Instructions:
1. Insert a toothpick into the large end of a styrofoam egg. Press and glue styrofoam ball on the other end of toothpick.
2. Fold a 12” x 18” piece of madras tissue in half lengthwise, then lengthwise again and fold lengthwise one more time making an 18” a 11/2” folded strip. Cut strip into 1/2” x 11/2” sections. Open sections. The madras tissue paper goes from light to dark.
3. Body: Starting at smallest (tail) end of egg, apply a ring of glue stick around egg. Stick a strip of tissue around egg. Start with light color and work to dark.Pinch to gather tissue to make it conform to egg shape. Apply another ring of glue stick around styrofoam and edge of applied tissue. Stick another strip of tissue around egg, overlapping the previous tissue strip by about 1/4”. Continue adding tissue strips around egg shape body.
4. Head: Apply glue stick on the beak side of styrofoam ball. Stick a small piece of tissue on ball. Apply a ring of glue stick around styrofoam ball and edge of applied tissue. Stick a strip of tissue around ball. Continue adding glue and overlapped tissue until ball head is covered.
5. Tail & Wings: Cut a 4” x 10” piece blue cellophane and two 4” x 10” pieces yellow cellophane. Accordion fold each piece, starting at 4” ends and making about 1/2” folds. Tightly wrap a piece of scotch tape around one end of folds. Poke holes in body for tail and wing placement using a sharp pencil point. Make holes about 1/4” wide. Add white glue in each hole. Stick tape end of tail and wings in position.
6. Glue wiggle eyes on face. Dip the end of a toothpick in glue. Poke glued end in position for beak.
7. Press a paper clip into the top of the bird. Thread the nylon filament thru loop to hang.

Pacon® Madras Tissue paper, cellophane, wiggle eyes, nylon filament.