Q-Tip Skeleton
Q-Tips make great bones for this inexpensive Halloween Skeleton. The kids will have a great time making this project.
Trivia
Adults will end up with only 206 bones, but babies are born with almost 100 more. It’s not that bones disappear as we grow older. Instead, these tiny bones fuse together to form the larger bones of the skeletal system. You have 206 bones in total, and 106 of them are in your hands and feet. Source: Healthline – 15 Fun Facts About the Skeletal System
Supplies
- 18 Q-tips
- Black cardstock or construction paper
- White paper
- Black marker
- Scissors
- White glue
Instructions
-  Begin by gluing 6 whole Q-tips on the black cardstock for the skeleton’s ribs.
- . Glue 1 Q-tip perpendicular over the ribs to act as the backbone. Have the Q-tip lie flush with the last rib, but poke up longer than the top rib, to act as the neck bone.
- Draw a skull on the white paper with a black marker, and cut it out.
- Glue the skull on the paper above and touching the neck bone.
- Glue 4 whole Q-tips for the arm joints and leg joints, as shown in the finished photo below.
- Glut 6 whole Q-tips in half, or make them even shorter if you like (like I did). These are smaller bones that can be used as the 10 fingers, and 2 to be the feet. Glue them in place.
Hang on your front door for the Trick-or-Treaters!
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Supplies
18 Q-tips
Black cardstock or construction paper
White paper
Black marker
Scissors
White glue
Instructions
1. Begin by gluing 6 whole Q-tips on the black cardstock for the skeleton’s ribs.
2. Glue 1 Q-tip perpendicular over the ribs to act as the backbone. Have the Q-tip lie flush with the last rib, but poke up longer than the top rib, to act as the neck bone.
3. Draw a skull on the white paper with a black marker, and cut it out.
4. Glue the skull on the paper above and touching the neck bone.
5. Glue 4 whole Q-tips for the arm joints and leg joints, as shown in the finished photo below.
6. Cut 6 whole Q-tips in half, or make them even shorter if you like (like I did). These are smaller bones that can be used as the 10 fingers, and 2 to be the feet. Glue them in place.
7. Hang on your front door for the Trick-or-Treaters!
This project is reproduced courtesy of Crafts For All Seasons where you will find crafts to fit every season.
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