Our kids wanted to make all sorts of fun Toy Story themed crafts after we watched Toy Story 4 and this time, we came up with a fun Toy Story ‘The Claw’ Game that combines aliens, magnets and a whole lot of fun!

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Toy Story ‘The Claw’ Game

What you need: 

• Silver Pipe Cleaners
• Black Yarn
• Straw or Wooden Dowel
• Small Magnets
• Washers
• Green Foam Paper
• Googly Eyes
• Sharpie
• Pencil
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

How to Make It:

First, we are going to start by making the claw part for the game.

Start by taking two silver pipe cleaners and twist the ends together so that they form a circle.

Now pick three points along the circle equally spaced apart and pinch them so that the spaces in between meet in the middle forming a “Y” shape. This will be your claw. Curve each claw just a little to resemble a grabbing claw from an arcade prize machine.

Next, cut a piece of yarn about a foot long. Tie one end onto the center part of your pipe cleaner claw and the other end onto the tip of your straw/dowel.

Last we’ll hot glue the small magnet to the bottom center of our pipe cleaner claw. You will then have a claw fishing pole with a magnet to pick up small metal objects!

Now it is time to make the little green aliens that we will use our claw to pick up!

Start with some green foam paper. Cut a piece about 2” by 2”. Fold it in half.

Using a pencil draw half of an oval on the folded edge along with half of an antenna on the top of the oval along the fold as well and a pointed ear on the side of the oval, opposite of the fold. Keep the paper folded and cut out your stencil.

Unfold and clean up any parts that need it using your scissors. Now hot glue a washer to the back side of your alien head. This is what is going to attach our alien to the magnetic claw.

Flip your alien head over and glue three google eyes on and draw a mouth with a sharpie.

Repeat this process to make as many alien heads as you want.

Now you can use your magnet claw pole to “fish” for aliens! Have fun!

Yield: 2

Toy Story 'The Claw' Game

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This Toy Story ‘The Claw’ Game that combines aliens, magnets and a whole lot of fun!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Difficulty easy

Estimated Cost $5

Materials

• Silver Pipe Cleaners
• Black Yarn
• Straw or Wooden Dowel
• Small Magnets
• Washers
• Green Foam Paper
• Googly Eyes
• Sharpie
• Pencil
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

Instructions

1. First, we are going to start by making the claw part for the game.
2. Start by taking two silver pipe cleaners and twist the ends together so that they form a circle.
3. Now pick three points along the circle equally spaced apart and pinch them so that the spaces in between meet in the middle forming a “Y” shape. This will be your claw. Curve each claw just a little to resemble a grabbing claw from an arcade prize machine.
4. Next, cut a piece of yarn about a foot long. Tie one end onto the center part of your pipe cleaner claw and the other end onto the tip of your straw/dowel.
5. Last we’ll hot glue the small magnet to the bottom center of our pipe cleaner claw. You will then have a claw fishing pole with a magnet to pick up small metal objects!
6. Now it is time to make the little green aliens that we will use our claw to pick up!
7. Start with some green foam paper. Cut a piece about 2” by 2”. Fold it in half.
8. Using a pencil draw half of an oval on the folded edge along with half of an antenna on the top of the oval along the fold as well and a pointed ear on the side of the oval, opposite of the fold. Keep the paper folded and cut out your stencil.
9. Unfold and clean up any parts that need it using your scissors. Now hot glue a washer to the back side of your alien head. This is what is going to attach our alien to the magnetic claw.
10. Flip your alien head over and glue three google eyes on and draw a mouth with a sharpie.
11. Repeat this process to make as many alien heads as you want.
12. Now you can use your magnet claw pole to “fish” for aliens! Have fun!