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Winged piggy bank

Looking to save for a rainy day? Make your own piggy bank using a Fruité bottle … and a little imagination!

  • One Fruité bottle, empty and clean
  • Non-toxic glue that doubles as a sealer (e.g. Mod Podge)
  • Sheets of patterned paper or strips of thin fabric
  • Sheets of felt or foam (for cutting)
  • Flexible wire for the tail (pipe cleaner)
  • Small river stones
  • Transparent adhesive tape (about 5 cm wide)
  • Accessories to make the eyes and decorate the piggy bank (beads, buttons, etc.)
  • Corks (optional)
  • Small paintbrush
  • Precision knife (e.g. X-ACTO)
  • Drill

Note: The precision knife and drill should be used by an adult or under an adult’s supervision.

1

Cut out and remove the central portion of the bottle with a precision knife.

2

Fit the remaining ends together and secure them with adhesive tape.

3

Cut strips of fabric or paper of various lengths and about 3 cm wide. To create a quilt-like effect, tear off pieces of paper of different lengths and shapes.

4

Using a small paintbrush, apply glue (Mod Podge) to a section of the bottle and cover it with strips of paper or fabric. Apply a coat of glue (which also serves as a sealer) on top. Continue this procedure for the remaining surface of the piggy bank, then let dry for about 20 minutes or according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Apply a second coat. Let dry.

5

Use the same method to cover four river stones with paper or fabric. They will be used to make the feet. Painted corks can also be used.

6

Trace the shape of the ears and wings on the felt or foam sheets and cut them out.

7

With the precision knife, make small incisions in the plastic bottle for the ears and wings. Use a drill to make a hole at the bottom of the bottle where the tail will be inserted. To make the coin slot, drill two holes and slowly cut out a clear opening between them.

8

Insert the ears, wings and tail (wrap a pipe cleaner around a pencil or glue stick to give it the shape of a corkscrew) into the openings made.

9

Using hot glue, attach the feet to the piggy bank. Next, glue the eyes (buttons, circular felt or foam shapes, beads, pompoms, stones, etc.). Hold them in place for a few seconds or until they are securely attached to the piggy bank.

10

Place in a visible spot and … start saving those coins!