Honey Ant

from NAIDOC eBook 2023

by CleverPatch

6 craft ideas inspired by NAIDOC Week!

Materials:

• Decofoam Balls – 3cm – Pack of 50 – 12265

• Wiggle Eyes Black – 0.5cm – Pack of 100 – 16476

• Matchsticks – Natural – Pack of 600 – 20820

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Black – 75ml – 16885

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Yellow – 75ml 16879

• Coloured Beading Wire Pack of 10 Colours – 20705

• Bead Box – Indigenous Colours 60g – 19136

• CleverPatch™ Junior PVA Glue – 250ml – 10364

• Other materials required: Scissors, a ruler and a paint brush.

1. Paint three decofoam balls using black paint. Allow to dry.

2. Cut a matchstick in half. Push one piece into one of your decofoam balls, making sure it is only inserted halfway. Glue the matchstick in place. Allow to dry.

3. Push another decofoam ball onto the other end of the matchstick piece. Position the balls so they are touching and glue in place. Allow to dry.

4. Push the other matchstick piece halfway into the last decofoam ball. Glue in place and allow to dry. Push the other end of the matchstick piece into one of your other decofoam balls, making sure all three are aligned in a straight row. Glue in place and allow to dry.

5. Cut three 20cm lengths of black wire. Take one piece of wire and thread a black seed bead onto one end. Twist the wire up and around itself to secure the bead. Repeat this process for the other two wire lengths.

6. Gather the ends of the wires without beads and push them through the centre of the middle decofoam ball. Thread a black seed bead onto each end, twisting the wire around itself to secure each bead. These are the Ant’s legs.

7. Cut a 15cm length of black wire. Thread a bead onto each end, twisting the wire around itself to secure each bead. Fold the wire in half and twist the folded end. Push this into the top of a decofoam ball on one end, towards the front. These are the Ant’s antennae.