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Trained Seal
Trained seal
• Materials
Seal templates (can be downloaded at Family Fun)
Craft foam
Pencil, scissors, and stapler
14 inch long piece of clear vinyl tubing
Permanent markers
Googly eyes and tacky glue
1 ½ inch diameter Styrofoam ball
Pushpin or thick sewing needle
18 inch long piece of 22 or 24 gauge floral wire
• Instructions
Download the seal templates
Trace the templates on to the craft foam and cut them out as shown
Cut 1 inch slits along the lines marked A and B
Bend the seal over lengthwise and insert flippers into the body by sliding slits A and B together
Thread the tubing over the fins and out of the mouth. Then staple the body together at the seals chin
Decorate the seals face with markers or googly eyes and color the Styrofoam ball with markers
Using the pushpin or needle poke a hole into the tubing about ¼ an inch from the end. Then thread a little of the wire into the hole and wrap it around the tip of the tubing a few times. (Don’t do it too tight as that can crimp the tubing)
Holding the ball over the mouth of the tube very loosely wrap the rest of the wire around the bottom half of the ball
Fly-Catching Frog
Fly-catching frog
• Materials
Frog outline (can be downloaded at http://www.familyfun.go.com)
Green craft foam
2 large googly eyes
Glue
Red party blower
• Instructions
Download the frog outline or draw one yourself
Cut it out, and trace it onto a piece of green craft foam
Cut out the shape from the green craft foam. Cut two small x’s in pre-designed spots (where the mouth would go and then right above the back legs in the middle)
Glue on the 2 googly eyes and allow the glue to dry completely
Fold back the frog’s head so that the two x’s line up.
Push the mouthpiece of the red party blower through both cuts, one at a time