Did you know that 27th February is International Polar Bear Day? To celebrate these beautiful and endangered creatures we’ve got a simple stand up model for you to make. We’ve left ours plain but you could decorate it with cotton wool, paper or fabric to add more texture.

You will need:

• Polar Bear Model Template
• White card (or use recycled card and paint or collage it white)
• Pencil
• Black pen
• Scissors
• Glue stick

Step 1.

Use the template to cut out 2 body piece, 2 ears and 3 pieces of card for the supports.

Step 2.

Glue an ear onto each polar bear. It’s a good idea at this point to make sure your polar bears are ‘facing’ each other so you end up with a left and a right side rather than two lefts or two rights!

Step 3.

Use the black pen to draw an eye and nose onto each polar bear.

Step 4.

Now we’re ready to join the two sides together. Using the marks on the template as a guide fold over each end of each support piece. Again using the template as a guide glue the three supports onto the body of the bears.

Step 5.

Your bear should now stand up! Have fun and don’t forget to show us how you get on!