Birthday Bug
Great package decoration!
Recommended for ages 6-12.

You need:

• Yarn
• Craft Foam, Stiffened Felt, and/or Heavy Paper
• Empty Egg Carton or Styrofoam Ball
• 5" Square of Cardboard
• Tacky Glue
• Scissors
• Hold Punch
• Two Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
• Toothpicks
• 1/2" Pompoms
• Birthday Bug Parts

Instructions:

Print Birthday Bug Parts. Many inkjet printers will allow you to run stiffened felt. This will work good for the feet, hands, and eyes.  If using craft foam, print it on regular paper and staple it onto foam and trim around outlines. You can also use heavy index paper. Use paper for the sign, balloon and hat.

Make a pompon by wrapping yarn around a 5" square of cardboard as least 100 times. Mix the yarn colors any way you would like. Cut a 6" piece of yarn and slide it under wrapped yarn. Tie tightly into a double knot. Turn floppy over and cut completely through yarn on this side. Turn yarn blob sideways and smooth down strands.

Cut out 1 section of the egg carton. Trim so it sits securely upside down. Use tacky glue to glue the egg cup upside down on the feet. you can also use a styrofoam ball. Cover the top and some of the sides of the cup with tacky glue. Separate the strands of the pompon to fit the egg cup up inside. Press pompon into place. Arrange yarn.

Attach eyes and hands to yarn bug. Glue sign and balloons to toothpicks. Then glue toothpicks to hands. Cut out a mouth. Glue into place.

Assemble hat. Use hole punch to make spots for hat. Glue spots and pompon onto hat.

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