Coiled Snake Craft
These cute snakes are colorful and fun, and allow your child to express his creativity using his favorite colors.
Materials
Directions
Directions
Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard tube. Apply a second coat, if needed.
Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard tube. Apply a second coat, if needed.
Cut the tube into coils. If your cardboard is still a little damp, it might not hold its round shape. Wrap the cut cardboard around the wrapping paper tube loosely.
Cut the tube into coils. If your cardboard is still a little damp, it might not hold its round shape. Wrap the cut cardboard around the wrapping paper tube loosely.
Use the handle end of a paintbrush to add polka dots to the cardboard with a fun color of paint. Let dry completely, then flip over on the other side and finish your polka dots.
Use the handle end of a paintbrush to add polka dots to the cardboard with a fun color of paint. Let dry completely, then flip over on the other side and finish your polka dots.
Remove your snake from the tube and wrap the painted cardboard in coil fashion around your fingers. Place the coiled cardboard on the table.
Remove your snake from the tube and wrap the painted cardboard in coil fashion around your fingers. Place the coiled cardboard on the table.
Paint one end of the coiled cardboard with red and let it dry: this will be the head.
Paint one end of the coiled cardboard with red and let it dry: this will be the head.
Glue on the googly eyes just above the red part, adding the glue with a toothpick if desired.
Glue on the googly eyes just above the red part, adding the glue with a toothpick if desired.
After the red paint is dry, use small scissors to snip the end into a forked tongue.
After the red paint is dry, use small scissors to snip the end into a forked tongue.
Amanda Formaro is a Midwest mother of four and has been crafting on the Internet for over fifteen years. She has been published in several major magazines and websites, including Parents Magazine, Redbook, Family.com, and Kaboose.com, among many others. Her passion for crafting resonates from her blog, Crafts by Amanda, where she shares tutorials with step-by-step photos for adults and kids alike.
Amanda Formaro is a Midwest mother of four and has been crafting on the Internet for over fifteen years. She has been published in several major magazines and websites, including Parents Magazine, Redbook, Family.com, and Kaboose.com, among many others. Her passion for crafting resonates from her blog, Crafts by Amanda, where she shares tutorials with step-by-step photos for adults and kids alike.