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Activity Description: Youth create a simple felt toy by cutting and gluing felt pieces into an animal or character.

Items Needed:

• Felt sheets
• Scissors
• Glue
• (Optional) Googly eyes, buttons, or small decorations
• (Optional) Paper and pencil for sketching designs
• (Optional) Cotton Balls for stuffing

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 25 min):

1. Choose an animal or character to make. (3 min)
   • (Optional) Sketch the design on paper first.
2. Cut felt into shapes. (7 min)
   • Cut pieces for the body, head, arms, legs, or other parts.
   • Use different colors if available.
3. Arrange the pieces. (5 min)
   • Layer the felt pieces to build the toy.
   • Make sure everything fits before gluing.
4. Glue the toy together. (5 min)
   • Press pieces gently and let the glue begin to dry.
5. (Optional) Add decorations. (5 min)
   • Add eyes, buttons, or other small decorations to finish the toy.
   • Make a backing and use cotton balls sandwiched in-between to make a felt stuffed animal.

Step-by-Step Tutorials:

• Alternative Instructions: One Little Project – No Sew Plushies
• Video: Panfilka – Felt Animal Masks for Kids
• Alternative Instructions: Craftidly – Woodland Felt Animals (Iron On)

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