Companion coloring sheets for the "Under the 'Ōhiʻa Tree" children's book...by island!

To help answer the question: Which small native forest birds remain on my island?

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Native Forest Bird Coloring Sheets

Enjoy! May coloring these lead to meeting these precious species in real life!

Draw-your-own-beak Flappy Forest Bird Template (full sheet of cardstock per bird):

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Print on cardstock/index paper/heavy weight paper. Other supplies needed: pencil, coloring supplies, scissors, glue stick (optional to hang it: small holepunch & string)

Yappy Bird Paper Puppet Template:

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Print on heavier weight printer paper. Other supplies needed: coloring supplies, scissors, glue stick. ....Or this printout can be used as a template to cut out colored paper to assemble into puppets.

Draw-your-own-beak Flappy Forest Bird Template

(2 birds per sheet of cardstock):

TO DOWNLOAD: Click on either template below to open the download link

Print on cardstock/index paper/heavy weight paper. Other supplies needed: pencil, coloring supplies, scissors, glue stick (optional to hang it: small holepunch & string)

'I'iwi (pre-drawn beak)

Best for 3-5 year olds to pre-cut & glue wings on, then allow children to color thme in!

Draw-Your-Own Beak

Fun for 6+ year olds to get creative drawing the beak of their favorite forest bird!