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Alien Eyes


Alien Eyes

Cake cases with dots in the centre on pipe cleaners
Have a quick go at this Minute Make.

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Alien Eyes.

Step 2

Part 2
Get the plastic hair band and a pipe cleaner. Twist one end of the pipe cleaner to the hair band and do the same with the other.

Step 3

Part 3
Move the hairband to the side and get your cake cases. Draw black dots on to make the eyes.

Step 4

Part 4
Stick on the eyes by putting some sticky tape on top of the pipe cleaners. Then stick the cake cases to the sticky tape.

Step 5

Part 5
Why not try making your eyes a different colour by colouring them in, or how about adding an extra eye to make three?
This should take about 30 mins

You will need:

  • Cakes cases
  • Pipe cleaners
  • A pen
  • A plastic hair band
  • Sticky tape
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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Spoon Bug


Spoon Bug

A ladybird made from a spoon and cotton buds
Why not have a go at making a Ladybird Spoon Bug!

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Spoon Bug.

Step 2

Part 2
Roll a lump of clay into a ball. Then squash and mould the clay ball into the plastic spoon to make a stone shape. Cut the cotton buds very carefully with scissors. Remember to ask an adult for help with this.

Step 3

Part 3
Stick the cotton buds into the clay to make bug legs and then leave to dry.

Step 4

Part 4
Once the clay is dry, slide the bug out of the spoon and turn it over. Finally, paint your bug any colour you like.
This should take about 5 mins

You will need:

  • A plastic spoon
  • Cotton buds
  • Scissors
  • Air-drying clay
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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Totem Pole Holder


Totem Pole Holder

A picture of a monkey with ears
Keep all your bits and pieces in this holder.

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Totem Pole Holder.

Step 2

Part 2
Paint all three crisp tubes white all over - this makes them easier to draw onto.

Step 3

Part 3
When they're dry you can draw on a design, maybe a rabbit! Give the rabbit some teeth, for eating his carrots!

Step 4

Part 4
Paint the rabbit any colour you want. Don't forget to paint his nose.

Step 5

Part 5
You can give your rabbit ears by sticking on two feathers on each side of the rabbits face with sticky tape. Stick them on the top and the side of the tube.

Step 6

Part 6
Put all your bits and pieces inside the holder. Paint and decorate the other tubes however you like. You could make an elephant and use a pipe cleaner as a trunk! Or a monkey using corks for his ears and painting him bright yellow.
This should take about 30 mins

You will need:

  • Three crisp tubes
  • Some coloured feathers
  • Some paint
  • A black felt tip pen
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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One-Eyed Monster


One-Eyed Monster

A green monster with one eye
Have a quick go at this Minute Make.

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Space Skittles.

Step 2

Part 2
To make your One-Eyed Monster get one big lump of clay and roll it into a ball, then squash it into the body shape of a monster. Then to make the monsters legs get two smaller lumps of clay and roll them into small sausage shapes. Now take the feather and stick it in the middle of the body shape, like it is coming out of his head. Take the googly eye and press it into the clay in the middle of the body shape.

Step 3

Part 3
To make his arms take the green card and draw two arm shapes. Then cut these out but be careful as scissors are very sharp. Now you need to press these into the clay. You can then paint your monster a nice bright colour and even make several different monsters.
This should take about 5 mins

You will need:

  • A feather
  • A pen
  • Some scissors
  • Some green card
  • A googly eye
  • Some air drying clay (available from an arts and crafts shop)
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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Splatter Space Picture


Splatter Space Picture

A space picture featuring an alien
Make a space picture and put your own little alien in it.

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Space Skittles. Then put on the apron and put some old paper or newspaper down as this make can be messy! Then mix some white paint with a little bit of water. Do the same with yellow paint and red paint to make three different runny paint mixtures. Don't forget to give them all a good stir.

Step 2

Part 2
Lay the black paper flat. This is the messy bit! Now take the old tooth brush and put it into the white paint mixture. Take the piece of card and now hold the toothbrush at the bottom of the paper and with the card, scrape towards you. Keep going until the black paper is covered in splatters. Then leave it to dry.

Step 3

Part 3
Take the piece of brown paper and start ripping out lumpy crater shapes. Put the crater shaped paper on top of your splattered piece of black paper. Then add some extra details with a black pen.

Step 4

Part 4
To add the extra planets in the background just splatter some red and orange paper with the red and yellow paint. Then draw around a circular object and cut it out. Be careful as scissors are very sharp. Do this as many times as you like, depending on how many planets you would like in your picture.

Step 5

Part 5
Now it's time to draw your alien. It can look however you would like it to. Then paint it and cut it out, being careful as scissors are sharp. When the paint has dried you can draw around your alien with a black pen. Place your alien on the picture poking up from behind one of the craters. Then glue everything down.
This should take about 15 mins

You will need:

  • Black, brown, red and orange paper
  • A pen
  • Paint and some water
  • Sticky tape
  • An old toothbrush
  • A piece of card
  • Something circular to draw around like a cup
  • An apron / old clothes
  • Old paper / newspaper
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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Gruesome Jars


Gruesome Jars

A glass jar with a hand on top of the lid
You can store your things in this Gruesome Jar!

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Gruesome Jars.

Step 2

Part 2
Take your ball of air drying clay and using the rolling pin roll it out on to an old tray. Make sure you roll out enough clay to fit your whole hand on it. Place your hand on the clay and taking a pencil carefully draw around your hand, pushing the pencil firmly into the clay. You need to be careful when doing this so you may want to ask an adult to help. Make sure you draw a bit bigger than the size of your hand, so it looks even more monster like! You will now have cut out the shape of your hand in the clay, so very carefully peel away the rest of the clay around the hand shape.

Step 3

Part 3
Taking the plastic jar put the clay hand on top. Very carefully bend the fingers of the clay around the jar but make sure you can still unscrew the lid. It will look like the hand is hanging onto the jar. Now squash the fingers a little so they look a little more life-like. You can put some blobs of clay on to the hand and the bony parts of the fingers. Then squeeze the end of the fingers to create fingernails. Finally, leave the hand until it is nearly dry.

Step 4

Part 4
Now using the paint you can paint the hand, including the underneath. Then leave this to dry. When it is dry you need to stick your gruesome hand on top of the lid using the PVA glue. Then cover the whole hand in PVA glue as it makes it extra strong. When it is all dry you can then fill the jar with whatever you like!
This should take about 30 mins

You will need:

  • A plastic jar
  • Some coloured paint
  • A pencil
  • Some paint brushes
  • Some PVA glue
  • A rolling pin
  • An old tray
  • Some air drying clay (you can get this from an arts and crafts shop)
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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Stretchy Picture


Stretchy Picture

A picture of a lorry
Just fold some paper to create a Stretchy Picture.

What to do:

Step 1

Part 1
Gather together all the things that you need to make the Stretchy Picture.

Step 2

Part 2
Draw the front of the lorry. Start by drawing around the circular object for the wheel. Now draw the back of the lorry. Cut out the front and back of the lorry.

Step 3

Part 3
To make the middle stretchy part take the piece of rectangular paper and fold it over, then fold it back on itself. Continue until you have folded the whole sheet. Now unfold the paper and stick the front and back of the lorry to either end. Using the black pen draw on the detail. You can also make a stretchy train picture.
This should take about 15 mins

You will need:

  • Brightly coloured paper
  • Some scissors
  • A glue stick
  • A silver pen
  • A black pen
  • Something circular to draw around
Remember to ask aGrown-up for help.

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