i recently had the opportunity to re-visit these milkweed pod babies crafts. My daughter and i had so much fun making them a few years ago, that i thought i'd share them again. We first came across the idea on www.ecomilf.blogspot.com. The original tutorial is no longer there, so i thought i'd post one for anyone interested in making them. They are very easy and so adorable!
All you need for this craft is some milkweed pods, pipe cleaners, wooden beads, wool roving and acorn caps. One pipe cleaner makes 3 babies.
Cut your pipe cleaner in three equal pieces, that are approx. 4" long. Fold in half, and slide your bead on. Then fold down the very ends of the pipe cleaner and and add a bit of glue. You can glue your acorn cap to the top of the head now.
i used a small section of wool roving that was about 12" long. Place the end of the wool on the pipecleaner, and begin wrapping the body. Once you get to the bottom wrap it back toward the top, and finish it off by wrapping the end tightly at the neck or base of the bead. Now you can add a face if you want, or leave it without.
My daughter wanted to glue a little of the milkweed fluff inside our milkweed pod to make it more comfy for the baby. :)
These are a great project for almost any age, and look lovely as part of a nature table or in a dollhouse with a bendy doll family. They would make a great project for a waldorf class or girl scout craft.
Hopefully the tutorial is easy to understand, let me know if anything is unclear. Have fun!
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