Diego Spotting Scope

Transform a few simple craft items into a "telescoping" spotting scope just like the one Diego uses.

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Materials

• Toilet paper roll
• Construction paper
• Glue stick
• Pencil
• Sticky tape
• Scissors
• Crayons or colored markers
• Glitter pens (optional)
• Sticker paper (optional)
• Diego African Safari Stickers (optional)

Directions

1. Step 1

   Start by helping kids roll a piece of construction paper into a tube. (For a sturdier scope, try gluing two or three pieces of paper back to back with the glue stick.) Insert the paper tube completely into the toilet paper roll. Mark with a pencil the spot where the construction paper extends from the toilet paper roll.

2. Step 2

   Pull the construction paper out halfway and place a piece of sticky tape on it so the tube will remain the same size when you remove it from the roll. Take the paper tube out completely and help kids cut along the pencil mark

3. Step 3

   Cut a piece of construction paper to cover the toilet paper roll. You may want to trace the roll on the paper with a pencil for a perfect fit. Kids can then use the glue stick or sticky tape to attach the paper cover to the roll.

4. Step 4

   Decorate the covered toilet paper roll with crayons, colored markers, glitter pens, and stickers. (To ensure the spotting scope will "telescope" up and down, it's best not to add decorations to the construction paper tube.) When done, slip the construction paper tube back into the roll. Now your kids have a spotting scope just like the one Diego uses!