Make an Elephant out of Play Doh!
Let's Begin!
(Here is a picture of an elephant my 4 year old made.)
Break up 9 pieces of play dough.
1 x large piece for the body
4 x medium pieces for the legs
1 x medium round piece for the head
1 x long piece for the trunk
2 x smaller round pieces for the ears.
1 x smaller long piece for the tail
2 x tiny balls for the eyes
Now, roll the large piece for the body into a cylinder shape, next with the 4 medium pieces roll into similar sized cylinder shapes as these are the elephant’s legs. Line them up in 2 rows. Place the body on top and squish the legs into the body.
With the medium round piece of dough, roll into a ball and carefully press onto one end of the body. This is the head.
With the long piece, make sure this piece is short enough to hang from the head. Make this piece a bit thicker at one end and thinner at the other as this end is the elephant nostrils. Carefully press the thicker end to the middle of the head.
Now with the last 2 smaller round pieces for the ears, roll into balls and press with your thumb. These are the ears, carefully press these on the side of the elephant head.
With the last small long piece, make it thin long piece and make it short so that it hangs above the back of the elephant’s body.
Now, put the 2 tiny balls on each side of the trunk on the head. These are the eyes.
There you have it, your very own play dough elephant!