Polar Bear Flower Pot

Flower Pot Polar Bear

Ages:  8 and up

Parental supervision recommended

Difficulty: *****

Time:  30-40 minutes

Making a miniature polar bear is a great winter evening activity.  Since the materials needed are fairly inexpensive, you can make a whole bunch of them!  You can label each with the name of a dinner guest and set them out for everyone to take home. 

Tips & Warnings: Parental supervision is required when using glue gun.  If you don’t have a glue gun you can use white craft glue, but you will have to allow additional time for glue to dry.

Materials needed (located at your favorite craft store):

• Ornament base ­ - 2 ½” clay pot
• Ornament face - 1 ½” clay pot
• Ornament hat – 1” clay pot
• White Acrylic Craft paint (2 oz bottles)
• Blue Acrylic Craft paint (2 oz. bottles)
• White felt (for ears)
• Paint brush
• Black sharpie marker
• Cotton balls (optional for snow on top of hat)
• Glue gun
• Scissors
• Water based polyurethane or acrylic craft sealant (optional)
• 8” fabric (or ribbon) for scarf (optional)

 How-to-Steps:

1. Paint 1” clay pot blue, let dry.
2. Paint 1 ½” and 2 ½ “clay pot white, let dry.  If preferred, leave the inside of pot unpainted.
3. Using glue gun, glue the bottom of the 1” pot to top of 1 ½”  pot, let dry.
4. Using glue gun, glue the bottom of the 1 ½” pot to the top of 2 ½” pot, let dry.
5. Glue ½ “ white felt circle on side of 1” hat pot for ears.
6. Glue small cotton ball to top of hat pot for snow.
7. Using black sharpie marker draw eyes, mouth and nose.
8. Cut ends of fabric and tie scarf around base of 1 ½” pot.