It always fun to make things out of pipe cleaners; besides, making
animals in my opinion.
Flutter Bye
Puppet
Materials: Knit glove, Cardboard, Circle dot
stickers, Pipe cleaners, Glue, Staples, and Stapler
Directions:
Cut
the finger off a knit glove.
Cut
out a simple set of cardboard wings.
Affix
circle dot stickers in a contrasting color.
Staple
2 pipe-cleaner antennae onto the top center of the wings.
Glue
on the glove finger body onto the wings.
Draw
on a simple face.
Heart-Shaped
Animal Masks
Materials: Poster board, Scissors, Glue, and Tongue
depressor or paint stirrer
Directions:
Use
a sheet of poster board, cut out two heart shapes large enough to cover a
child's face. To make sure they're the same size, use the first cut-out as a
guide to trace the second cut-out. Next, cut eye holes in each, making sure the
holes line up when you press the two pieces together.
Glue
the two pieces together, sandwiching a tongue depressor or paint stirrer
between them.
Using
this basic shape, add elements to make various animal masks. To make a dog
mask, for example, trace your child's shoes and cut them out to make floppy
ears. A small heart makes the nose, a spot goes around the eye and a tongue
completes the look.
Don't
forget to inscribe an endearment on the opposite side.
Pipe Cleaner
Crafts: Peppy People
Materials: 4 yellow pipe cleaners, Googly eyes, Pencil,
Fingernail clippers, and Glue
Directions:
Make
a V with a pipe cleaner and twist a small loop at the top.
Make
a V with a pipe cleaner and twist a small loop at the top.
Twist
together the two ends a few times to make the torso.
Coil
another pipe cleaner around a pencil.
Slide
the coil onto the torso.
Clip
a pipe cleaner in half and slide one half through the loop.
Bundle
a pipe cleaner around a pencil and stick it on the loop to make a head.
Make
loops at the ends of the arms and legs for hands and feet.
Glue
on googly eyes and pipe cleaner accessories: hair (a C-shaped snippet of
brown), a necktie (looped from red) and briefcase (a length of brown bent back
and forth).
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