Flat Clothespin Ballerinas – Pretend Puppet Play Craft Idea

Create an awesome dance party on your craft table with our Clothespin Ballerina Kid Craft idea today!

These wooden dancer puppets are super simple, really inexpensive and fun for ALL ages to recreate today! Just wiggle a little with the paint brush, while you dance your way with some wooden flat clothespins, cardstock and a little imagination to bring a beautiful dancer to life!

Ready to recreate a few with your child? Check out the full tutorial below!

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Supplies For Each Ballerina Puppet:

* Flat Wooden Clothespins – one per dancer puppet
* Paint Pens {or craft paint & small paint brushes}
* Your Choice of Colored Cardstock Paper
* Glitter Cardstock Paper
* Craft Scissors
* School Glue
optional craft materials – rhinestone crowns, craft glitter or glitter glue for a one-of-a-kind look!

Directions:

* First grab ONE wooden clothespin per ballerina puppet.
* Grab the paint pens and draw on a face, hair and dress portion on the clothespin. I also painted on some shoes towards the bottom to complete my dancer look.
* When done painting, set aside to let it dry completely.
* Now grab your various sheets of cardstock paper and scissors.
* Go ahead and cut out a simple skirt for each piece you are making.
* Go ahead and now glue those pieces to the your painted clothespin piece.
* At this point, you can also add even more embellishments {like scrapbook crown stickers, glitter, rhinestones} that you see fit to really make it their own ballerina look. Remember – you can also add some long yarn or cardstock hair to the back of your pieces too!
* Once your Clothespin Wood Dancer look how you like, let them dry completely and display/play with proudly afterwards!

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Flat Clothespin Ballerinas

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Our clothespin ballerina craft is picture-perfect for the little girls in your life and double as great pieces for imaginative play, as well!

Supplies:

Flat Wooden Clothespins - one per dancer puppet
Paint Pens {or craft paint & small paint brushes}
Your Choice of Colored Cardstock Paper
Glitter Cardstock Paper
Craft Scissors
School Glue
optional craft materials – rhinestone crowns, craft glitter or glitter glue for a one-of-a-kind look!

Instructions:

First grab ONE wooden clothespin per ballerina puppet.
Grab the paint pens and draw on a face, hair and dress portion on the clothespin. I also painted on some shoes towards the bottom to complete my dancer look.
When done painting, set aside to let it dry completely.
Now grab your various sheets of cardstock paper and scissors.
Go ahead and cut out a simple skirt for each piece you are making.
Go ahead and now glue those pieces to the your painted clothespin piece.
At this point, you can also add even more embellishments {like scrapbook crown stickers, glitter, rhinestones} that you see fit to really make it their own ballerina look. Remember - you can also add some long yarn or cardstock hair to the back of your pieces too!
Once your Clothespin Wood Dancer look how you like, let them dry completely and display/play with proudly afterwards!