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Jan 21, 2016
CrittersCreative Inventions and Robotics
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You’ll need these tools:
ScissorsRulerBlack Sharpie PenRed, Green, Blue pencilsScotch TapeGlue Gun
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And you’ll need some premium quality junk:
Pipe Cleaners2”x4” sheets of paperClothBeadsNutsRocksCorksFeathersYarnFoamies
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You will be able to experiment with many creative possibilities if you make all the parts for your critter
before you glue or tape them together.
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1. Draw a set of BIG eyes from a piece of white paper or foam rubber.
2. Add a touch of color.
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Stupid
Goofy Surprised
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3. Much of the soul of your critter is in the eyes. Make them carefully!
4. Can you can see them from a distance?
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Mean Happy
Cute
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1. Cut a piece of yarn 6” long.
2. Wind 10-20 loops around your fingers.
3. Tie the string in the center.
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3. Cut the 2 loops
4. Glue or tape it onto your head and give your critter a hair cut.
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Cut hair out of two strips of paper. You generally get a more interesting result if you use 2 slightly different colors.
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Feathers, pipe cleaners or wire can also be used for hair.
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Think creative!
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1. Twist three 6” pipe cleaners together in the center. Bend the arms and legs out.
Arms, legs and body for a small critter
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2. Cut out a 6” x 3” piece of colorful cloth.
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3. Bend the 6” x 3” cloth in the middle. You’ll have a 3” square.
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4. At the bend, cut out a small hole for the neck.
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5. Cut out a shirt.
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6. Cut out a shirt.
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7. Put it on the pipe cleaner skeleton.
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8. Roll the neck pipe cleaner so you can glue your hard head on.
9. Bend the ends of the arms and legs to make hands and feet.
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10. Bend the tail back so your critter can stand on 2 legs and its tail.
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11. Tie a belt around your shirt.
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12. Bend the ends of your arms and legs
13. You could glue some shoes or hands on.
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Mount your critters in a truck, boat, rocket ship or any invention. Your critter will help you develop a consistent scale for your invention.
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