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Bird shape drawing

Draw a bird using simple shapes and lines.

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What you need

A full sheet of paper and large child-appropriate crayons.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Draw an oval body and a smaller round head at one end.
  2. Add a triangular beak, an eye, a wing, a tail, and two legs.
  3. Choose colors for your bird and draw a place where it might rest.

Adult stays beside the child; observe wild birds from a distance without feeding or touching them.

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