- 1). Cut out the bottom of each coffee can using the can opener.
- 2). Paint the picture of one family member on each coffee can with the water-based paints and paintbrushes.
- 3). Select the coffee can you want to place at the top of your totem pole.
- 4). Make a 1-inch hole at the center of each plastic cover using the craft knife.
- 5). Cut out the spouts from the plastic milk bottles using the scissors. Recycle the parts of the bottle you do not require to make the totem pole.
- 6). Draw a pair of wings on the detergent bottle using a pencil and cut them out using the craft knife. Recycle the remaining part of the bottle.
- 7). Place the plastic covers on both the top and bottom of each coffee can. The uncut cover will be used to crown the totem pole.
- 8). Wrap duct tape on the wooden dowel rod. You should have a 6-inch layer of duct tape on the dowel. Start wrapping the dowel from its bottom end.
- 9). Add the coffee cans on the dowel and use the milk bottle spouts to separate them.
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Place the wings before putting the last can on the top of the wooden dowel rod. - 11
Push the wooden dowel into the ground to display your completed totem pole.
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