Little Pecos is a paper pig, made from a box and an oatmeal container. Feed him with beanbags — bean-filled circles of colorful cloth held together with rubber bands — tossed with studied precision by Fair-goers.

Cost: $5
Time: a half hour

Here's what you need:

• Sturdy cardboard box (16" x 12" shown)
• 1.5 to 2 yards brown paper, to wrap box
• Round oatmeal box
• Pink construction paper (ears)
• Pink spray paint
• Pink pipe cleaner (tail)
• Black marker, to add features
• Fabric scraps for bean bags
• Beans for filler
• Rubber bands to fasten bags

Here's what you do:

• Sit box on end, with the sealed bottom as the front.
• Leave the back flaps unsealed for beanbag retrieval or retrieve via the snout.
• Wrap brown paper around box to create a smooth "body," secure with tape or glue.
• Position snout 3.5" to 4" from top of box, and trace around the tube.
• Cut out and remove circle; insert snout.
• Spray paint pink in well-ventilated area.
• Cut two triangles of pink construction paper, folding bottom of ear under 1/2" for gluing.
• Insert pipe-cleaner tail.
• Use marker to highlight ears and add features — eyes, eyebrows, and legs.
• Cut 7" circles from scrap fabric, fill with beans, gather up, and close with rubber bands.

Hint: Seal beans in a small sandwich bag, and then cover with fabric - just in case!