Your Pet but as a Minion!
Make a Minion-style model of your pet using simple craft materials like colored paper, googly eyes, and clay, learning shape and color choices.
Step-by-step guide to make a Minion-style model of your pet
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Step 1
Gather all materials and clear a flat workspace where you can create.
Step 2
Look at a photo of your pet and pick two favorite features to keep in your minion design.
Step 3
Decide if your minion-pet will have one eye or two.
Step 4
Count out that many googly eyes and put them within reach.
Step 5
Roll yellow clay into a smooth oval or cylinder to make the minion body.
Step 6
Make the blue overall shape by flattening blue clay or cutting a rectangle from blue paper.
Step 7
Press the overall piece onto the lower half of the yellow body so it sticks.
Step 8
Press the googly eye or eyes into the front upper area of the yellow body so they stay put.
Step 9
Make a black goggle strap by rolling a thin strip of black clay or drawing a line with the black marker.
Step 10
Place the strap across the eye area so it looks like goggles.
Step 11
Add your pet features like ears tail or spots using small bits of clay or cut paper and attach them.
Step 12
Add arms legs and little details like overall buttons then let your model dry or set for a few hours.
Step 13
Share your finished Minion-style pet creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we donât have yellow clay or googly eyes?
Use yellow playâdough or model magic for the minion body and replace googly eyes with cut paper circles or drawn eyes using the black marker.
My blue overall or googly eyes wonât stay onâwhat should I try?
Lightly dampen the clay surfaces before you press the blue overall onto the lower half of the yellow body and secure googly eyes and the thin black goggle strap with a tiny dab of craft glue if they keep falling out.
How can I adapt the project for different ages?
For younger kids, use large preâcut blue paper overalls and big sticker eyes with an adult doing the cutting and pressing, while older kids can use polymer clay to sculpt finer ears, tails, and bake the model for a permanent minion-pet.
How can we extend or personalize our minion-pet after finishing it?
Add a clay name patch on the blue overall, glue on extra pet features like spots or a tail, build a cardboard diorama of your petâs favorite place, or film a short stopâmotion video to share on DIY.org.
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Facts about model-making and craft techniques for kids
âď¸ Papercraft techniquesâcutting, folding, and gluingâcan turn flat paper into 3D clothes and accessories for your model.
đ Googly eyes are tiny plastic discs with a loose black pupil that makes craft characters seem to move and come alive.
đ¨ Simple color contrast (like yellow bodies with blue overalls) helps features pop and makes your mini-pet more playful.
đž Spot 2â3 simple shapes in your pet (circle head, oval body, rectangle legs) to make a fun Minion-style version quickly.
đĄ The Minions' bright yellow color was chosen to look cheerful and be instantly recognizable on screen.
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