How to Make a Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case

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Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - pencils fit inside the bottle

Kids will love making and using this recycled plastic bottle pencil case. This version is decorated as a pink pig. Felt or craft foam can be substituted for the paper when creating your animal face.

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Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case

By katrine2706 [423 Posts, 97 Comments]

February 21, 2019

Simple materials plus a creative mind is a great combination for making this project. A plastic bottle has the most use when it comes to recycling. You can create anything useful out of plastic bottles. Here's one simple project that I taught my child which can be a good help to develop his creativity, imagination, and organizing skills.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - bottle with pencils inside

Supplies:

colored craft paper (assorted)
plastic bottle (any size)
scissors/cutter
pencil
pens or markers (preferably black)
glue
double sided tape
accessories (optional)

Steps:

Cut a big hole in any portion (up or down) of your plastic bottle.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - cut a hole in the bottle

On a piece of colored craft paper draw the face of any animal you can think of. The size of the face will depend on the size of your bottle.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - draw an animal face on a piece of colored paper, pig

In this project, I made the face of a pig. So, next, draw it's mouth open, big and wide depending on the size of the hole you made in the bottle. Cut this out.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - cut out a large mouth opening

Add the facial features like the teeth. I cut them from white paper. Glue or tape in place.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - add facial features such as teeth

Then cut out and glue on the nose.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - glue on the nose

Next, draw and attach the eyes. Use your marker to make the pupils.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - eyes glued on

Then add the ears. They can be made from two colors of pink paper, using a darker one for the inside of the ear. I also cut small pieces of dark pink paper for eye lids and finally added eyelashes.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - ears, eye lids and lashes added

Then I made a crown and put a little bit of accessories on it.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - yellow crown with embellishments

Now, stick the crown and face in position on your bottle. See photo.

Recycled Animal Face Pencil Case - pig faced pencil case

Put writing materials in the mouth or you can open the lid of the bottle behind the crown.

It's done!

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