Fun Felt Fish! Practice Clock for Kids
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Fun Felt Fish! Practice Clock for Kids
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An easy felt practice clock for young kids learning how to tell time!
Supplies
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You will need:
- 4 pieces of 6-inch firm felt
- fabric scissors
- 1 brad
- stencils for numbering the clock
- hot glue gun
- ruler
- bowl with a five inch base
- googly-eyes
Prepare Clock Face
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- Grab one piece of felt for the clock face.
- Place bowl upside down on felt and trace with a sharpie.
- Cut out the circle.
- Using a ruler, measure 2.5 inches from top to bottom and 2.5 inches from side to side. Place a dot at the point where these two lines meet. This will be the center of your clock and where the brad attaches.
Number the Clock
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- Using a stencil, write the number 12 at the top of the clock.
- On the rightmost side, use a stencil to write a number 3.
- On the bottom of the clock, stencil in a 6.
- On the leftmost side, stencil in the number 9.
- Fill out the rest of the numbers around the clock.
Draw the Tail and Face
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- Using a new piece of felt, draw a fish face and cut out the piece.
- Using another new piece of felt, draw an approximation of a tail.
- Use the scraps from the face piece to make fins for the tail.
Make and Add the Clock Hands
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- Using a leftover piece of felt, draw two clock hands. The hour hand should be about 2.5 inches tall. The minute hand should be about two inches tall.
- Cut out the clock hands.
- Using the fabric scissors, cut a small hole in the center of the clock, where a dot was marked earlier.
- Stack the two clock hands on top of each other. Using the scissors, cut a small hole in the bottom of the hands.
- Push the brad through the two clock hands and into the center of the clock.
- Flip the clock over and tighten the brad. This will hold the hands in place.
Assemble the Clock
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- Flip the clock face over so that the brad is showing.
- Hot glue around the edges of the clock.
- Glue the clock face to the last piece of felt, which has not been cut. This will hide the brad.
- While the clock is back side up, glue on the fish face and the fish tail.
- Flip the clock over and glue the fin pieces to the tail. If there is a piece of tail showing through the fins, cut it out with the fabric scissors.
Add Fishy Details
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- Stick on googly-eyes.
- Using a sharpie, add details to tail and draw a smile!
Ready to Use
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Have fun and enjoy!