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Trim off the top panel off a tissue box or similar-sized box. Staple the side flaps if necessary. |
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Paint the outer sides of the box with any dark-colored acrylic paint. |
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Print out the clothespin farm animals template on white card stock or draw your own animals. Notice the animals come in mirror-image pairs. |
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Color and cut out the animals. |
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Glue the animal pairs back-to-back. |
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Clip on wooden clothespins to make the animal's legs: one clothespin for two-legged animals and two for four-legged animals.
If you want to build a box corral for your farm animals, continue with the steps below. |
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Cut 3 in. x 1 in. rectangular strips from construction paper. You'll need around 14 to 16 of these to build a fence around your box. |
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Glue the paper strips around the box. |
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Use colored tape or glue on a very long strip of paper around the entire middle section of the box to complete your fence. |
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Cut green paper with a pair of craft zigzag scissors to make some grass. |
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Glue the grass around the base of the box. |
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Decorate the grass with flowers. Make small flower shapes with craft punches or use ready-made flower sequins or stickers. |
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Put your animals inside the corral. |
