Spool Elephant and Baby

Who wouldn’t like a tiny elephant for a pet?! With this easy craft you can make your own little pal to keep you company.

Supplies

• Printable Elephant Ears Template
• 1¾-inch wooden spool with center hole, available at craft stores
• ¾ -inch wooden spool with center hole, available at craft stores
• Gray craft paint
• Chunky gray yarn
• Gray felt, 1 8 ½ x 11 piece
• Paint brush
• Black fine-tip marker
• Hot glue gun or fabric glue

Directions

To Make the Ears

1. Print the Elephant Ears Template
2. Trace and cut out the large and small ears

To Make the Body

1. Paint the spools with the gray paint, let dry
2. Glue the tab on the ears to the body of the spool to secure, allowing the ears to stick out on either side of one flat end of the spools
3. Wind the gray yarn back and forth around the spool, creating several layers of thickness
4. When the body is as thick as you desire, cut the end and secure with glue

To Make the Trunk

1. Cut a 2 x 4-inch piece of felt for the large elephant; 1/2 x 2-inch piece for small elephant
2. Roll tightly and secure with glue
3. Feed one end of the roll into the hole in the middle of the spool
4. Cut to desired length

To Make the Tail

1. Twist a small length of yarn and push it into the hole on the back of the spool
2. With the marker draw eyes and a mouth on the face

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