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Piggy Bank

Instructions

This is a great little piggy bank idea made from a used laundry detergent bottle. Ask your parent or teacher for help on certain steps of this project. Have Fun! Scroll to the bottom of the page for a photo diary on making the piggy bank.

Rinse out an empty laundry detergent bottle.
Get your parent or teacher to cut a whole near the handle roughly 1.5 inches by 0.5 inches.
Poke a hole in the bottom of the bottle for the tail.
Paint the entire bottle pink. Let stand for 1 hour or until paint is dry.
Paint 4 bottle caps pink for the feet. Let dry
Paint 2 bottle caps white for the eyes. Let dry
Colour eyes with black marker for the pupils
Paint the 2 boxboard ears pink. Let dry
Begin glueing ears, feet and eyes to the bottle. Let dry for at least half of an hour.
Insert the tail.
Colour 2 nostrils with a black marker on the nose
You’re finished! Start saving your money!