Here is a silly fun thing to make with the kids.
Enjoy the break if you are having one and see you in the New Year :)
How to make a Secret Snowman:
You will need:
- Cardboard
tube
- Dacron or
cotton wool
- Glue
- Scissors
- Card
- Small twigs
- Things to
decorate it with: buttons, coloured paper
- Lollies or
dried fruit (depending on your Xmas diet!)
1) Cut 3cm off a cardboard tube
2) To make the body: cover the tube in Dacron or
cotton wool – and glue it into place.
3) Make a head from a circle of Dacron/cotton wool
pulled into make a ball. I found it easiest to sew this; hand stitch around the
outside edge and pull it tight- stuffing the middle first. Tie it off tight.
4) Glue the body to a piece of card. I used green,
cut into an uneven shape. Glue another strip of Dacron/cotton wool around the
base of the body so that it looks nice and rounded.
5) Decorate the face: black beads or card for
eyes, a bit of orange chenille stick for a nose, a red mouth from card or craft
foam, buttons from beads (or tiny buttons) and two small twigs for arms. If you
are feeling adventurous you can make a little top hat from card.
6) Fill the body with sweet treats and put the
head on.
