Tips for bird Perler bead projects
This is a small collection so far: a Penguin, an Owl and a Baby Chick. All three are compact, which makes these bird perler bead patterns good for keychains and magnets. The 10×10 chick is one of the smallest designs on the site, about 2 inches across once ironed.
The Penguin is the easiest, with four colors and big solid areas of black and white. The Owl packs seven colors into 14×14, so take your time with the face and use tweezers if your fingers feel too big for the detail. If you like the penguin, there is also a Penguin with Scarf in our winter patterns.
Birds are a natural fit for spring decorations. A handful of chicks makes a cute Easter basket filler or a garland, and an owl works on a back-to-school pencil case or locker magnet. Try recoloring the chick in the pattern maker to make a duckling with a brighter orange beak, or turn the owl into a snowy owl with white and light gray.
For more critters to pair with these, browse all our animal patterns.