Smashed Can Animals
by Heidi Borchers
A smashed soda or
aluminum can becomes a funny cow, pig or beer. This is fun activity
and a great way to teach kids about recycling.
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Materials (for 3
animals): Matte spray paint: peach, white, brown Acrylic paints: peach, lavender, turquoise, rose, yellow, white, brown Paintbrushes Cotton swab (cotton removed from one end) Scraps of felt: off-white, tan, brown, rose, red, black, pink, white Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue™ Scrap of black paper 1/8” diameter hole punch 2 (3/8”) wiggle eyes 1/16” wide satin ribbon: 1 (8") length print 2 (1/2” diameter) brown bear eyes Fine-tip permanent black marker 12” length of ¼” wide print ribbon 2 (1/4” diameter) black beads |
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Instructions:
Referring to photo for shapes, use your hands to gently flatten 1
can across the center, keeping opening on top in position for mouth.
Then use your foot to slowly crush top and bottom of can, being sure
to maintain proper positioning of opening. Repeat with remaining
cans. Spray paint each can with 1 coat of spray paint. Let dry.
Using acrylic paints, paint each can with a second coat of paint.
Let dry. For pig, paint flowers on can by removing cotton from one
end of cotton swab. Dip end into paint and dot on the flower center
and petals, referring to photo for colors. Let dry.
Transfer patterns
to felt and cut the following. For pig: from off-white, cut 1 tail,
1 legs piece, 2 ears, and 1 nose;
from tan, cut 4 hooves. For bear:
from brown, cut 2 arms, 2 ears, 1 snout, and 2 feet; from rose, cut
2 cheeks; from red, cut 1 tongue; from tan, cut paw pads for each
foot; from black, cut 1 nose. For cow: from black, cut 1 tail and 4
hooves; from pink, cut 2 cheeks and 2 inner ears; from white, cut 1
horn/ear piece and 1 legs piece. From remaining black felt, refer to
photo to cut 5 spots.
For pig, curl tail piece and glue in place. Referring to photo, glue
remaining felt pieces in place. Punch 2 black paper pieces for
nostrils and glue in place. From black paper, cut and fringe 2 small
squares for eyelashes; glue in place. Glue wiggle eyes in place.
For bear, slightly overlap edges of slit on each ear and glue ears
in place. Referring to photo, glue remaining felt pieces and eyes in
place. Using marker, draw a line down center of snout (see photo).
Tie print ribbon into bow and glue in place. Let dry.
For cow,
referring to photo, glue felt pieces in place. Punch 2 black paper
pieces for nostrils and glue in place. Glue black beads in place for
eyes.
Heidi’s Designer Tip:
For a cute addition to the cow, tie a jingle
bell onto center of 8” piece of narrow ribbon. Tie ribbon in bow and
glue in place under cow’s neck.
Patterns: Enlarge or
reduce to desired size.
