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Elephant Tape Despenser

by Natasha Stewart (follow)
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Here's an easy way to spruce up a regular crafting tool, your tape dispenser. It's simple and cute, and once you're finished it's still fully functioning. It's easy enough that most kids over 5 can do it without too much help.

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Time: 15 minutes
Age: 5-10s, Over 10s
Level: Easy

Materials
Blue or Grey Paper
Lead Pencil
Scissors
Googly Eye

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Method
Disassemble your tape dispenser by taking out the sticky tape and the paper insert.

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Trace around the paper insert on your blue or grey paper.

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Cut out your traced shape, and draw two arch shaped feet each with three toe-nails.

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Re-assemble the tape dispenser by first putting in the traced shape, and then putting in the sticky tape roll.

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Use a small amount of PVA glue (or a hot glue gun) and glue one googly eye just above the trunk.

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Your elephant is now ready. Of course you'll have to turn him upside down when you want to get some tape, but when you're not sticky-taping it'll just make a cute addition to the crafting desk.

What other animals do you think you could make out of every day (functioning) objects?

Categories
#Animals
#Easy
#5 to 10s
#Over 10s
#Elephant
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What a fun idea - I love this! I was thinking when I saw the pictures that you could make it into a snail when turned the right way round:)
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