Animal Bean Bags

Create these adorable animal bean bags from craft foam.	Safety Tips Kids who are still learning how to sew need adult supervision. Keep the glue gun out of young children's reach. Watch out for this sign . It means an adult's help is needed for the particular step.
Materials A4 or Letter size paper Craft foam Beans or rice Scissors Pencil White glue Scissors Needle and thread or glue gun Pompoms Cotton Wiggle eyes

Steps

	1.	Print out your favorite animal from any of these Animal Bean Bag templates. Cut out the template pieces.
	2.	Trace each template piece onto craft foam. Follow the instructions on the template.
	3.	Cut out the craft foam pieces.
	4.	Mark the positions of the animal's ears on the top body piece.
	5.	Cut slits along the marked points, making sure they're wide enough for the ear's base to get through.
	6.	Insert the ears through the slits.
	7.	Fix the ears in place either by sewing or by attaching with a hot glue gun.
	8.	Seal the slits by sewing or gluing with a hot glue gun.
	9.	Glue on the inner ears on the rabbit or mouse. If you're making a dog or a pig, skip this step.
	10.	Glue on the legs and tail on the bottom body piece.
	11.	Join the top and bottom body pieces either by stitching or gluing the edges together. Leave a 2-inch opening at the mouth.
	12.	Cut and glue some craft foam spots on the dog.
	13.	Pour in 1 ½ to 2 cups of beans or rice into the opening on your animal bean bag.
	14.	Seal the opening shut by sewing or using a glue gun.
	15.	Add details on your bean bag by gluing on any of these materials: Eyes - wiggle eyes, craft foam cut-outs, buttons, pompoms, or cotton balls Nose - pompom or cut out a nose shape from craft foam Rabbit's tail - big cotton ball or large pompom

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