Ollie the Oval Ostrich

Materials Needed:
Construction paper (orange and yellow)
Feathers (2 per project)
Yarn (18 inch piece per project)
Wiggly eyes (2 per project)
Glue
Template

What to Do:
Using template, trace/copy head, body, and feet onto yellow construction paper and cut out.
Using template, trace/copy beak onto orange construction paper and cut out
Cut yarn into three pieces; one piece two inches long and two 8 inches long pieces.
Instruct children to glue:

- One end of the 2 inch piece of yarn to the back, bottom section of the head, and the other end of the yarn to the back top section of the body.
- One end of each of the 8 inch pieces of yarn to the back bottom section of the body about an inch or so apart from each other. 

- The feet to the other ends of the 8 inch pieces of yarn.
- One feather to each side of the back of the body. 

After glue on the back side of ostrich has dried, flip over project to front side.
Instruct children to:

- Fold beak in the middle.
- Glue eyes and beak to head.