DIY Kid's binoculars

These fun fuzzy binoculars are sure to be a hit when you use them to go on Safari with the Safari Caboodle!

You will need:

2 heavy duty plastic cups

1 piece of adhesive felt- any color

1 piece of fleece (about) 9x13 or additional felt any color

18 inches of 5/8" ribbon

ribbon or string for strap

hot glue gun

Cut circle holes out of the bottoms of two cups leaving a 1/4 inch edge.

Cut adhesive felt in half lengthwise

Wrap felt on cup making sure to keep it flat on the fatest part of the cup (the top). Where ends come together, trim so it lies flat.

Place cup upside down on table and pinch the felt in two place. It should look like this.

Cut the felt close to the cup where you pinched it. This will make small "seams" on the sides which will be unnoticed. Fold down the felt on the top, pinching and trimming as you did on the sides. Cut extra felt away.

Measure the fleece around your cup and trim to fit. Try not to pull on it as you measure, you'll want to be able to stretch it as you glue it on.

Fold down over the top and trim it allowing enough fleece to tuck inside the cup. You'll be covering the sharp edge of the cup.

Working on small sections at a time, pinch and trim fleece so it lies flat on the top. Tracing the bottom of the cup onto extra fleece, make two disks per cup. Cut the center out.

Your fleece should look similar to this when you've finished trimming it.

Keeping the fleece at the edge of the lip of the cup, use hot glue to glue the first straight edge down the side of the cup. You'll be working in small sections and stretching it a bit as you go. Trim the edges where they meet if needed.

On the bottom of the cup, glue down the sections so they lay flat. Be sure to add a bit of glue to the tip and fold it under to the inside of the cup.

Hot glue one disk to the inside of the cup, covering the raw edges of the tucked fleece.

Glue the other disk on the outside of the bottom of the cup.
Repeat with the second cup, and then glue both cups together at seams.

Using a sharp knife or scissors, poke holes in the sides for strap. Tie a large knot on the inside of the ribbon and hot glue the knot to the inside of the cup.

Starting on the bottom of the binoculars where the two cups come together, hot glue the 5/8inch ribbon to the wide end of the binoculars. Continue around the outside with one long ribbon. Trim and glue where you began.

Voila!! Ready for Safari!!

Try them out on your little monkey.