These pint-sized penguins, made with a bit of foam and
little more, are sure to waddle right into your child's
heart.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour |
| What you need: |
| | Craft knife
1-liter plastic soda bottle
Fist-size ball of clay
White athletic sock
Rubber band
Wooden spoon
Black Foamies craft foam
Laundry soap bottle cap
Rubber ball
Scissors |
| Seasons: Winter |
| Materials: bottles, clay , fabric, fome-cor, plastic jugs, wood |
| Instructions: |
| 1. | Use a craft knife (adults only) to cut a flap in one side
of a 1-liter plastic soda bottle. Place a fist-size ball of clay
inside the bottle (this will keep it from toppling over too
easily), then pull a white athletic sock up over the bottle from
the bottom. Twist a rubber band around the bottle neck to hold
the sock in place and use the handle of a wooden spoon to tuck
the sock top into the bottle. |
| 2. | From black Foamies craft foam, cut a rectangle that wraps
three quarters of the way around the bottle and extends about two
thirds of the way up from the bottom. Trim the edges to resemble
penguin wings and attach them to the sock with mounting tape.
Next, cut out colored-foam eyes, a beak, a bow tie and feet and
tape them in place. Top off your bird with a laundry soap bottle
cap hat. |
| 3. | Next, cut out colored-foam eyes, a beak, a bow tie and feet
and tape them in place. Top off your bird with a laundry soap
bottle cap hat. |
| 4. | Now, try your luck at making the penguin waddle. The trick
is to roll a rubber ball so that it knocks the bottle smartly
without tipping it over |
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