Love Bugs Pin
Difficulty: Very Easy
Age: 2 and up
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Parental supervision is recommended
These love bugs don't bite! This super simple plaster of paris craft turns into an adorable pin for kids of all ages to make as holiday gifts.
What you'll need:
- Plastic spoons
- Plaster of paris
- Wiggle eyes
- Paint (assorted colors, use non-toxic with children)
- Jewelry pin backings or magnets
- Cotton swabs or paint brushes
- Clear acrylic spray
- Newspaper
- Butter knife
- Silk flowers or small potted plant
How to make it:
- Lay out plastic spoons on newspaper. Your child can do this while you are mixing the plaster of paris.
- Place plaster in the well of the spoons and level with butter knife. Let stand a minute or two and then press on pin backings (for pins to wear) or magnets (for the fridge). Let dry completely.
- Pop out plaster from spoons by pressing the outer edges of the spoon. With butter knife smooth edges of bug easily. Place on the newspaper you used to dry on for painting.
- Paint bugs with any color paints, it doesn't even have to be the same color (the weirder the better!). I let small children paint with cotton swabs and the older with brushes.
- While the paint is still wet and the kids are done painting place two wiggle eyes on (you can place them on later but you will have to use glue). When all done, spray with acrylic and let dry.
- When all dry, place pinned backed ones on a silk flower (we use real flowers and pin them to the floral paper). Place magnet ones in potted plant and give to someone special.
