Clothespin Airplane

When we moved into our home a few years ago, the previous owner left a bunch of clothespins. I've never used them but thought they could come in handy for some crafts. One day when my nephew was visiting, I had him and Hasan make some Clothespin Airplanes. The ones above are made by Hasan and Bilal. It was a very simple and quick craft to do. Out of all the things my boys have made, they played with these airplanes the most.

Hasan insisted I take a picture of the planes like this.

What You Need:
Clothespins
Craft Sticks
Hot glue gun

How To:
Since this craft uses a hot glue gun, be sure to carefully supervise your children. You could use regular white glue but it will take some time to dry.

The craft stick is the wing of the plane. Using a hot glue gun, attach the craft stick to the clothespin. Decorate the planes. Hasan just wanted to write numbers on them with a marker.

Comments

Craft Stick Fish

I saw this craft in Easy Fun Crafts with Everyday Items . I have a bunch of craft sticks and it looked very simple. In the book they used bigger sticks...mine were the size of Popsicle stick. I didn't have enough of one colour so I mixed it up. I let Hasan pick the colours. We glued a couple of magnets on the back and Hasan gave it to his Nani (maternal grandmother).

Toilet Paper Roll Octopus

I saw this craft a long time ago and thought it would be good to do with Hasan. It's pretty simple and I've seen it on numerous websites . The hardest thing for Hasan was waiting for the paint to dry. We completed it in two days because Bilal woke up early from his nap after Hasan was done painting.

Styrofoam Jellyfish

I saw this craft on Crafts by Amanda . Hasan made the ones pictured above and although they don't look as good as the ones Amanda made, he had a lot of fun making them which is the goal of any activity we do. In the original craft you are supposed to paint the styrofoam half which would look really good. I didn't do that because then I would have the boys start the craft and then have to make them wait for the paint to dry before they could continue. I wanted to complete this craft in one sitting. I was also lazy to get the googly eyes so Hasan just drew them on with a marker. Bilal had a hard time with this craft and in the end just played with the pipe cleaners.

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