One of my very favorite activities with the kids. Ever. We love this craft, and even my husband joins in, which is nearly unheard of. You're gonna love it!
We call them poppets. We totally made them up (although it's entirely possible that you, or someone you know, invented them too!). Ready? Okay.
So, first you score some magazines for 10 cents apiece at the library. (Or, if you're like us, you'll already have plenty)...
You need lots of magazines. Ones with lots of people (meaning your Living Etc. and Domino mags are safe). Gossipy ones are best, because it's really fun to make fun of celebrities (fun for me, anyway)...
And cardstock, scissors, tape and skewers. And glue sticks and mini-brads for holding all the body parts together...
Then you just start flipping through the magazines like crazy. When you see a part you like, cut it out roughly (not close to the edge), and glue it to the card stock. Use animal heads fore really crazy looks, and go for a mix-up of scale. Makes 'em kookier.
Once you have all the parts you need, you cut out the pieces close to the edges, right through the picture and the cardstock.
Then, you punch holes (we used a 1/16" punch) and put them together with the mini-brads. (Use a 1/8" hole punch if you have regular size brads.)
Last, all you have to do is tape the skewer to the back so that you can make your poppet come to life! Here are a few that we made yesterday. Olivia's dog is up at the top of the post, but here is Sofia's. She used a sea-otter head:
She accessorized it much as she herself would like to be accessorized, with dog and bright orange monkey-purse. Next up, Jared's masterpiece:
It really is stunning, don't you think?! (The last time he made one, it also had a bottle of liquor in one hand. Should I be worried?) Another of Olivia's, now:
And last, and most assuredly least, is my little trio. Inspired by the "Us" magazine from which I pulled the pictures, I created Brad, Angelina (who, apparently is now certain that Brad is cheating on her. Is she seriously surprised?) and Jen. Brad has his hands full with some of his many babies...
Good fun for the kids and the grown-ups, I'm telling you. And we didn't even have a glass of wine before doing this!
Imagine the possibilities...
Have fun!
