Birds Nest Craft for Kids Made with Dot Markers

Spring crafts are super fun to make. There are so many great themes. And a bird nest is a great spring theme for kids. You can see the green tree, the nest and the colorful eggs.

This bird nest craft is super easy to make and does not require cutting for kids. It is a fun way to build a bird nest.

You can have fun with dot markers and punches for this spring bird nest.

Birds Nest Craft for Kids is a simple fun bird nest with a few simple elements that you can use with kids. That is made using dot markers - 3Dinosaurs.com

The Birds Nest Craft is a great addition to the bird crafts on the site.

The Birds Nest Craft is a great addition to the dot marker crafts on the site.

Crafts are a fun way to interact with kids and see their creative side. This bird craft was made mostly using dot markers. It is a simple way to make a background and let kids have loads of fun making a nest.

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Bird Book to read with the Bird Nest Craft

A great book to use along with this bird next craft is Birds, Nests & Eggs. It has lots of information about bird and nests for kids. Plus it is always great when you can read a book and do a craft with the book.

What we used to make the Birds Nest Craft

watercolor paper – We use this because the dot markers don’t bleed through
brown dot marker
dot marker metallic shimmer
oval punch 2 inches
blue glitter paper
paper plate – with just part of the plate
glue
pencil – If they want to draw there they are putting their tree.

Birds Nest Craft for Kids is a simple fun bird nest with a few simple elements that you can use with kids. - 3Dinosaurs.com

How we made the Bird Nest Craft

Dot Marker the Nest

You start the project by using the brown dot marker on the paper plate. You cover one side of the plate with the brown color. After you finish, put it aside to dry.

You can see we put a piece of paper under the paper plate so that we don’t get dot markers on the table. You can use any scrap paper you have around for this.

If you do get dot marker on the table, magic erasers works wonders to get the color off!

Dot Marker the Tree on the Paper

Next you start on making the tree for the nest to be in. We used dot markers again. This is a simple way to make a background that does not take up a lot of time

You can dot the tree or do long strokes with the dot marker. Both are great for making it.

Plus, remember this is their tree. Let them decide how it looks. And it if does not match what you think a tree should look like that is okay!

Dot Marker the Sky and Leaves on the Paper

And just like the tree the painting is done with dot markers. If you have a different set, then use all the fun colors. But if you have the basic set, you can just use the blue and green.

You can dot the leaves or slide the marker. Let kids decide how this should look. Plus, it is fun to see how the dotting and sliding look different in the background.

Punching the Eggs Out

The next step we do in the punching of the eggs. You can do this in advance if you need a lot or let kids do it.

This is a great way to work motor skills with punching the lever and making the eggs. You can see how they turn out. The blue sparkle on this paper is loads of fun.

I find it best when kids can do it.

Glue Eggs on the Nest

After the eggs are punched out you can glue them on the back on the nest that you made.

If you have issues with the eggs not staying, you could also tape them.

Glue Nest on the Tree

Finally, you glue the nest on the tree. Be sure that kids know that there is no wrong way to place the nest. Let this bird art project be one that they decide how they do it.

Other Ways to Make the Bird Nest

If you love the dot markers but don’t want to use them. You can use watercolors for the nest and background.

You can also let them cut out ovals for the eggs.

If you need suggestions for other changes just comment below and I’ll be happy to give you other suggestions.

Final look at our Bird Nest Painting

Check out these other Bird Crafts & Printables for Kids

No-Prep Bird Weekly Packs for Prek has bird themed printables for PreK, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. They have 5 days of printables with 4 pages for each day.

Bird Dot the Number & Count 0 to 20 has a dot marker number and then counting the dots on the bird. This comes in color and black and white. There are red birds and blue birds in the color version you can use as fine motor mats. The black and white make a great numbers worksheet.

Bird Number Counting Mats: Number 1 to 10 is a great was to work on counting from 1 to 10 with a playdough number, counting ten frames and counting area.

Birds in a Tree Stamping has bird for kids to stamp in a tree for a fun bird craft for kids.

Check out all the fun Bird Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.