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Take a pipe-cleaner, about 30 cm or 12 inches long. The scale you can see is at 1 cm intervals. |
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Fold the pipe-cleaner in half |
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Pinch the bent end, just under a centimetre from the end. |
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Bend the 2 "legs" back |
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So you get an M shape |
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Bend the "legs" back again |
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So that you get a zigzag with 3 bends at the top - these are the ears and nose and make up the head. |
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I'm only showing this spread out so you can see - in fact is should all be squished close together so you can't see the bends, really. |
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Make a twist just under these bends - this is the neck. |
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Now make a bend just over 2cm along one of the "legs", |
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and bend it back under - this is an arm. |
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And do the same the other side. |
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Make a twist around for the waist. |
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If the arms are a little loose twist them around once near the shoulder, so keep them together. |
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Bend the end of the legs under, adjusting the length so it looks suitably proportioned. |
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Do the same with the other leg. |
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Bend the ends of the arms and legs up, to make paws. |
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Bend the middle bump of the head down, to make a nose. Bend the legs at the knees, if desired. |
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One pipe-cleaner teddy bear. |
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