Keep your kiddos busy with this fun and simple craft project! All you need is a few materials to create your own exotic alligator. The little ones will love cutting and gluing the pieces together.
Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete: 15 Minutes
Age range: 8 and Up
Things you’ll need:
Popsicle sticks
White foam sheet
Google eyes
Hot glue gun *For kids, use white glue
Hot glue sticks
Pipe cleaners
Scissors
Pen
Things to do:
1. First, lay a Popsicle stick on a piece of foam and trace around the edge.
2. Cut around your tracing lines, leaving little triangle teeth around the outside rim.
3. Use hot glue to attach the foam teeth to your popsicle stick.
4. Use hot glue to attach another Popsicle stick to the other side of your teeth.
5. Add google eyes to the front of your alligator using hot glue.
6. The final step is adding legs! Wrap a pipe cleaner securely around your Popsicle sticks, trimming it so the legs are about 1-inch long.
7. Wrap another popsicle stick down the body of your alligator and add another pair of legs at the bottom.
