Teach your kids the art of quilling, a decorative paper-rolling technique, then round up a set of these message-bearing spring icons.
| Prep Time: About 2 to 3 hours | |
| What you need: | |
| Colored paper
Toothpick Card stock Glue Googly eyes Clothes pins (2 per note holder) Magnetic strip (optional) | |
| Seasons: Spring | |
| Materials: paper | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | For each, start by cutting a few dozen 1/8-inch-wide strips
of colored paper, each at least 4 inches long. Curl each strip
tightly around a toothpick. |
| 2. | Next, cover a rounded, 3-inch card stock body with glue and attach the curls. Cut out a card stock face and ears, adding googly eyes and other facial features, and glue them all in place. Allow the glue to dry. |
| 3. | For the legs, which also serve as note holders, glue 2
clothespins to the back of the body. Stand the critter on a table
or attach magnetic strips to the back and stick it to your
fridge, then post your message in the clips. |
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For each, start by cutting a few dozen 1/8-inch-wide strips
of colored paper, each at least 4 inches long. Curl each strip
tightly around a toothpick.
For the legs, which also serve as note holders, glue 2
clothespins to the back of the body. Stand the critter on a table
or attach magnetic strips to the back and stick it to your
fridge, then post your message in the clips.

