The Ostrich

Collect all pages-cleaned and sized to make a miniature
book for your dolls.

Assemble a mini doll sized book: Right, is the Ostrich's illustration and verse. Visitors can collect all the bird illustrations and verse from "Bird Children" to print and construct a small book of verse for their dolls. Simply drag each png. into a Word Document, print, cut out all of the images the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze out some white school glue along the stapled edge of the pages and attach a cardboard cover.

 

Ostrich grows to be immense
But has so very little sense,
For when an enemy's at hand
He covers up his head with sand.

 

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• How to draw a peacock, an ostrich and a blue jay...
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• The Emu is related to the Ostrich
• All about the Ostrich
• Living Giants
• Some ways of self-preservation among animals
• A Christmas Wish
• Learn About Baby Birds

Additional Author:

THE OSTRICH CHICK FOOLS THE BIRDS

An Ostrich on the sandy plain

Had laid an egg one day,

But when she saw some hunters near,

The Ostrich ran away.

And so the egg remained alone,

But did not seem to mind;

The sun above, the sand beneath,

Were soft and warm and kind.

But afterwards a Duck came by,

"Why! here's my egg," said she;

"I wondered in the nest to-day

Wherever it could be," 

Just then a Stork walked up, who said,

"Why! there's my egg I how queer

That it should roll from out my nest

And roll right out to here!"

Then cried a voice, " This egg is mine!

What's all this talk about?"

Crack went the egg, and with a smile,

An Ostrich chick stepped out.

 

How To Cut An Ostrich Paper Chain

 

Two important tips to remember: the longer the paper the more often the design repeats.
The thinner the paper, the easier it is to cut.

Directions:

1. Measure the length and height of your template in order to determine how much paper you will need before folding it.
2. Use and accordion fold to prepare the paper before cutting.
3. Trace the design so that two sides touch opposite each other along the folds of the paper.
4. Cut away the negative spaces around your design.

An example of what the ostrich paper chain could look like once it is cut.

ostrich paper chain template

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