Ballerina Spool Doll

What You’ll Need:

• string
• empty spool
• candy stick, pencil, or short dowel
• glue
• scissors
• piece of lightweight material
• paint
• decorations

How to Make It:

1. Thread a 15-inch-long piece of string halfway through the middle of a small empty spool.

2. Paint a candy stick, pencil, or short dowel that fits into the middle of the spool. When it is dry, glue one end of it into the spool.

3. Cut an 8-inch square from lightweight material, such as an old scarf.

4. Cut a tiny hole in the center of the material. Push the stick and the lower half of the string through the hole. Glue the material to the bottom of the spool.

5. Paint features and a face on the spool. Decorate it with glitter, sequins, thread, or other materials glued in place.

6. Hold an end of the string in each hand so the string is horizontal. Twirl the spool away from you as if the string were a jump rope. Turn the string upright and pull it tight to watch the ballerina dance.