Bluebird

I read the short article on "Bobby the Bluebird" to Sophie from her March issue of Wild Animal Baby Magazine. She seemed to like the bluebirds and the blue eggs. There is usually some craft ideas and book reviews on the last page of the magazine, so I decided to adopt and modify the "bluebird" craft today.

As usual, I let Sophie scribble on two pieces of blue paper and smear glitter glue all over before cutting 4 circles and 4 triangles out of them. Next I stuck 2 triangles back to back (body) and then the 2 circles for the head. I also pasted a yellow beak and plastic eyes before leaving it to dry. I intended to do 2 birds, so I repeated the process. Finally, I cut a slit on each of the birds' body and slide blue tissue paper through for the wings.

After that, I realised I could not display 3D craft work on the wall or the window. So, I used pipe cleaners to create a "hanger" and attached the 2 bluebirds onto it. Now, I have a bluebird mobile on Sophie's door frame.

Fun to do, cool to display... but not too fantastic for Sophie because she did not get to do much. Having said that, she seems to love looking and touching the end product though... she kept asking me to carry her at the door. And yes... yes... yes... she pointed to the bluebirds and said, "bird".