I have a fun and creative craft for you today. In this post I’m going to show you how to make a Wire Giraffe using a wire hanger and some crepe paper. This craft is a great way to use those wire hangers that you have, but no longer use to hang up your clothes. You will need a little bit of adult supervision for cutting the wire so make sure to have an adult around during this craft. So, grab the materials needed and let’s get started.
Check out our other Wire Hanger crafts.
Materials Needed
Cutting and slip joint pliers
Scissors
Wire coat hangers
Raffia or crepe paper
Glue, Paste, or Rubber cement
Step 1
(Parental Supervision / Help for younger children) Using cutting pliers cut a wire coat hanger in the following places: (1) at each end of the straight bottom piece (2) one side, at the point where the sides join to form the hook. This cutting results in three pieces of wire.
[ad#ahc]
Step 2
Using piece that has the hook on one end, shape to form the body of giraffe.
Step 3
Cut longest remaining piece of wire in half. Each piece is bent in half and placed in the proper place over the body to form the legs. Make one complete turn of each wire around the body and with pliers squeeze tightly in place.
Step 4
Using raffia or narrow strips of crepe paper completely wrap each wire. Ends of paper or raffia may be secured in place by pasting.
In order to provide for additional thickness to appropriate portions of the figure, merely wrap with additional layers of raffia or crepe paper.
Step 5
The mane of the giraffe is constructed by using a 24-inch length of raffia or one-quarter inch strip of crepe paper. Paste one end of strip on top of head and form one-inch high loop.
Using second piece of raffia or one-quarter inch crepe paper strip, wrap loop in place. Continue making loops down neck of giraffe until 24-inch length of raffia or crepe paper is consumed. Eyes can be cut from appropriately colored raffia or crepe paper and glued in place.
Awesome job!! You just finished your wire giraffe…. didn’t it turn out cute? Let me know how your wire giraffe turned out for you in the comments below. And, don’t forget to take a picture too… you can add that to the comment as well.
Technorati Tags: wire hanger crafts, wire hanger crafts for kids, hanger crafts, crafts for kids, kids crafts, crafts with hangers, crafts with wire hangers, giraffe crafts, crepe paper crafts, crepe paper crafts for kids, raffia, raffia crafts, raffia crafts for kids
