This cute elephant doesn’t squirt water, but she is created from three water bottles. Eppie leads a quiet life and doesn’t travel with the thundering herd. She’s the ruler of her own domain.
MATERIALS NEEDED
- 3 water bottles
- Bottle tops
- Rice
- Glue gun
- Clear wide tape
- Google eyes
- 1 pipe cleaner
- Silver or gray tissue paper
- Flexi straw
- Gray felt
- White glue and water
- Ribbon
- Craft foam: pink & white
- Small decorative hat
HERE’S HOW
- Cut two bottles 4 1/2″ up from bottom for legs
- Fill with rice to weigh down
- Tape these two bottles to third bottle to form body
- Using a nail, poke a hole in middle of each top
- Thread a pipe cleaner through tops to make the trunk
- Screw last top to bottle
- Tape tops in place to secure
- Cut slit in back, glue flexi straw to back of bottle for tail
- Crinkle tissue paper to give it some texture
- Completely cover with tissue using water and white glue
- Let dry thoroughly
- Cut gray felt for two ears(double-side-4 pieces)
- Cut pink craft foam for inner ears, toenails, and nostrils, glue accordingly
- Cut white craft foam for tusks
- Glue google eyes
- Optional: decorative hat & bow for tail
