Creative Inventions and Robotics Hard Head Critters Creative Inventions and Robotics www.build-it-yourself.com Welcome to the Build-It-Yourself Laboratory. I’m John, chief inventor at Build-It-Yourself You may want to add some thick-skulled rock heads or nut heads to your project. Nut Head
Making Critters Many moons into the future, lived a crew of colorful, creative critters. www.build-it-yourself.com
Making Critters These advanced humanoids evolved from the piles of garbage left by a world full of uncivilized, nat-brained humans. www.build-it-yourself.com
Making Critters Build-It-Yourself crew members are on a mission to morph premium quality junk into a new generation of super hero-oids. www.build-it-yourself.com
You’ll need these tools: Making Critters You’ll need these tools: Scissors Ruler Black Sharpie Pen Red, Green, Blue pencils Scotch Tape Glue Gun www.build-it-yourself.com
And you’ll need some premium quality junk: Making Critters And you’ll need some premium quality junk: Pipe Cleaners 2”x4” sheets of paper Cloth Beads Nuts Rocks Corks Feathers Yarn Foamies www.build-it-yourself.com
Making Critters You will be able to experiment with many creative possibilities if you make all the parts for your critter before you glue or tape them together. www.build-it-yourself.com
Who wouldn’t warm up to a nut head? Big Soulful Eyes Exaggerating (especially eyes and hands) can help your critter have soul! Who wouldn’t warm up to a nut head? www.build-it-yourself.com
Big Soulful Eyes Draw a set of BIG eyes from a piece of white paper or foam rubber. Add a touch of color. ½” Goofy Stupid Surprised www.build-it-yourself.com
Press Space Bar to continue Big Soulful Eyes ½” Goofy Press Space Bar to continue www.build-it-yourself.com
Press Space Bar to continue Big Soulful Eyes ½” Stupid Press Space Bar to continue www.build-it-yourself.com
Big Soulful Eyes Much of the soul of your critter is in the eyes. Make them carefully! 4. Can you can see them from a distance? ½” Mean Happy Cute www.build-it-yourself.com
Press Space Bar to continue Big Soulful Eyes ½” Mean Press Space Bar to continue www.build-it-yourself.com
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Press Space Bar to continue Big Soulful Eyes ½” Cute Press Space Bar to continue www.build-it-yourself.com
Do a Due Cut a piece 6” long. Wind 10 loops of yarn around your fingers. 3. Tie the string in the center. www.build-it-yourself.com
Do a Due Cut the 2 loops Glue or tape it onto your head and give your critter a hair cut. www.build-it-yourself.com
Do a Due Cut hair out of two strips of paper. You generally get a more interesting result if you use 2 slightly different colors. www.build-it-yourself.com
Feathers, pipe cleaners or wire can also be used for hair. Do a Due Feathers, pipe cleaners or wire can also be used for hair. www.build-it-yourself.com
Necks Wrap a pipe cleaner around a pencil. Curl the end so you have a large area to tape or glue the neck to the head. 3. This neck enables you to mount your head on any small shaft like a pencil. 4. Also this neck enables your head to move. www.build-it-yourself.com
Arms and legs for a large critter Critter Body Arms and legs for a large critter Don’t be shy about exaggerating the hands and feet. If you glue big hands and feet onto the ends of a long pipe cleaner, you will have lots of flexibility to wrap the arms and legs around your critter and make them move. www.build-it-yourself.com