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bug_bs.gif (18999 bytes) Cub Scout Yarn Bug
What a great project! Makes a terrific table centerpiece.

You need:

Pattern for Hands and Cap
Yellow Foam Feet
Blue Foamie Hands
Foam Troop Numbers
Blue & Yellow Yarn
Blue & Yellow Craft Foam
Small Miniature Cap
Two Wiggle Eyes -- 20mm
One Blue and one Yellow Pipe Cleaners
2½" Styrofoam Ball
Old 3½" Floppy Disk or Heavy Cardboard
Cut to the Size of One
Tacky Glue
Scissors
Low Temp Glue Gun

Optional:

You can use these as substitutes on items above:

Craft Foam and Foot Pattern
Craft Foam and Hand Pattern
or Bug Hands and Card Stock
Bug Eyes and Card Stock

Try our bug part kit. It includes a Styrofoam ball, foamie hands, foamie feet, two 20mm wiggle eyes and pipe cleaner.

Instructions:

Make a pompom by wrapping yarn around a 5" piece of cardboard at least 100 times. Mix colors or use all one color. Cut a 6" piece of yarn and slide it under wrapped yarn. Tie tightly into a double knot. Turn cardboard over and cut completely through yarn on this side. Turn yarn blob sideways and smooth down strands.

Press Styrofoam ball onto a hard surface to flatten bottom. (You can also use an egg carton section.) Cover the top and sides of the ball with tacky glue. Separate the strands of the pompom to fit the Styrofoam ball up inside. Press pompon into place. Arrange yarn.

Print any patterns your bug might need. Staple all around patterns onto craft foam or felt as listed in the supply list. Cut out pieces. Glue the bottom of the Styrofoam ball on to the foam feet. Glue on eyes. For optional arms, cut the pipe cleaner in half. Glue on hands. Poke the pipe cleaners into the bug for arms. Bend at the elbows. Glue on the wiggle eyes.

Bend fingers of the right hand as shown in photo above. Use glue gun to secure fingers. Cut a piece of yellow craft foam to 1¾" x 2¾". Adjust size if necessary to fit your actual troop number. Glue troop number to this foam flag. Glue half of a yellow pipe cleaner to the back of the flag. Glue pipe cleaner to the left hand and fold fingers over, gluing in place.

Use glue gun to glue the bottom edge of the yellow cap front to the blue cap. Glue the back top to the cap. Finish with blue triangle. Glue to cap to yarn bug's head.