Saturday, June 7, 2014

Clothespin Ants


Make this cute Summer critter with your kids!


This craft comes from www.parents.com/
    Supplies:
    • Clothes Pin 
    • Black acrylic paint 
    • Paintbrush 
    • Black Pipe Cleaner 
    • 3 Large Black buttons 
    • 2 Wiggle eyes
    • Hot Glue gun 

    Step 1: Using the black acrylic paint, paint your clothespin black 
    Step 2: Take your black pipe cleaner, and string through two holes in one of your buttons
    Step 3: Cut pipe cleaner at desired length, and twist pipe cleaner  (this will make the ants antenna) 
    Step 4: Glue wiggle eyes on button, in front of antenna.
    Step 5: Cut three 3" pieces of black pipe cleaner
    Step 6: Thread the 3" pieces of pipe cleaners through the clothespin spring hole (this will make the ants legs) 
    Step 7: Bend and shape the pipe cleaner to form the ants legs 
    Step 8: Using your hot glue gun, glue the three black buttons to the top of the clothespin (make sure to place the one with the antennas in the front!)

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