Parents' Corner!
Welcome to Parents’ Corner, VARC's resource for nurturing a lifelong love of birds and the outdoors in your children.
Crafts
Bird Banding Necklace
Create a personalized bird banding code necklace using beads and feathers! Kids can make their own four-letter code using the first two letters of their first and last names.
Bird Feeder
Turn a recycled water bottle into a simple backyard bird feeder! Follow the step-by-step instructions, decorate your feeder, add birdseed and hang it outside for birds to enjoy.
Hummingbird Spinner
Create a spinning hummingbird craft that makes the bird look like it’s flying! Colour, assemble and spin it to watch its wings appear to flap.
Mini Owl
Create your own adorable mini owl using a cardboard tube and colourful cupcake liners! Kids can customize their owl’s wings, chest, eyes and beak.
Pinecone Owl
Turn pine cones into adorable little owls using feathers, paper and a few simple craft supplies! Kids can get creative decorating their own unique owl.
Songbird Puppet
Create a colourful songbird puppet with moveable, flapping wings! This printable craft includes a template, materials list and step-by-step instructions.
Educational Videos
Explore our collection of kid-friendly videos all about birds! Learn about bird behaviour, conservation, research and more through educational videos selected by VARC.
Indoor Games
Bird Bingo
Print these bird bingo cards or use them as PDFs to play Bingo! Take the bingo card camping, on a walk, or with you on a day outside and mark off the birds when you see them!
Bird & Habitat Matching Game
Print and cut out the cards, then have kids match each bird with the habitat where it belongs. A fun way to learn about local birds and the places they call home!
Interactive Worksheets
Colouring Pages
Download bird colouring pages to create your own works of art!
Bird Word Searches
Download these themed bird wordsearches! Can you find them all?
Outdoor Activities
Bird Journal
Choose between the Backyard Bird Journal, designed to keep track of the birds that visit your backyard, or the Walk Bird Journal, designed for going on a walk through your favorite trail or nearby neighborhood.
Bird Nest Materials
Learn about safe ways to help provide nesting materials for birds.
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Take this printable scavenger hunt along on your next walk and see what you can spot! Kids can tally the birds, bugs, plants and other wildlife they discover along the way.
Reading List
Bird Book and Field Guide Recommendations
