Clothespin Zombie

Motor Practice
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Grades 4-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 1-3

Bring your clothespin zombie back to life following the steps below!

Materials

1 Clothespin (Per Zombie)
1 Sheet of Craft Foam (Green & Optional)
1 Fuzzy Stick (Pink)
Acrylic Paint
Paintbrush

1 Sheet of Construction Paper (Green)

Pen or Pencil

Markers or Colored Pencils

Scissors

Glue or *Hot Glue* Adult Supervision Required

Instructions

Step 1.

Cut a 2-inch piece from your pink fuzzy stick!

Step 1.

Cut a 2-inch piece from your pink fuzzy stick!

Step 2.

Curl the end of the fuzzy stick to meet in the middle, as shown above.

Step 2.

Curl the end of the fuzzy stick to meet in the middle, as shown above.

Step 3.

Twist the ends together in the middle to create a loop — this will be your zombie’s brain!

Step 3.

Twist the ends together in the middle to create a loop — this will be your zombie’s brain!

Step 4.

Glue the brain to the bottom piece of the clothespin, near the tip.

Step 4.

Glue the brain to the bottom piece of the clothespin, near the tip.

Step 5.

Cut out a 2-inch oval from construction paper or craft foam to create your zombie’s head!

Step 5.

Cut out a 2-inch oval from construction paper or craft foam to create your zombie’s head!

Step 6.

Give your zombie a killer personality — paint or draw some scars, crazy eyes, and funny teeth to the green oval.

Step 6.

Give your zombie a killer personality — paint or draw some scars, crazy eyes, and funny teeth to the green oval.

Step 7.

Give him the chop! Cut off about half an inch from the top of the zombie’s head.

Step 7.

Give him the chop! Cut off about half an inch from the top of the zombie’s head.

Step 8.

Glue the top of the head to the top clothespin on the opposite side of the brain. Then, glue the rest of the face to the bottom clothespin.

Step 8.

Glue the top of the head to the top clothespin on the opposite side of the brain. Then, glue the rest of the face to the bottom clothespin.

Step 9.

Once everything has dried, open the clothespin to reveal the fuzzy zombie brains!

Step 9.

Once everything has dried, open the clothespin to reveal the fuzzy zombie brains!

Teacher's Corner

Bite into this ‘Z’ clothespin craft with a side of grammar and zombie games

Lesson Objectives

Sleepy Zombie: The phrase ‘Zzzz’ describes sleeping — when a word is associated with the type of sound it describes, this is called an onomatopoeia! As a class, come up with some others, like pow, buzz, and meow!
Finger Food: Crafting this hungry zombie is a great way to strengthen fine motor skills to help with writing and typing activities in the future!

Follow-up Discussion

Once your students finish crafting, take them outside or into the gym for some fun zombie exercise! Ask for a few volunteers to become zombies, then have them carefully chase the other students around in a game of tag! Once everyone becomes a zombie, restart the game!