Blockheads

I saw these in my Family Fun magazine a couple months ago and wanted to make them with the kids.  My dad gave us a container of "junk" to use and we saved some lids and things that normally would have gone in the recycling bin.

 

We had a blast making these!  Tadd cut us 4" blocks off an old 2x4 and we were ready!  I wiped each block off with a towel but we didn't sand them or anything although I suppose it wouldn't hurt! :)  We painted one day and then put all the junk on the next.

 The Family Fun site recommends a pretty strong glue but I was afraid it would be too strong for the kids to use so I bought Aleen's Tacky glue...something I knew was safe enough for them to use!  It held everything great!  I put some on a paper plate and gave the kids q-tips to apply it!  Worked like a charm!

 
Here are our Blockheads!
                                             Isaac's "Graduating Darth Vader":  :)

                                              Erin's "Monster with a Top Hat":

 

Isaac's "Luke Skywalker":  (see the light saber?)

 

 Erin's "Pink Princess":

 

I couldn't resist playing along too!  They just looked like they were having so much fun!  So I made a freckled, buck-toothed elephant listening to music! :)