Little Craft: fuzzy animals

I love picking up those bags of plastic animals at the dollar store. I’ve painted some and even glitterized some. And at a dollar for a bag of animals, these make great kid crafts.



 

Here’s another fun thing to do with those little plastic guys – cover them with yarn.Wrapping these animals in yarn would be challenging and you would have to be very precise and neat. An easier way to give them a fuzzy coat of fur is to use little pieces of yarn.

Choose your animals and your yarn. Nubby yarn works best because it’s easy to apply and very forgiving. Cut tiny pieces of yarn approximately 1/4 inch long. Cover your animal in craft glue and apply the yarn bits. Use a toothpick to move the yarn and cover bare spots.

Once the glue is dry, you can trim the fuzz to neaten it up.

The shape of the animal changes with the coat of fur. This plastic animal was a sleek Doberman type dog but now he’s looks more like a Terrier – even if he is pink and beige.

And look, he’s won Best of Show!

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