Fun Activities for Kids, Families, and Teachers

This week we have another crafty idea from my felt friend, Awnya! THANKS Awnya!
Karen

Animal Note Holders 

First you will want to choose an animal for your inspiration.  I like cows, sheep and dogs the best.  I will give you the instructions for a sheep.

First, cut a 3″ round circle out of cardstock.  This will be the body.

Then you are going to cut a pear shaped piece out of black paper that will serve as the face, so you will want it to be maybe 1 to 3/4 at the fattest part.  It’s up to you.  Also, you will need to oval little ears out of the black.
Glue 2 goggle eyes to the face and you are done with it for a minute.

For the body, you are going to want to add fur, so what I recommend doing is clearing out your paper shredder and putting some blank white paper or construction paper through.  If it is a cross cut shredder, the pieces should be about perfect; if not, take the strips and cut them into 1″ pieces. Another way to do it if you don’t have a shredder is 1/8-inch strips and then when you have a bunch of those, cut them into 1″ long.

Now you want smear the body with a nice amount of Elmer’s glue.  Heap the fur parts onto the body and press down a little bit to make stick.  When this is dry, you want a grown up to hot glue 2 clothes pins to the back of the big circle.  You want the pinchy part at the top to hold notes or reminders.  The bottoms you want to hang out below the circle to serve as the legs of your critter. Hot glue the face on the front and you are done!!

For a fun twist, glue magnets on the back and you have a fun fridge pal.
Cows, use white and black mixed together.  For a puppy, we used a light brown background, face and ears, and then darker brown fur.  We also drew a nose and happy face on the puppy and cow.