Spinning tops with googly eyes and fun hair
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Make cute spinning tops with googly eyes and hair made out of cotton yarn. Watch the hair fly up in the air as the top spins.
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Draw a pattern on the top of the spinning top with creative multi markers. Stripes are drawn here, but you can also draw a spiral, dots or anything else.
Draw a pattern on the top of the spinning top with creative multi markers. Stripes are drawn here, but you can also draw a spiral, dots or anything else.2 
Turn over the spinning top and continue drawing on the bottom.
Turn over the spinning top and continue drawing on the bottom.3 
Attach adhesive googly eyes to the top of the spinning top. Choose two different sizes for a crazy look.
Attach adhesive googly eyes to the top of the spinning top. Choose two different sizes for a crazy look.4 
Draw a mouth under the eyes.
Draw a mouth under the eyes.5 
Now it’s time to make hair for the spinning top. Decide whether you want 1, 2 or more colours. Now cut a bunch of pieces of string to around 5 cm.
Now it’s time to make hair for the spinning top. Decide whether you want 1, 2 or more colours. Now cut a bunch of pieces of string to around 5 cm.6 
Take a small piece of sticky base and place it around the bottom of the spinning top.
Take a small piece of sticky base and place it around the bottom of the spinning top.7 
Now add the yarn around the top by pressing it into the glue. Be careful not to make the spinning top too heavy on one side – the better the yarn is distributed, the easier it will spin.
Now add the yarn around the top by pressing it into the glue. Be careful not to make the spinning top too heavy on one side – the better the yarn is distributed, the easier it will spin.8 
Cut the hair so that it doesn't hang over the edge of the spinning top.
Cut the hair so that it doesn't hang over the edge of the spinning top.9 
The spinning tops can have different patterns, colours and facial expressions – here are a few examples.
The spinning tops can have different patterns, colours and facial expressions – here are a few examples.Free Step-by-Step Guide
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