Welcome to our first crafting how-to video! These little people are fun to make and can be easily personalised to suit all kids' tastes.
This is a first for Ready for Ten and a first for me: a kitchen table video showing you how to do one of my most favourite crafts, making little people out of wire and other materials. Although you may need to buy a couple of the materials (easily found at any craft store), this craft is cheap to do and involves children in the kind of messy creative activity they love.
Here's what you need
- Wire
- Masking tape
- Mod rock / art rock
- Glue
- Newspaper
- Ribbon, pipe cleaners, paint and/or other embellishments
Video filmed on our Flip Video.
If you have any questions about the video please leave a comment below. Or perhaps you'd like to tell me your favourite craft or you may want to leave a link to pictures of any little wire people you've made – I'd love to see them.
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06 April, 2011
Fantastic video Deb! I love the little people, they're adorable.
editor
06 April, 2011
Thanks for the video Deb, you are a complete natural, great stuff!
mum
06 April, 2011
Great video. Love the giggle at the end. And you're nails look lovely too. Oh and the craft - excellent!
mum
06 April, 2011
I think you look fab and I love the video, off to buy Modrock now!
mum
06 April, 2011
You are all very kind, thank you. I found it surprisingly tricky as I talked too much. Oh and Jen, if you do make them, show me your creations. Would love to see!
mum
06 April, 2011
Coolio! Great video and I love the little people.
dad
06 April, 2011
You'll be on Blue Peter next.
mum
06 April, 2011
Brilliant! I loved the giggle at the end too (and the blue ring!) oh, the the little people. I've always wanted to have a play with mod rock. Knowing my kids it'll be horses and dogs not people though.
admin
06 April, 2011
This is a fab idea Deb thanks for sharing it with us - and I agree you are a total natural at this!
Leigh
Ready for Ten Team
mum
06 April, 2011
You make it look so simple - both the little people and the Blue Peter-style demo. I might even consider it and I'm totally craft phobic.
mum
12 April, 2011
Thank you all so much, was surprisingly nerve wracking (the posting not the filming).
Dan, BP have already been on the phone. Something about vacancies as presenters not wanting to move to Salford but I said I was too busy...;0)
Maggie, people are easy. Dogs and horses would probably be impossible for me to do! And Ellen, this is easy. Honestly. Even for craft phobics.