Gatorland Newspaper Alligator
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1 Open a sheet of newspaper.
Open one sheet of newspaper and cut it in half.
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2 Roll a tube.
Take one of the pieces and roll it loosely into a tube and tape it to hold the shape..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-2(1)")
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3 Roll a cone.
Take the other piece and roll it into a cone and tape it to hold the shape..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-3(1)")
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4 Fold a tube in half.
Fold the tube you rolled in half to make a V..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-4(1)")
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5 Combine the tube and cone.
Insert the point of the V into the open end of the cone..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-5(1)")
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6 Tape together.
Flatten the middle and place a piece of tape to hold the pieces together..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-6(1)")
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7 Tear pieces.
Tear two pieces of newspaper and roll them into balls..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-7(1)")
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8 Wrap tape.
Wrap masking tape around each ball to keep their shape..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-8(1)")
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9 Glue eyes.
Glue the eyes onto one side of the V end..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-9(1)")
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10 Open a sheet of newspaper.
Open another piece of newspaper up and cut it in half..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-10(1)")
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11 Roll tubes.
Roll each half into a tube and tape it shut to hold the shape..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-11(1)")
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12 Add legs.
Tape the two tubes to be the alligator’s legs..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-12(1)")
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13 Paint with green.
Paint the alligator green..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-13(1)")
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14 Paint with white.
Paint the eyes white..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-14(1)")
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15 Paint with red.
Paint a red tongue inside of the alligator’s mouth..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-15(1)")
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16 Draw black dots.
Draw black dots in the center of each eye..jpg "newspaper-alligator-step-16(1)")
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