Animal Clothespin Magnets

Display artwork or good grades on the refrigerator with these fierce animal clothespins!
Materials
- Pastel Fuzzy Sticks
- Magnetic Tape Strips 18 pack
- Acrylic Paint Jars, 24 Assorted colors
- Adhesive Wiggly Eyes
- Wood Clothespins
- Craft Glue
- Scissors
- White Craft Foam
- Gray Craft Foam
Instructions
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| Alligator Step 1. Paint a clothespin green. |
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| Step 2. Cut out zig zag teeth from white craft foam. |
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| Step 3. Cut a piece of green fuzzy stick, about the same length as the clothespin. Fold into zig zag. |
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| Step 4. Glue on the white craft foam and green fuzzy stick, as shown. |
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| Step 5. Stick on (2) wiggly eyes. |
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| Shark Step 1. Paint a clothespin gray. |
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| Step 2. Cut a fin out of gray craft foam. |
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| Step 3. Glue the fin to the top of the clothespin, as shown. |
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| Step 4. Cut out (2) white craft foam teeth and glue to both sides of the front of the clothespin. |
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| Step 5. Stick on (2) wiggly eyes. |
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| Step 6. To create tail fins, cut out half-moon-like shapes from gray craft foam. |
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| Step 7. Glue to the end of the clothespin. |
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| Step 8. Cut out a larger half-moon shape to create the side fins. Glue to the bottom of the clothespin. |
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| Lion Step 1. Paint a clothespin yellow-brown. We mixed together 3 parts yellow, 1 part brown paint to create the mustard-like color. |
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| Step 2. Twist together a brown, orange and yellow puffy fuzzy stick. Cut off about 2”. Cut in half. |
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| Step 3. Glue one half around the top of the clothespin. |
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| Step 4. Glue the other half to the bottom of the clothespin. Try to wrap it around to the sides to make them appear connected. |
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| Step 5. Cut out some craft foam teeth. Glue on to each side. |
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| Step 6. Add (2) wiggly eyes and a mini pom nose. |