{"id":22441,"date":"2013-07-04T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=22441"},"modified":"2015-03-30T21:17:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T01:17:54","slug":"4th-of-july-robot-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/4th-of-july-robot-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"4th of July Robot Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22442\" alt=\"fourth of july robot\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/06\/fourth-of-july-robot.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/06\/fourth-of-july-robot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/06\/fourth-of-july-robot-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>by\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/We7zQv\">Marci<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s hard to find a craft for boys. This 4th of July craft was so much fun for my little man to create, and it is useful, too! This patriotic robot can also be used to hold utensils at your Independence Day cookout.<\/p>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>4 tin cans (2 for feet, 1 for a body and 1 for the head)<\/li>\n<li>paper for the arms and face<\/li>\n<li>tape<\/li>\n<li>hot glue<\/li>\n<li>paint, glitter, stickers&#8230;whatever you need to decorate your robot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<p>1. Choose which cans will be which part of the robot.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2.\u00a0Decorate the cans with paint, paper, glitter or stickers. Be creative.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.\u00a0Make facial features out of paper and glue or tape them on the head can.<\/p>\n<p>4. Cut 6 &#8211; 8 strips of paper approximately. Form them into a circle and tape the ends together.<\/p>\n<p>5. Tape 3 or 4 of the rings together along one side to form a bendable arm. Tape or glue them to the body can.<\/p>\n<p>6. With the open end of the leg and body cans facing down, glue the cans together so the leg cans support the body can.<\/p>\n<p>7. With the open end of the face can facing up, glue the head can to the top of the body. Fill with utensils and enjoy your usable art!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/author\/marci\/\">More Homeschool Science from Marci<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0Marci Sometimes it\u2019s hard to find a craft for boys. This 4th of July craft was so much fun for my little man to create, and it is useful, too! This patriotic robot can also be used to hold utensils at your Independence Day cookout. 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