Craft Kit Review: Make You Own Teddy Bear
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spiraliciousOfficial Kit Name: Make Your Own Animal - Teddy Bear [on the packaging]
DIY Chenille Craft Kit (Bear) [on instructions]
Original Price: $4
Age Rating Listed on Package: 6+
Description on Package: 1 ct. Includes everything you need to make your own cuddly bear
What it Actually Came With: instructions, "15mm x 39 inches pipe cleaner" (a giant fuzxy pipe cleaner), 1 pair of eyes, 1 nose, a red hat & scarf (for the finished bear), 3 snowball pom poms (intended to be props for snowball fight), and 3ml of clear glue.
Notes: I did not expect this one to work. The picture of the bear on the package looks very awkward and until you opened the package, there was no indication of what you would be making the bear out of. The instructions were amazing. They were very clearly written in a nice big font with decently sized colored pictures of each step of bear construction. You basically twist the pipe cleaner around like you're making a balloon animal. My finished bear and the finished bear in the instructions are both very cute. Mine's tail is a bit bulky, but most of that is from bunching up and gluing down the loose fuzz that was coming off the end of the wires by the time I was done. It gives him stability. Putting the eyes and nose on were a bit tricky because you aren't just gluing them on, you are having to shove little stakes through the wires where they'll fit. The hat and scarf fit my finished bear perfectly. He is very soft and fuzzy, but very fragile, so he sits instead of standing.
DIY Chenille Craft Kit (Bear) [on instructions]
Original Price: $4
Age Rating Listed on Package: 6+
Description on Package: 1 ct. Includes everything you need to make your own cuddly bear
What it Actually Came With: instructions, "15mm x 39 inches pipe cleaner" (a giant fuzxy pipe cleaner), 1 pair of eyes, 1 nose, a red hat & scarf (for the finished bear), 3 snowball pom poms (intended to be props for snowball fight), and 3ml of clear glue.
Notes: I did not expect this one to work. The picture of the bear on the package looks very awkward and until you opened the package, there was no indication of what you would be making the bear out of. The instructions were amazing. They were very clearly written in a nice big font with decently sized colored pictures of each step of bear construction. You basically twist the pipe cleaner around like you're making a balloon animal. My finished bear and the finished bear in the instructions are both very cute. Mine's tail is a bit bulky, but most of that is from bunching up and gluing down the loose fuzz that was coming off the end of the wires by the time I was done. It gives him stability. Putting the eyes and nose on were a bit tricky because you aren't just gluing them on, you are having to shove little stakes through the wires where they'll fit. The hat and scarf fit my finished bear perfectly. He is very soft and fuzzy, but very fragile, so he sits instead of standing.
