U-knight-ing all your pens, pencils, and other supplies in this Dependable Dragon Pencil Case will fire up your imagination! Have a blast making this fun craft!

Supplies      

• Printable Dragon Pencil Case Template – Wings | Face
• Sheets of felt, 8 ½-inch by 11-inch (foam & heavy paper could work too)
• 2 Dark green (or color of your choice)
• 1 Light green (or color of your choice)
• 1 white
• 1 black
• 1 yellow (or color of your choice)
• 1 purple (or color of your choice)
• Fabric Glue
• Glitter glue or Fabric paint (optional)
• Scissors
• Velcro (optional)
• Green Thread (optional if you would like to sew instead of glue your case)
• Needle (optional)

Directions

1. Print the Dragon Templates
2. Cut out alternating rows of scales from the dark and light green felt (7 each). For one row, cut a rounded top (instead of straight across) to make the top of the head (see picture). (One row of scales is longer so you can tile them. You will trim them later: see the double row of scales on the template for how the scales should look)
3. Cut the eyes from the white felt, pupils and nostrils from the black felt, horns from the yellow felt, and wings from the purple felt. Set aside.

To make the head

1. Fold one dark piece of felt in half lengthwise
2. Cut a wavy line along the bottom of the felt to make lips (see picture)
3. Glue a ½-inch-wide strip along open side and along bottom (or you can sew it)

To add the scales

1. Starting at the bottom, lay on row of scales a little above the wavy bottom. Glue the top to the base.
2. Overlap an alternating green row of scales on the first row, glue the top
3. Continue alternating dark and light green scales until you reach 9 inches
4. Use the rounded row of scales for the top of the head (see how to insert horns before attaching top of head)

To insert the horns

1. On the rounded row of scales, mark where you want the horns to be
2. Cut two small slices in the felt where the horns will go
3. Insert the bottoms of the horns into the slits

To finish the head

1. Glue the top of the head to the base
2. Trim any longer rows of scales to meet the edges of the base
3. Add the eyes and nostrils to the face

To make the closure for the case

1. Cut the base following the line of the rounded row of scales
2. Glue or sew strips of Velcro along the inside edges

To attach the wings

1. Turn the dragon case to the back
2. Glue or sew the wings to the center of the back, attaching them at the center edge
3. Outline the wings in glitter glue (optional)

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