I am so happy with how this project turned out! It is the first major craft project I have done all on my own, no instructions from the web or seeing it somewhere and trying to copy it! I'm kinda proud of myself, and it was a project that my 3 year old daughter not only helped with but also helped design!
I originally went to the hardware store to get the foam insulation for pipes to make into a wreath form since I can't buy one on the island. I lucked out and 2 long pieces less then $2 each! Then my daughter decided we should make a bunny and a butterfly with them ( we are going to play with the butterfly idea later). So I thought ok, we can do a face and ears, but she wanted a body also, so we made a huge wreath.
I cut two pieces the same size for the ears, and then two more each a little longer for the head and body. the bite marks are from my 1 year old :) |
I attempted to use my hot glue gun on the bottom circle, and it worked, but it melted the foam and was a pain, so I switched to a lovely shade of purple duct tape! |
I brushed glue on the ears and the kids had a wonderful time adding the cotton balls |
my original idea was to only put cotton balls on the ears, but since we had tape everywhere, I decided to let them cover the entire thing. I used clear packing tape to connect all the pieces. |
here it is with almost all 200 cotton balls in the bag on it. As my daughter stuck the balls on I would go behind her and stretch them out so it looked a little bit less bally :) |
need to fix the bow, but here it is hanging on the door |
I think it turned out great too!
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