This is appropriate for ages 3+. Though younger children can
decorate the triangle.
Materials you will need for the spoon angel are
a plastic spoon
a triangle of construction paper about the same height as the spoon
some markers, glitter glue, sparkles or sequins (we used glitter
glue)
some scraps of wool
a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 white paper
tape
glue
OPTIONAL: small wiggly eyes
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut a triangle out of the construction paper (older children
can do this themselves.
Decorate the triangle however you wish (we used glitter glue,
but you could use markers, bits of lace, sequins and/or
sparkles.)
Tasha (age 6) and Kaitlyn (age 3) both enjoyed this part!
set aside your triangle to dry.
take a black marker and draw on a face. Younger children will
prefer to glue on wiggly eyes instead of drawing the face.
take 3 or 4 strands of wool (you can tie bows or braid the hair...
you can make it long or short. Let the kids decide on the hair
style).
Put a knot in the top middle of the hair (so it's all tied together)
and glue the knot to the top of the spoon.
We just used ordinary children's white glue to do this and it
worked fine...
though I did have to beg my 3 year old not to play with it like
a puppet until it dried!
Set the spoon aside (carefully) to dry.
Take the white sheet of paper and cut it in half so you have two 8
1/2 by 5 1/2 pieces of paper (the measurements don't have to be
exact. Discard one of the pieces (or use it for your next angel)
Put the paper in front of you so the 8 1/2 inch side is facing you.
fan fold the 8 1/2 inch side. To fan fold:
fold about 3/4 inch
flip paper over
fold about 3/4 inch
continue until it's all folded like a fan.
Put a piece of tape around the center of the fan to make wings.
Tape the spoon to the back of the triangle paper.
Tape the fan wings to the back of the spoon. Tasha trimmed her
wings down a bit as she thought they were too big. Kaitlyn left
hers as they were.
Tape works better than glue (or at least it did for us)
Add a small piece of wool or ribbon (tape it onto the top) so you
can hang her on your tree. Or you can pin her to a bulletin
board or glue her to the front of a homemade Christmas Card.
