Craft supplies, including colored paper or thin sheet foam, googly eyes, markers
Scissors
Recipe
Look at how the clothespin works, and think about what kind of creature parts you could attach to each pin, so that opening and closing the clothespin will make the creature come alive.
Maybe a snapping one-eyed monster…
…or a creeping inchworm or snail.
We’ll do a broken heart (aw…) First, cut out the overall shape of the creature, and use markers to color it in, or draw a face or eyes or other body parts.
Depending on what kind of behavior you want the creature to have, decide where and how to cut the shape into two pieces, and draw the cutline on the shape. For example, if you are making a chomping creature, draw a scary mouth line across the shape. Then make the cut.
Use stiff construction paper to make two flanges for attaching each part to the clothespin. Start by cutting two rectangles, the width of the clothespin, and about 1″ long.
Glue half the length of each rectangle to the top and bottom of the opening end of the clothespin. When the glue is set, fold each rectangle at a right angle, away from the clothespin. Voila! your flanges.
Glue the back of each piece to the front side of the flange. Make sure to line up the pieces so that when the clothespin is closed, the shape looks right.
When the glue is set, open and close the clothespin to make your creature move!
Show us what you made!
Did you make a clothespin creature? Then share it with us! We love seeing what people make.
