Iowahippiechick

I love this project-

• It’s a great way to recycle found objects into something fun and useful.
• It’s a great way to help get kids excited about saving money.

Items needed

1. paintbrush
2. pink acrylic paint
3. 2 toilet tissue tubes
4. scissors
5. pink tissue paper
6. clear 2-liter plastic bottle
7. Mod Podge, or a mixture of 2 parts tacky glue to 1 part water
8. 2 googly eyes (preferably  5/8 inch wide)
9. pink two holed button ( 3/4 inch wide works best)
10. tacky glue
11. craft knife
12. pink pipe cleaner

Directions

1. Paint the outside of both tubes pink.  Paint half of the inside of one tube pink.  Set them both aside to dry.
2. Cut the tissue paper into 1  3/4 inch squares.  (To save time, stack several sheets and then cut them.)  Brush a small section of the bottle with Mod Podge or diluted glue, lay a square on it, and brush Mod Podge on top of the square.  Repeat the process until the bottle, including the capped spout is entirely covered.  Let Dry.
3. For the ears, cut two deep U shapes from the tube that’s painted pink inside.  Cut three 1/4 inch slits in the base of each ear.  Bend back the flaps to create gluing tabs.  For the legs, cut four 1 1/2 inch long sections from the tubes.  Trim each leg to fit the contour of the bottle.  Attach the legs, the ears, the googly eyes, and the button nose with tacky glue.  Let them dry.
4. Use craft knife (an adult’s job) to cut a rectangular coin slot in the pig’s back.  Wind the pipe cleaner around a finger to make a tail shape, then glue it in place.
5. With scissors, trim the legs so that the pig will stand flat.

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