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Ducks Away! Costume

Gather your friends and create a team of ducks with this easy costume for Book Week! Based on the book Ducks Away! by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, this is the perfect minimalist outfit for kids young and old!
  • Step 1 Before beginning, be sure to protect your work area and put down a splash mat or scrap paper first. Use the fabric paint to cover the top of the cap. It doesn’t matter if some yellow gets on the brim.
  • Step 2 Press the brim of the hat flat onto a piece of paper and trace around it to create a template.
  • Step 3 Trace around your template onto orange felt and cut out. Repeat so you have 2 identical pieces, then glue one piece to the top of the brim and the other to the underneath. Allow to dry.
  • Step 4 Add character to your duck cap by finishing with some eyes! Cut 2 small circles from black felt and attach with glue. Allow to dry. Your Duck Cap is now ready to wear!
  • Step 5 Create a simple duck foot template on paper, based on how big you would like your duck feet to be. Look to our design and follow a similar shape. Trace your template onto orange felt and cut the pieces out so that the end with the hole has a split as shown.
  • Step 6 Cut a piece of elastic approximately 9cm, create a loop and tie off with a knot. Glue the knotted end of the elastic to the underside of one of the split ends as shown. On the topside of the opposite split end, use a needle and thread to carefully sew on a button. Your duck feet are now ready to use! Simply put your ankles into the holes of the felt feet and secure by fastening the elastic loop over the button.

Materials used in this activity

Felt Squares - Pack of 100
Optional
Product Code: 10785
EACH $54.99 (inc GST) $49.99 (ex GST)
4 to 7 $47.29 (inc GST) $42.99 (ex GST) 8 or more $41.24 (inc GST) $37.49 (ex GST)
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Cotton Cap
Optional
Product Code: 10792
EACH $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST)
50 to 99 $4.83 (inc GST) $4.39 (ex GST) 100 or more $4.11 (inc GST) $3.74 (ex GST)
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Craft Buttons - 454g Pack
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Product Code: 10833
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6 or more $14.01 (inc GST) $12.74 (ex GST)          
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Product Code: 11246
EACH $17.59 (inc GST) $15.99 (ex GST)
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Product Code: 12374
EACH $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST)
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White Elastic - 30 Metres
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Product Code: 15119
EACH $9.89 (inc GST) $8.99 (ex GST)
10 or more $7.36 (inc GST) $6.69 (ex GST)          
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Product Code: 15494
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Product Code: 15518
EACH $3.84 (inc GST) $3.49 (ex GST)
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CleverPatch Tacky Glue - 250ml
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Product Code: 16494
EACH $10.99 (inc GST) $9.99 (ex GST)
12 to 23 $9.89 (inc GST) $8.99 (ex GST) 24 or more $7.69 (inc GST) $6.99 (ex GST)
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Sewing Needles - Sharp - Pack of 6
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Product Code: 17870
EACH $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST)
5 or more $3.84 (inc GST) $3.49 (ex GST)          
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