Hello little owl! Do you have lots of scraps from random projects? I have hoards of scrapbook paper and brown paper and painted pages. This is something that can be done in one sitting or in the student's down time if you have space to save them safely.
Scraps of tissue paper as the background. Cutting the shapes of wings, beaks, eyes, feet and body. And how fun is it to get to twist and roll the branches from brown kraft paper?
AND if you want a little project with a paper plate? Here's a video for that!