Skill Level
Beginner
Time to Make
30 mins
How to Make
- Paint the wooden people using flesh colours. Leave to dry.
- To make a robe or a long dress, cut a 10cm x 10 cm tissue paper square, fold it in half to make a rectangle then cut a small V in the middle of the folded edge. Brush glue over the wooden body then wrap the tissue paper over the glue with the V at the top.
- To make arms, cut a 10cm x 1cm strip from flesh coloured card, or paint the ends of a white strip with flesh coloured paint. Cut the ends into curves for the hands. Cut a small piece of tissue paper to match the body colour, glue it around the card strip leaving the hands uncovered. Glue the arms to the back of the body.
- Hair can be made from wool, embroidery threads of natural raffia. Glue short pieces of material onto the heads, leave to dry then trim, plait or curl into a hair shape for your characters. Make short hair from wool cut into tiny pieces then press onto a head brushed with glue.
- Glue small tissue paper strips onto the bodies for shawls, sashes and hoods. Make capes from felt or hessian and belts from thin ribbon, embroidery thread or raffia.
- Add small details to the characters using other materials. The Viking helmet is a tealight holder cut in half then curled around the head. The Roman lady has a headband made from embroidery thread with an acrylic gem.
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