DLTK's Bible Crafts for Kids
Plastic Spoon Angel Craft

This is appropriate for ages 3+.  Though younger children can decorate the triangle.

Materials you will need for the spoon angel are 

• a plastic spoon
• a triangle of construction paper about the same height as the spoon
• some markers, glitter glue, sparkles or sequins (we used glitter glue)
• some scraps of wool
• a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 white paper
• tape
• glue
• OPTIONAL: wiggly eyes eyes

Instructions

• Cut a triangle out of the construction paper (older children can do this themselves.
• Decorate the triangle however you wish (we used glitter glue, but you could use markers, bits of lace, sequins and/or sparkles.)
•  Tasha (age 6) and Kaitlyn (age 3) both enjoyed this part!
• set aside your triangle to dry.
• take a black marker and draw on a face.  Younger children will prefer to glue on wiggly eyes instead of drawing the face.
• take 3 or 4 strands of wool (you can tie bows or braid the hair... you can make it long or short.  Let the kids decide on the hair style).
• Put a knot in the top middle of the hair (so it's all tied together) and glue the knot to the top of the spoon.  
  • We just used ordinary children's white glue to do this and it worked fine...
  • though I did have to beg my 3 year old not to play with it like a puppet until it dried!
• Set the spoon aside (carefully) to dry.
• Take the white sheet of paper and cut it in half so you have two 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 pieces of paper (the measurements don't have to be exact.  Discard one of the pieces (or use it for your next angel)
• Put the paper in front of you so the 8 1/2 inch side is facing you.
• fan fold the 8 1/2 inch side.  To fan fold: 
  • fold about 3/4 inch
  • flip paper over
  • fold about 3/4 inch
  • continue until it's all folded like a fan.
• Put a piece of tape around the center of the fan to make wings.
• Tape the spoon to the back of the triangle paper.
• Tape the fan wings to the back of the spoon.  Tasha trimmed her wings down a bit as she thought they were too big.  Kaitlyn left hers as they were.
• Tape works better than glue (or at least it did for us)
• Add a small piece of wool or ribbon (tape it onto the top) so you can hang her on your tree.  Or you can pin her to a bulletin board or glue her to the front of a homemade Christmas Card.

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