Easy to make! DIY ideas for Whack-a-Gator

Make it with a plastic bottle! Whac-A-Gator

Here’s an idea for making a crocodile using a plastic bottle and colored tape.

Crocodiles are often made with milk cartons, but since they get hit during games, they wear out quickly.

If you want to make a sturdier crocodile, using a plastic bottle is a great option.

Wrap the bottle with green tape, and use yellow, red, and white tape to make the eyes and mouth.

Then insert a stick into the bottle’s mouth opening to serve as a handle, secure it, and you’re done! Stuffing it with newspaper or similar material will make it even sturdier.

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Whac-A-Gator: Shinkansen Edition

Normally, in Whac-A-Mole you hit the gators, right? But since you’re making it by hand, I think it’s fine to add major tweaks.

So here’s an idea I’d like to introduce: instead of gators, you hit bullet trains.

First, prepare some milk cartons.

Paint them or add cut-and-paste decorations to make them look like Shinkansen trains.

Then just attach a stick, and you’re done.

I showcased the Shinkansen idea this time, but it’s perfectly fine to make other vehicles or animals instead.

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Usable for Whac-A-Gator! Wani-Wani doll

A chomping “Wani-Wani” crocodile puppet made from a milk carton

Here’s an idea for making a crocodile out of a milk carton.

First, wrap a milk carton with green construction paper, leaving the top open, and make a vertical cut from the bottom.

Make the cut so that about one third of the carton remains uncut—this will form the mouth.

As it is, the mouth won’t open up and down, so make horizontal cuts perpendicular to the vertical cut.

Now the upper and lower jaws can move.

Next, shave down the inner edges of both jaws slightly, and attach teeth cut out from another milk carton.

This crocodile works by putting your hand inside to move the mouth, so don’t forget to make slits in the upper and lower jaws and attach handles.

Finish by adding the eyes, and you’re done! Since it’s worn on the hand, it can move quickly, but getting hit by it can hurt, so please use a soft hammer when playing.

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