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Project Skills:

Life Skills:

· Developing Self

· Problem Solving

· Decision Making

Academic Standard:

Grade Levels:

2nd – 4th grades

Time:

60 minutes

Supplies Needed:

· Clothespins

· Glue

· Puff balls

· Markers

· Clear water bottles

· Cotton balls

· Black foam

· Orange foam

· Scissors

· Black paper

· Feathers

· Googly eyes

4-H Project Area

Animals–Penguin Bottles & Clothespin Critters

BACKGROUND

WHAT TO DO

Clothespin Critters

1. Hand out a clothespin to each youth

2. Have the youth draw a picture on a piece of paper

3. Glue on the side of the clothes pin

4. Shark – draw the shark and cut it in half, glue one half on the side of the clothes pin (the top part) and glue the other part on the bottom. Take a small piece of paper and color and cut out a hand. Glue the hand on the opposite side of the shark so when you open the clothespin the shark’s mouth opens and you can see the hand

5. Other ideas are a fish with a smaller fish in its mouth, an egg and a baby when the egg opens

Penguin Bottles

1. Hand out a clear water bottle to each youth

2. Pass out 25 cotton balls to each youth

3. Have the youth put the cotton balls inside their water bottle

4. Place the cap back on the bottle

5. Cut two wings out of black foam and glue on the sides of the bottle

6. Cut a triangle beak out of orange foam and glue it on the side of the cap

7. Cut two feet out of black paper and glue on the bottom of the bottle

8. Give each youth two googly eyes and glue on the side of the cap

9. Give each youth a feather and have them glue it on the opposite side of the beak and eyes on the cap

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Sources:

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Authors

Ashley Pomplun and Cassie Dewey, CYFAR Project, UW Extension, 2013

Reviewed by: Barb Barker, Waushara County 4-H Youth Development Agent

4-H Project Area

Animals–Penguin Bottles & Clothespin Critters

TALK IT OVER

· What type of animals did you draw for your clothespin?

· What else besides a clothespin could you use to have the same effect?

· What else could you put inside the water bottle besides cotton balls?

· What other type of animals could you make out of a water bottle?

· Where do penguins live?

· What do penguins eat?

HELPFUL HINTS

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