Buzzing fly swatter

Buzzing fly swatter 

My daughters have developed a fear of bugs... this little project kept us out of the sun for a while and provided a tool to scare away any flying, crawling, buzzing creature which came their way!

 1. Gather your materials. You will need yellow and black pipe cleaners, a hot glue gun, wiggly eyes, a black permanent marker, and fly swatters. We were lucky to find flower-shaped fly swatters at the Dollar store but regular fly swatters will do just fine too.

2. Show children how to wrap the metal "stem" with the pipe cleaners, alternating yellow and black pipe cleaners to create bee-like stripes. You may have to help them get started but they will quickly understand the idea.

3. Encourage them to push down on each pipe cleaner once they are done wrapping it around the "stem". Keep going until you reach the top of the metal portion.

4. Thread two black pipe cleaners through the holes, near the top of the fly swatter. Twist them to secure them in place.

5. Roll them around a marker or your finger to twist them and make them look like antennae.

6. Add googly eyes and use a permanent marker to draw a nose and a mouth.

Patricia-Ann Morisson

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