Fuzzy Stick Giraffe Craft

Step  1.

Gather your materials.

Step  2.

Glue together 4 gold glitter fuzzy sticks, end to end.

Step  3.

Create a spiral to serve as your giraffe’s belly!

Step  4.

Fold 4 gold glitter fuzzy sticks in half, and then in half again. These will be your giraffe’s legs!

Step  5.

Twist the ends of the folded gold glitter fuzzy sticks to create 4 fuzzy feet.

Step  6.

Create 6 spirals from gold glitter fuzzy sticks, then pinch two ends of the spirals to make oval shapes.

Step  7.

Glue the gold glitter fuzzy sticks from Steps 2-6 to your canvas board, as shown.

Step  8.

Cut 1 gold glitter fuzzy stick into 4 even pieces.

Step  9.

Create spirals from 2 of the 4 pieces, then pinch one end of the circle. These will be the giraffe’s ears.

Step  10.

Cut 2 small pieces from Step 8 for your giraffe’s ossicones, also known as horns!

Step  11.

Glue down your giraffe’s ears and ossicones, as shown.

Step  12.

Fold 2 brown fuzzy sticks in half twice, and 1 brown fuzzy stick in half three times.

Step  13.

Cut each fuzzy stick along the folds.

Step  14.

Roll each piece into tight spirals. Pinch the edges to make them different shapes, or keep them all circles.

Step  15.

Glue them to your giraffe’s body to add spots and horns!

Step  16.

Add 2 adhesive wiggly eyes so your giraffe can see!

Step  17.

Your giraffe is hungry! Time to create some leaves. Twist the end of a green fuzzy stick into a small loop.

Step  18.

Cut at about the 2” mark and twist the other end of the fuzzy stick into 2 small loops.

Step  19.

Cut a 1” piece from a hot pink fuzzy stick and wrap it around the middle of the green fuzzy stick branch.

Step  20.

Create 4 more leafy branches from full green fuzzy sticks.

Step  21.

Glue down as shown.

Step  22.

Color some grass for your giraffe to stand in with markers.