Frightened Fly
Use clay and wire to make a Frightened Fly.
- Total Time Needed:
- 1 Hour
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- Materials
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- Polymer clay in yellow or orange, white, and black
- 22-gauge, permanent-colored copper wire
- Toothpicks
- Instructions
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Roll and shape all the clay parts shown. -
Cut the end off a toothpick and use it to fasten the head to the body.
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Press the fly's wings onto its back.
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Bend 6 pieces of wire into leg shapes and insert 3 into each side of the fly's body. Insert the wire antennae into the head and add the clay antennae balls to the other ends of the wire.
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Make eyes by pressing the small white balls onto the head, adding the yellow balls on top, and finally press the black balls on for pupils.
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Shape the mouth with a toothpick.
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