1. Critters Creative Inventions and Robotics www.build-it-yourself.com Heads Air HeadsNut Heads Hands and FeetGet StartedHairEyesBodiesNecks Hard Heads

2. www.build-it-yourself.com Many moons into the future, lived a crew of colorful, creative critters. Next

3. www.build-it-yourself.com Hard Heads, Air Heads and Nut Heads … These advanced humanoids evolved from the piles of garbage left by a world full of uncivilized, nat-brained humans. Next

4. www.build-it-yourself.com Build-It-Yourself crew members are on a mission to morph premium quality junk into a new generation of super hero-oids. Next

5. www.build-it-yourself.com You’ll need these tools: Scissors Ruler Black Sharpie Pen Red, Green, Blue pencils Scotch Tape Glue Gun Next

6. www.build-it-yourself.com And you’ll need some premium quality junk: Pipe Cleaners 2”x4” sheets of paper Cloth Beads Nuts Rocks Feathers Yarn Foamies Next

7. www.build-it-yourself.com You will be able to experiment with many creative possibilities if you make all the parts for your critter before you glue or tape them together. Next

8. www.build-it-yourself.com Exaggerating (especially eyes and hands) can help your critter have soul! Home

9. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.Draw a set of BIG eyes from a piece of white paper or foam rubber. 2.Add a touch of color. ½” StupidGoofySurprised Next

10. www.build-it-yourself.com ½” Goofy Next Press Space Bar to continue

11. www.build-it-yourself.com ½” Stupid Next Press Space Bar to continue

12. www.build-it-yourself.com 3.Much of the soul of your critter is in the eyes. Make them carefully! 4.Can you can see them from a distance? ½” MeanHappyCute Home

13. www.build-it-yourself.com ½” Next Mean Press Space Bar to continue

14. www.build-it-yourself.com ½” Next Happy Press Space Bar to continue

15. www.build-it-yourself.com ½” Cute Next Press Space Bar to continue

16. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.Cut a piece 6” long. 2.Wind 10 loops of yarn around your fingers. 3.Tie the string in the center. Next

17. www.build-it-yourself.com 3.Cut the 2 loops 4.Glue or tape it onto your head and give your critter a hair cut. Next

18. www.build-it-yourself.com Cut hair out of two strips of paper. You generally get a more interesting result if you use 2 slightly different colors. HomeNext

19. www.build-it-yourself.com Feathers, pipe cleaners or wire can also be used for hair. Home

20. www.build-it-yourself.com From a cylinder shape. Next

21. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.First draw a face and color the hair. 2.Cut slits in the top so you can bend the hair. 1½” 4” Cut Hair Next

22. www.build-it-yourself.com 3.Wrap the paper to form a cylinder. 4.Tape a 6” pipe cleaner to the head. This will be the neck. 5.Wind the pipe cleaner around a pencil to make a neck. Tape Pipe Cleaner Next

23. www.build-it-yourself.com From a cone shape. Next

24. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.Cut a piece of paper 2” x 4”. 2” 4” 2.Wrap the paper like an ice cream cone. 3. Tape it. 4. Trim it. Next

25. www.build-it-yourself.com Who wouldn’t warm up to a nut head? Next

26. www.build-it-yourself.com A small rock can work too. Home

27. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.Wrap a pipe cleaner around a pencil. 2.Curl the end so you have a large area to tape or glue the neck to the head. Home 3.This neck enables you to mount your head on any small shaft like a pencil. 4.Also this neck enables your head to move.

28. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.Don’t be shy about exaggerating the hands and feet. 2.If you glue big hands and feet onto the ends of a long pipe cleaner, you will have lots of flexibility to wrap the arms and legs around your critter and make them move. Arms and legs for a large critter Home

29. www.build-it-yourself.com 1.Twist three 6” pipe cleaners together in the center. Bend the arms and legs out. Arms, legs and body for a small critter Next

30. www.build-it-yourself.com 2.Cut out a 6” x 3” piece of colorful cloth. Next

31. www.build-it-yourself.com 3.Bend the 6” x 3” cloth in the middle. You’ll have a 3” square. Next

32. www.build-it-yourself.com 4.At the bend, cut out a small hole for the neck. Next

33. www.build-it-yourself.com 5.Cut out a shirt. Next

34. www.build-it-yourself.com 6.Cut out a shirt. Next

35. www.build-it-yourself.com 7.Put it on the pipe cleaner skeleton. Next

36. www.build-it-yourself.com 8.Roll the neck pipe cleaner so you can glue your hard head on. 9.Bend the ends of the arms and legs to make hands and feet. Next

37. www.build-it-yourself.com 10.Bend the tail back so your critter can stand on 2 legs and its tail. Next

38. www.build-it-yourself.com 11.Tie a belt around your shirt. Next

39. www.build-it-yourself.com 12.Bend the ends of your arms and legs 13.You could glue some shoes or hands on. Next

40. www.build-it-yourself.com Mount your critters in a truck, boat, rocket ship or any invention. Your critter will help you develop a consistent scale for your invention. Next

41. www.build-it-yourself.com Try your own designs! Home