Pipe Cleaner Skeleton
Model this pipe cleaner skeleton with your kids - a quick and easy
Halloween craft! You could make a whole collection of these and have them
hanging in a window or sitting on a shelf or window sill to welcome guests!
You will need:
White pipe cleaners
Wool to hang
Instructions follow...
Instructions:
Cut a pipe cleaner in half. Put one half to one side, and keep the other as the
spine.
Take another pipe cleaner, and cut it so that it is roughly two thirds and
one third. Bend the long piece in half, and twist the middle onto one end of the
spine. Shape into the legs.
Take a third pipe cleaner, and again cut it so that it is roughly two thirds
and one third. Bend the long piece in half, and twist the middle onto one the
other end of the spine, shaping it to form the shoulders and arms.
To make the ribs, twist one end of a pipe cleaner onto the spine just below
the arms. Shape it into a zigzag pattern and twist around the spine to finish.
For the skull, cut another pipe cleaner so that it is roughly two thirds and
one third. Using the long piece, twist a small loop for the mouth. Make another
loop around the outside with a pointed top for the nose. Finally twist a loop
around the outside.
Twist your spine onto your skull to join the whole thing up.
If you like, tie a piece of wool to the skull so you can hang your skeleton.
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