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Create this cute canine consultant to add a bit of character to your Book Fair setting.

Cost: Under $5.00
Time: 1.0 to 1.5 hours

Here's what you need:

• Black and white crépe paper
• 2-liter soda bottle (head)
• Gallon milk jug (body)
• Paint stirrer
• Tape

Here's what you do:

• Cut off the top of the soda bottle.
• Insert the paint-stirrer into milk jug to anchor soda bottle on top.
• Cover both bottles with white crêpe paper. Tape ends.
• Roll crepe paper tubes for legs. Stuff.
• Use black crêpe paper for the nose, ears, and eyes. Use white for mustache. Add collar.

 

 

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