Making Alligator Clothespins

Category Simple Toys

Alligator Clothespins - two green alligator clothespins

Green, red, and black markers help you transform clothespins into cute little alligators. The eyes are made using white paper and a hole punch. They are perfect as simple toys the kids can make themselves or to use as decorative clips.

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Alligator Clothespins

By KIM HOGGAN [97 Posts, 158 Comments]

April 15, 2020

Here is a way to turn wooden clothes pins into little alligators.

Total Time: 15 min.

Supplies:

2 wooden clothes pins
green, black, and red marker
hole puncher
glue

Steps:

Gather your supplies. With your green marker cover the clothes pins in green (except for the tongue area and teeth). Draw the teeth with the black marker.

Alligator Clothespins - color clothespin with green marker, and teeth with the black marker

Next, color the tongue with the red marker and draw the teeth on the side. After that, take the hole puncher and make the eyes Then glue the eyes on. Draw the pupils with the black marker.

Alligator Clothespins - color the tongue red and draw the teeth

Alligator Clothespins - use punch to make the whites of the eyes

Alligator Clothespins - bottle of white glue, punch, piece of white paper and 4 punches

Alligator Clothespins - glue the white dots to the clothespins

Alligator Clothespins - draw in the pupils with the black marker

Finally just add the spikes on their backs and enjoy!

Alligator Clothespins - add spikes with black marker

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