Painted Birdhouses
This is a fun and easy craft for both adults and children. Wooden birdhouses are incredibly cheap at craft stores and you can repurpose a number of natural or household items to decorate and personalize the birdhouses. These are for decorative purposes only, not for birds.
Equipment
- paint brushes
- paint palettes can use disposable plates
- water cups and water for changing paint colors
- paper towels for blotting paint
- hot melt glue and gun
Supplies
- wooden birdhouses
- acrylic paint
- natural craft elements such as sea shells, moss, or rocks
- additional embellishments for houses
Instructions
- Cover your work surface with newspaper or a disposable tablecloth.
- Lay out all the supplies.
- Give each person a birdhouse and access to the supplies.
- Be patient and give folks plenty of time.
- Play music or have conversation cards ready. It’s so fun to craft together and chat while you work.
- Once the birdhouses are painted and the paint has dried, you can use them as decor throughout the house.
Notes
RE: embellishments, the sky is the limit!
- I added a paper umbrella and some plastic plants.
- My husband added an old blind spot mirror he had in the garage.
- One daughter crafted coconuts out of clay and added packing paper to make a straw roof.
- Another daughter cut cork board into strips to create bricks on her painted birdhouse.
- One son made roof shingles out of the cork board.
- Another used popsicle sticks for lattice.
Tried this project?Let us know how it went!
