Hard-boiled eggs dyed alien green (using Easter egg dye or gel food coloring) or plastic eggs of a similar size and color
Scissors
Craft paper (green, blue, and purple)
Toilet tissue tubes or paper towel tube
Paper hole punch
Glue stick
Glue dots
Fine-tipped black marker
How To Make It
Print the template and use it to cut out a pair of green paper ears for each alien. Fold the ears in half to create a center crease, as shown.
Fashion an antenna for each alien by first folding a 3-inch long thin strip of green paper in half and gluing the two sides together, stopping 1/8-inch from the ends. Then fold the ends out to the sides, as shown.
Next, use the paper hole punch to create two green dots and glue them together, sandwiching the top of the antenna between them.
Create a stand for each egg by wrapping blue paper around a section of a toilet tissue or paper towel tube and securing the overlapped edges with glue. Add a thin strip of purple paper around the top of the tube for a collar.
Set the eggs sideways atop their stands. Use glue dots to attach the ears and antennae. Add three eyes to each egg, placing the center one slightly higher than the other two.
For the finishing touch, draw a wide smile on each alien (this is easier to do if you remove the egg from the stand and hold it in one hand while drawing with the other).
Use scissors or a craft knife to cut out Daisy’s body and each of her arms. Do not cut along dashed lines in the body or arms — these lines are where you will fold the paper.
Take Daisy’s body and make all of the folds along the dashed lines for the body and the tabs. Make each fold away from you except for Daisy’s legs. For Daisy’s legs, fold the top dashed line toward you and the bottom dashed line away from you. This will help Daisy sit on the edge of a table or shelf.
Glue the tabs to the inside of Daisy’s body. Follow the curve of Daisy’s waist. The glued tabs will create an open box on Daisy’s back.
Fold each of Daisy’s arms in half along the dashed line and glue the two sides together. Be careful to not get glue on the outer tabs of the arms. Fold those outward and use them as a base to attach the arms to Daisy’s body.
For the left arm, cut the cover of the candy box (that says “Happy Valentine’s Day”) out and fold the tab on it away from you. Glue the tab to the space provided on the hand, being careful to glue only the tab so that the box top flaps open. Once the pieces have dried, glue the picture of chocolates to the light pink inside of the box in Daisy’s hand so the candies appear to be inside the box when you lift the top flap.
Glue each arm to Daisy’s sides.
Drop a few pieces of candy into the box formed on Daisy’s back and make a special delivery!
Print out the wrappers on regular paper or cardstock and cut them out. Wrap each one around a hard boiled egg and tape the wrapper to keep it in place.
Print out Thumper on regular paper or cardstock and cut out all of the pieces. Cut a slit along the side of each A tab (opposite of the dashed line).
To put Thumper’s body together, fold each dashed line away from you. Glue each A tab to the white side of the panel to its right (it will form a cone shape). Glue the end panels together by gluing tabs B to the white side of the opposite panel.
Tuck and glue the C tabs to the inside of Thumper’s head to close off the top. Tuck and glue the D tabs to the inside of Thumper’s head to close off the bottom.
To put Thumper’s body together, fold each dashed line away from you. Glue the E tab to close his body. Slide the body inside the bottom of Thumper’s head up to the grey line. Make sure Thumper’s hands are in front.
Fold and glue Thumper’s ears in half so the design is now two-sided. Use the tab at the end of the ears to glue the ears to the top of Thumper’s head. Make sure the pink part of the ears is in front.
Fold and glue Thumper’s tail in half so the design is now two-sided. Use the tab at the end of the tail to glue it to the middle part of Thumper’s backside. Make sure the tail doesn’t hang down lower than the backside or Thumper won’t sit flat on a table.
Fold and glue Thumper’s feet the same way you did his ears and tail. Attach the feet to either side of Thumper’s body.
Print the template on regular paper or cardstock and cut out the pieces. Make folds along all dashed lines.
Beginning with the head, use glue or double-sided tape to secure the A tab to the back of the piece next to it. Continue this pattern with the remaining tabs in alphabetical order. Close the top of the head like a lid and secure it to the Q tabs. Close the bottom of the head with the R tabs to complete the shape.
Fold each horn in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Butterfly the tabs outward and use them to attach the horns to the top of Mike’s head.
Fold each arm in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Butterfly the tabs outward and use them to attach the arms to the sides of the body.
Fold each leg in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Butterfly the tabs outward and use them to attach the legs to the bottom of the body. Fold the paper at the dashed line at his knees away from you. Now you can place Mike on a table or shelf with his legs dangling over the edge.
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex Lends Voice to “Elephant”
Academy Award® Winner Natalie Portman Narrates “Dolphin Reef”
April Earth Day-Themed Collection on Disney+ To Also Feature Titles From National Geographic and Disneynature
BURBANK, Calif. (March 26, 2020) – In recognition of Earth Month, Disney+ announced today the Disneynature film “Elephant,” narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, will premiere on April 3 alongside previously announced “Dolphin Reef,” with narration by Academy Award®-winning actress Natalie Portman. Following its theatrical release last year, the Disneynature film “Penguins” will also make it’s Disney+ debut on April 3.
The Earth Month collection on Disney+ will also contain additional Disneynature titles premiering on the service on April 3 including “In the Footsteps of Elephant,” “A Life on the Edge” and “Diving with Dolphins” which give viewers behind-the-scenes access into the unique filmmaking process of all three films.
These captivating films will join an already robust collection of animal and nature titles highlighted throughout the month including National Geographic’s “America’s National Parks,” “Wild Yellowstone,” “The Flood,” “JANE,” “Before the Floods,” “Planet of the Birds,” “Sea of Hope: America’s Underwater Treasures,” “Kingdom of the White Wolf,” “Tree Climbing Lions,” Hostile Planet” and “Wild Russia.”
Directed by Mark Linfield, co-directed by Vanessa Berlowitz and Alastair Fothergill, and produced by Mark Linfield, Vanessa Berlowitz and Roy Conli, “Elephant” follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their great matriarch, Gaia, the family faces brutal heat, dwindling resources and persistent predators, as they follow in their ancestor’s footsteps on a quest to reach a lush, green paradise.
In recognition of “Elephant,” Disneynature and the Disney Conservation Fund are supporting Elephants Without Borders, an organization working in Botswana to ensure people and elephants thrive. Elephants Without Borders is working on strategies to protect Botswana’s elephant haven, helping to reduce human-wildlife conflict through education, economic development, and solutions that either redirect elephant migration away from people, or provide communities with tools that help to protect themselves and their properties when elephants are nearby.
“Dolphin Reef” dives under the sea to frolic with some of the planet’s most engaging animals: dolphins. Created with Disneynature’s signature storytelling style, the film introduces Echo, a young Pacific bottlenose dolphin who can’t quite decide if it’s time to grow up and take on new responsibilities. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer. Keith Scholey, who directed Disneynature’s “Bears,” helms the film.
Disney has a long history of supporting oceans and marine life around the world. Grants from the Disney Conservation Fund and expertise from Disney Conservation Team Wildlife have helped leading conservation organizations and communities to establish coral nurseries to help to re-grow their damaged reefs, build fisheries that save fish and provide local job opportunities, rescue stranded dolphins, and inspire children to explore and protect coastlines, reefs and other marine habitats.
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Print the template on regular paper or cardstock and cut out the pieces. Make all folds along dashed lines.
Build the parts one a a time by securing all tabs to their corresponding pieces in alphabetical order, using glue or double-sided tape. To build the gloves, fold each one in half along the dashed line and butterfly the tabs outward. Secure the gloves so the designs are two-sided.
When you’ve finished building the torso, head, waist, upper legs, boots, and arms, construct Buzz from the bottom up by first attaching the upper legs to the boots.
Continue construction by attaching the waist to the upper legs, the torso to the waist, and the head to the torso.
Attach each arm to Buzz’s torso where indicated, then attach Buzz’s gloves to his wrists.
Add Buzz’s Hawaiian accessories. The kukui nut lei goes around his neck, the grass bands fit around his ankles, the wrap fits around his waist, and the haku lei wraps around his head.
Print Lady on regular paper or card stock and cut out each piece. Be sure to cut along the six solid dark lines at the sides of each A tab and each D tab.
Starting with the head, use a craft knife to cut out the square at the bottom where indicated. Make all folds along dashed lines. Refold the dashed line going through Lady’s eyes toward you. Continue this fold on all sides of Lady’s head. Using glue or double-sided tape, secure all A tabs to the back of their corresponding pieces. Close Lady’s head with the B tabs, sealing the top of her head like a lid. Fold all C tabs to the inside of Lady to complete the shape.
For Lady’s body, make all folds along the dashed lines. Refold the dashed line at Lady’s neck toward you. Continue this fold on all sides of Lady’s body. Secure all D tabs to the back of their corresponding pieces. Now you can slip Lady’s head onto her neck. Be sure to line up the front pieces.
Fold Lady’s left leg in half and secure with glue or double-side tape so the design is two-sided. Attach the left leg to the front of Lady’s body, then repeat this step with Lady’s right leg.
Fold one ear in half and secure so the design is two-sided. Glue the ear to the side of Lady’s head. Repeat this step with Lady’s other ear.
Fold Lady’s tail in half and secure so the design is two-sided. Butterfly the tabs outward and use them to attach Lady’s tail to her bottom.
Print the template on regular paper or cardstock and cut out the pieces.
Starting with the body, cut along the three dark lines of the triangular tabs located at the bottom of the body. Fold the paper at the dashed lines away from you. Using glue or double-sided tape, secure the A tab located near the top of the body to the back of the piece next to it. Next, secure the A tab located near the bottom of the body to the back of the piece next to it. Continue this pattern with the remaining B and C tabs. Complete the shape with the D tabs.
For the head, fold the paper at the dashed lines away from you. Beginning with the left side of the head, secure the E tab to the back of the piece directly below it. Secure the F tab to the back of the side of the head. Secure the G tab to the back of the piece next to it. Repeat this pattern with the E, F, and G tabs on the right side of the head. Slide the H tab into the opening at the top of the body and secure it with glue.
To put the right leg together, you will need the following three pieces: Outer Panel, Inner Panel, and Front Leg. Fold the paper at the second horizontal dashed line on the Front Leg toward you. Fold the paper at all other dashed lines away from you.
Secure tabs M-P on the Front Leg to the back of the corresponding areas on the Inner Panel.
Attach the Outer Panel to the Front Leg using tabs I-L on the Front Leg. The front, left, and right sides of the leg are now complete.
To complete the back of the leg, secure the R tab to the inside of the Inner Panel and the S tab to the inside of the Outer Panel making sure it goes over the T tab. Secure the T tab to finish the leg.
Repeat steps 4-7 for the left leg.
Make sure the claws are pointing outward on each foot. Attach the legs to the inside of the body using the three Q tabs on each leg.
Fold the spine in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Do not glue the tabs together. Instead, butterfly the tabs outward and attach them to the light colored area on his back labeled “spine.”
Fold the tail in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Do not glue the tabs together. Instead, butterfly the tabs outward and attach them to the area on his back labeled “tail.”
Fold Sulley’s right arm in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Fold the O tab away from you and secure it to the area on the body labeled “O.” Fold the left arm in half along the center dashed line and secure so the design is two-sided. Fold the P tab away from you and secure it to the area on the body labeled “P.”
Fold each horn in half and secure so the design is two-sided. Fold the tabs back and use them to attach the horns to the sides of his head.
Print the template on regular paper or cardstock. Cut out each piece with a craft knife or scissors.
Do not cut along the dashed lines — this is where you will fold the paper.
Line up Elsa’s back with her torso and glue them together so the design is two-sided. After the glue has dried, fold the bottom part of Elsa’s torso towards you along the blue dashed line. Then, fold Elsa’s face away from you along the gold line across her shoulders.
Take Elsa’s chest piece and fold along each dashed line. Make each fold away from you. Glue the G tab and F tab to the back, white side of Elsa’s chest.
Spread glue on the H tab of Elsa’s chest and press it into place on the H area on Elsa’s torso. Make sure her shoulders are lined up correctly.
After the glue dries, add glue to the I, J, K, and L tabs and press them into place. Hold the pieces together until the glue dries. You may need to use a pen or pencil inside her chest area to position the tabs just right.
Fold each of Elsa’s arms and glue them so the design is two-sided. Make sure they are lined up before the glue dries. Attach the arms to each side of Elsa’s body under each shoulder by gluing the E tab to the E area and D tab to the D area.
Cut slits in the top of the skirt along the white lines, opposite of where you fold each A tab. Fold each of the dashed lines at the top of the skirt and each A tab away from you. Starting from left to right with the purple side of the skirt facing you, glue each A tab to the back of the skirt piece next to it to create pleats.
When you are finished gluing the A tabs you may find it easier to glue the C tab to the inside of the skirt before gluing the final B tab pleat.
Attach Elsa’s completed torso to her skirt by gluing the white side of the tabs at her waist to the top of the skirt over the areas labeled M and N. The crease on the skirt should be in the back.
Lastly, you can add Elsa’s sparkly cape by using blue glitter tulle about 9 inches long and 5 inches wide. Cut the tulle into the shape of a balloon with one end 2 inches wide, and the other end 5 inches wide, keeping it 9 inches long from one end to the other. Glue the edges of the 2 inch end around the top edge of her dress along her back and sides under the arms.
