Crafty Crocodile (Crocodilus crafticus)
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Create this cool and crafty crocodile for a fun and creative craft.
| Prep Time: Afternoon or Evening | |
| What you need: | |
| 16.9-ounce plastic soda bottle
Bottle caps Craft knife Scissors Clear packing tape Hot-glue gun White rice White glue and water Tissue paper in assorted colors Paintbrush Waxed paper Craft foam in assorted colors Googly eyes | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: bottle caps, soda bottle | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | 
Form the body and legs: With a craft knife and scissors
(parents only), cut two 16.9-ounce bottles in half, then trim one
of the bottom pieces to 3 inches. |
| 2. | Use the scissors to make cuts around the edge of the longer bottom piece, as shown, then slip it over the other and tape them together for the torso. Trim the bottle tops as shown, then tape them to each end of the torso, giving the crocodile a slight curve. |
| 3. |  Hot-glue 4 bottle caps in place for legs, spacing them
evenly for balance. Tape a tightly wadded ball of tissue paper in
place for each eye, then tape over the open bottle ends as well
as any other gaps. |
| 4. | 
Cover the bottles: Using the technique described
here,
cover the crocodile with green tissue paper. |
| 5. | Add the details: Hot-glue on a green craft foam tail, scales, and feet, black craft foam nostrils, white craft foam teeth, and googly eyes backed with semicircles of green craft foam. |
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