Holiday Clothespin Characters

Celebrate the season by making cute Clothespin character! Using the tips seen here, you can create characters for other holidays or any day play.
Materials
- Paint Brushes Triangle Handle
- Natural Fuzzy Sticks
- Rainbow Fuzzy Sticks
- Glitter Fuzzy Sticks
- Foam Sheet (pink, black, light brown)
- Felt (pink, black, light brown)
- Scissors
- Craft Glue
Instructions
Step 1. Gather your supplies. | |
Step 2. To make the snowman, paint a Clothespin white and let dry. | |
Step 3. Decorate your snowman. Use black Poms to make buttons and a small piece of orange Fuzzy Stick for the carrot nose. Finish the face with black paint. | |
Step 4. To make the reindeer, paint a Clothespin brown. Paint black at the bottom to create the hoofs. Let dry. | |
Step 5. Decorate your reindeer. Create antlers by bending a piece of brown Fuzzy Stick, and ears using brown foam. Finish the reindeer by painting details on the face. | |
Step 6. To make the elf, paint a Clothespin using green and black, let dry. | |
Step 7. While the elf is drying, cut a triangular piece of green felt, approximately 2”. | |
Step 8. Roll the felt together to make a tall skinny hat and glue to secure. | |
Step 9. Glue to the elf’s head. Finish decorating by painting details on his face and gluing on pink foam ears. | |
Step 10. To make the toy soldier, paint a Clothespin red, blue, and black. Let dry. | |
Step 11. While the soldier is drying, cut a 1 x 2″ small rectangle out of black foam and roll around a small red pom, using glue to secure. Wrap a gold Glitter Stick around the brim to complete the soldier’s hat. | |
Step 12. To finish the solider, glue on his hat and a piece of white Fuzzy Stick to make a beard. Use a detailed brush to complete his facial features and buttons on his hat, as shown. | |
Step 13. To make Santa, paint a Clothespin red and black, as shown. Let Dry. | |
Step 14. Follow steps 7-8 using red felt to create Santa’s hat. Glue a tiny white Pom to the end and use a white Fuzzy Stick to make the brim of the hat. Fold the top down and glue, as shown. | |
Step 15. Finish Santa by painting on his face and decorations. Use a piece of white Fuzzy Stick to make his beard. |