Bug Eyed Bugs
Category: Toys | 9 May 2008, 15:22 | admin
You will need:
- Wool
- Scissors
- Cardboard box card
- Mug or cup to draw around
- Loo roll inner tube
- Scissors
- Ping pong balls
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Draw around a mug or cup onto some cardboard box card. |
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Then place a loo roll tube in the middle of the circle and draw around it. |
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Cut out all of this outside part, and the middle bit. |
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Whenever you need to cut something out from the middle of a piece of artwork, put some modelling clay underneath and just make a hole by pushing a sharp pencil through. |
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This way you can get your scissors in and it makes cutting out much easier! |
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When you’ve finished, make another on another piece of cardboard box card so that you have two exactly the same size.
It’s a good idea to use the first one you made as a template!
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Next you’ll need to find some wool - in any colour.
This will become the bug’s body.
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Place the two card circles together. |
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Then take a length of wool, poke the end through the hole and tie a knot around the top of the card. |
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Then start to loop the wool around the card circles. |
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Carry on looping until the centre circle is full of wool. This might take some time.
Don’t forget to pull the wool tightly.
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Carefully put some scissors between the two card circles and snip the wool all the way around the edge. |
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To keep the wool in place, take another length of wool, slot it between the card circles, and tie a tight knot. |
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When you carefully slip the card circles off, you’ll be left with a fluffy bug’s body! |
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Now you can add extra features.
These two ping pong balls have been painted to look like eyes. Stick them into position on top of the body using PVA glue.
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How about a couple of card semi-circles for wings, one on either side of the body. |
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If you like, you can make a whole family!
Try adding other features like feet, tongues and bat wings!
Try it yourself!
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