Tie Snakes

(especially appropriate for the rain forest theme)
Take one of dad's old/ugly ties- the busier the print the better. cut open on of the ends, and fill 2/3's all the way will fiber fill. Then, insert either a hanger you have made straight or a length of medium-light gauge wire. fill the rest of the way, and sew/glue/web-iron the tie closed again. The wire or hanger seems pretty important to giving the body some shape and letting you give it that "S" shape, but you could skip that part if you had to. Now, add googly eyes and the long tongue with the "V" shape at the end, and you have a rain forest anaconda! Young ones should be able to do most of the project! When making your snake leave the tag on the underside, the children put the snake around their neck and put their finger through the tag to make them move.

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