Miniature Pull Toy Tutorial
By Laura Miller

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1. Cut animal shape out of matt board, poster board, thin cardboard or wood using the outline pattern. 2. Cut out the two animal images (one for each side of the cardboard).
3. Glue the animal images to both sides of the cardboard. 4. Cut wood base from 1/16 inch thick wood or matt board. Piece should be 3/8 inch by 1 1/4 inch for most toys. You may cut it shorter or longer for some toys. Sand corners and paint with acrylic paint. Drill hole 1/16 inch from one narrow end and centered between the two long sides.
5. Cut two (2) 1/4" pieces from narrow straw, round coffee stirrer, or narrow shrink tube. The following instructions are for wheels punched from craft foam or clay wheels. Instructions for making clay wheels are on a separate page. 6. Cut two 1/2 inch pieces of a round toothpick for axles.
7. Using super glue gel, glue straws to underside of painted base and axles to two of the wheels. 8. When the glue is dry, push the axles through the straws. Glue the last two wheels to the axles.
9. When the glue is dry, flip the base over onto the wheels and glue the animal figure on top of the base. 10. Tie a piece of thread through the hole in the base and tie a small seed bead onto the end.

If you don't want a working toy, you can skip the straws and just glue the axles to the base.

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