Peanut Shell Pals

We were left with quite a few smashed up peanut shells, after making peanut butter, yesterday.

But, a few came apart pretty much in half, and we used those today, to make Peanut Pals, following instructions from Show Kids The Fun.
It's a fairly fussy craft, that requires a delicate touch, so I worked with the children one at a time, and gave the younger children a good deal of help.

When they came to the table, each child chose the color of embroidery floss they wanted for hair, and specified (or cut their own) length. Then, they picked the two matching halves of the shell they wanted, googly eyes, and two bread ties.


We coated the edge of each shell with glue (I did this for the younger children). Then, we gently sat on the hair, and bread ties (we cut the ones for the arms, and smaller peanut shell legs, in half).


We pressed the other half of the shell, on top.


The children glued on the eyes, and drew mouths, with markers.



And, we sat them aside to dry.


When they were dry, we bent the arms, and legs, to pose them.


Tip: It is much easier to stand Peanut Pals with shorter legs, and it generally takes two, leaning against each other.


It's great to be a homeschooler.