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Little Hoot the owl is our 2016 design to accompany the charming book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace about a little owl who can't wait to grow up and let his kids go to bed as early as they want. Sweet and funny. Little Hoot>
We are accustomed to teaching with a model in front of a child, but these instructions should make it so that anyone can build one without our presence. We urge that parents and teachers be there to guide – but to allow the child to try to let the materials (and a picture of the final product) guide them. A wrong direction is always un-doable until you've glued something. You may want to color the parts of your owl before you put it together.
<br><strong>The Parts.</strong>
<br><img src="https://www.eliwhitney.org/sites/default/files/Little Hoot Parts.png" />
<br><strong>Step 1</strong>. Push the feet onto the dowels at the bottom of the body. Push the head onto the dowel sticking out the top.
<br><img src="https://www.eliwhitney.org/sites/default/files/Hoot Step 1.png" />
<br><strong>Step 2</strong>. Push the wings onto the dowels at the back of the body to the sides of the head dowel. The 'O' rings are there in case the feet and/or the wings are loose enough to fall off. Dowels have a way of wearing down and they can be irregular even if they are the same size.
<br><img src="https://www.eliwhitney.org/sites/default/files/Hoot Step 2 back.png" />