Make your own bird wings!

Each spring at Roots, we celebrate the return of birds to the meadow and forest by creating our own bird wings and taking flight!

This is an easy activity to do at home, we encourage you to carry on the tradition!

You will need:

One brown paper grocery bag or some cardboard

Scissors

Markers, colored pencils, crayons, paint or other supplies for decorating your wings

Pipe cleaners, Long twist ties, ribbon, or string for attaching your wings

To start, cut down one seam of your paper bag and cut out the bottom so you have a flat piece of paper. Mark the outlines for two wings on your bag or cardboard, as shown below. Feel free to get creative with your shape!

Cut out your wings and decorate them as you desire. Use a hole puncher or scissors to create two holes along the flat edge of each wing. You will put your string or twist tie through these holes to attach your wings to your arms!

Attach your wings to your arms and feel yourself transform into a bird. What kind of bird are you? Will you build a nest today? Find food? Where will you fly?

We would love to see your bird wings! Please post or send photos of your creations.