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This handsome little frog has been spotted in long grass on many continents.
With a wide mouth it seems to live on a diet of loose change, or in some cases paper clips, or even elastic bands.
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But it's a very tidy creature, wherever you find the Gobbler Frog, there is never any mess around - anything small just seems to vanish into the frog's cavernous mouth.
So how do you make your own Gobbler Frog? Read on!
Here are the instructions provided by our reader - 10 year old Jamie.
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1. Take a ball of modelling clay about as big as your clenched fist.
Then roll it flat and about 10mm (½ inch) thick.
Cut off about one quarter of it.
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2. Now roll the larger piece into a cylinder about 50mm (2inches) in diameter, and then flatten one end on your modelling board to close it. Use your Clay Shaper (size 10, flat chisel) or Kid Shaper (same size) to smooth over the join both inside and outside. Wetting the clay here will help to make the joint stronger. Then use the Shaper to totally smooth the outside of the body.
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3. Now make 2 hands with arms, 2 feet, and two nicely round eyes - all from the piece of clay you saved earlier. Use your Clay Shaper (or Kid Shaper) to cut out the clay shapes, taking care to leave enough material between the fingers and toes so they don't break! Also roll two thick sausages of clay to make lips for the frog.
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4. Make the tongue for your frog, cutting it out using your Clay Shaper (or Kid Shaper) and don't forget to put a groove up the middle for the food to roll up.
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5. Attach the arms, feet, eyes, and lips to the body of the frog using water to soften the clay at the joins, and working to join the clay together well - if you don't then you may find that the arms or feet drop off!! Now stick the tongue into the gaping mouth, again working the clay well to ensure that it joins together.
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6. When the frog is thoroughly hardened - normally 2 to 3 days, then paint it in the colours of your choice.
Then use it to store anything small like pocket money change or paper clips.
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