By: Gisele's Crafts and a2zparents
- Light Modelling Paste
- Acrylic paint (colours of your choice)
- Felt to make the legs (7"x1/4")
- Foam eggs: 2" x 2" (feets) 1" x 1-1/2 " (face)
- Foam balls: 1" x 2-1/2" (body) 1" x 1" (tail)
- Yarn or string for the legs, body and head
- Pompoms: 2" x 1/4" (eyes)
- Plastic googly eyes
- 1-1/2" pipe cleaner (for the neck)
- 2 large Popsicle sticks
- Colourful feathers
- Tacky Glue
- Varnish
- 8 beads
Choose the paint colours you would like to use and mix in your Light Modelling Paste to thicken up the texture of the paint.
Poke through the "Egg Head" and feet with a thin stick to facilitate application of the paint and have fun dabbing the paint on the whole surface. Set to dry.
Insert the felt legs by piercing the surface of the eggs (feet) using a popsicle stick and pushing in the fabric at the same time. Add a dot of Tacky Glue afterwards for more grip.
Thread beads down each leg, a couple for the ankles and a couple for the knees.
Get your "Egg Head" ready to look funny! Apply Pom Poms with Tacky Glue and add Googly eyes. Paint your birds beek any color you like!
Spiral a Pipe Cleaner around a pencil to create a wobbly neck, then puncture one end to the body and the other to the head.
Glue two popsicle sticks in an X shape. Let dry. At the four ends, pierce and thread the string and tie a knot to each one.
Tuck the other end of the string under the beads for the knees, one for the top of the head and one for the body. Add a dot of glue to each.
Your funny bird is almost done... All he lacks is the feathers! Go ahead and decorate your birdie with colourful feathers then have fun making him dance!
