Panda Hand Puppet

Make a unique hand puppet of an adorable endangered species using pom poms and pipe cleaners.

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1
Measure and bend to mark.

Measure three fingers in the middle of a black pipe cleaner and bend to mark.
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2
Attach pom poms.

Tape two large white pom poms onto each side of the pipe cleaner at the bends.
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3
Bend a pipe cleaner.

Carefully bend a black pipe cleaner around a large wiggly eye.
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4
Trim a pipe cleaner.

Cut off the extra pipe cleaner and twist the circle together.
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5
Bend and trim a pipe cleaner.

Use the extra black pipe cleaner to measure and trim around another large wiggle eye.
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6
Attach pipe cleaners to pom poms.

Glue the pipe cleaner circles onto the two large pom poms.
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7
Attach the eyes.

Glue a wiggle eye in the center of each pipe cleaner circle.
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8
Attach a pom pom.

Glue a small black pom pom in between the two large pom poms.
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9
Bend ears.

Bend the extra pipe cleaner to be round ears.
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