This season’s teen craft is Build Your Own Bear, a super simple program idea proposed by the Teen Advisory Board. It’s a stress-free hour of crafts with friends and peers. Participants stuffed their own plush bear and designed t-shirts. Here’s what we did:
Supplies
- bear “skins” *
- bear sized t-shirts *
- stuffing *
- scissors
- pencils and pens (optional)
- fabric paint and markers (optional)
- permanent markers (optional)
- paint brushes & water cups (optional)
- paper and painter’s tape (optional)
*There are a number of stores where you can purchase a diy stuffed bear kit, but we got our kits from The Zoo Factory, which came with the unstuffed bears, stuffing, t-shirts, and “birth certificates.”
Method
- choose bear
- fluff the stuffing
- stuff bear
- close the backing
- design t-shirt & paint/draw design
- AFTER PAINT DRIES on the t-shirt, dress your bear
Results
