Who says a toy can't be made with a simple clothespin? Fun is guaranteed with this easy-to-do craft that, in addition to few materials, will take you little time to complete. It is ideal to do with children, although due to the use of glue and small parts, ideally adult supervision.
Next we are going to explain how to make this craft so that you can do it with your children quickly and easily. You can play dragonfly races!
Materials you will need
- Colored markers
- Moving eyes
- 1 wooden clothespin
- 2 blue (or painted blue) polo sticks
- 1 glue stick
How to make the craft
First you will have to take the markers to paint the body of what will be the dragonfly. We have chosen three shades of green.
Then take glue and stick the wings on the clip as you see in the image. One on top of the other making an X shape horizontally. Put glue first on the clip to glue the first wing and then put in the middle of the wing to glue it and put on top of each other.
Then take a pair of movable eyes and glue them to the end of the clothespin as dragonfly eyes and there will be a dragonfly of the funniest For children to play or to put it as a decoration in any room of your home.
As you can see, it is a very simple craft to do, that you hardly need materials and that your children will enjoy doing it because they will have a successful result with little effort.
Dragonfly colors can be free, We have chosen these because they are the ones that best match the colors of nature.