deciding on a purchase.

Shop for An HP Printer @ hp.com!
Shop for HP Original Ink or HP Compatible Premium Refill Ink @ shopee.ph!
Click Here To Buy "HP Ink Tank 115 Single Function Printer" @ shopee.ph!

I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

If you got any reactions and thoughts regarding this craft or topic, feel free to interact and write it down in the comment box below. I'd be happy to hear from you. Thank you so much for viewing and reading.

POST UPDATED: February 2022