Clothespin Turtle

Step  1.

Trace out your turtle’s shell and head on pieces of green foam or construction paper.

Step  2.

Carefully cut out each piece of foam. 

Step  3.

Pinch open your clothespin and glue your turtle’s head to the left side of the opening.

Step  4.

Line up the shell so the turtle’s head is hiding behind it slightly, then glue the shell to the other side of the clothespin only.

Step  5.

Cut two 2-inch green fuzzy sticks for your turtle’s feet.

Step  6.

Curl the fuzzy sticks into a “J” shape, then pinch to tighten the feet closed.

Step  7.

Glue the feet to your turtle, then glue on a wiggly eye and draw a smile! Use scissors to carefully trim your turtle’s shell into the shape you want. 

Step  8.

Cut a brown fuzzy stick into several pieces, then curl up into circles.

Step  9.

Glue the brown circles to your turtle’s shell to create some texture! Then, cut 2 inches from a green fuzzy stick and fold into a “V” shape for your turtle’s tail.

Step  10.

Glue the tail behind the shell, then open and close your clothespin to help your turtle peek its head out of its shell!