What would you do with this?

Two days ago I was given a little bench.  Its currently sitting outside on my front walkway just below the window for the playroom.  Its just a plain little wooden bench with cast iron legs...one of the legs is broken, but that doesn't matter much right now...the bench works just fine.

So...its a tad bit boring don't you think?

So, I want to make it cute...and I'm thinking owls.  In particular, I'm thinking of using this as my inspiration...

What do you think?

What would YOU do with this bench?