DIY piggy bank - Arts, Crafts and DIY

DIY piggy bank

A very cute project which most kids can manage to do the bulk of by themselves.

Material

1 empty 3L plastic milk container
2 empty toilet rolls
black permanent marker
pink paint, paintbrushes and newspapers
sticky tape

Method

Clean and dry an empty 3L milk container.
Place newspaper on a table, then paint the milk container all over. Then paint the toilet rolls all over. You may need to do several coats to cover the plastic. Leave to dry.
When dry, draw eyes and a nose with the black marker.
Cut one of the toilet rolls into 2 triangles, then sticky tape to the top of the bottle for ears.
Cut the other toilet roll into half and stick at the front of pig to form legs.
Cut a hole in the back of the pig for the money to pass through.

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- mom19782016
- 13 Jun 2016
  7:11 pm

54 Comments
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- - rachelvk said
  - 31 Jul 2019
    11:11 pm
Love this little piggy – oink oink – so cute.

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- - mom152736 said
  - 26 Jul 2019
    2:33 pm
this is brilliant. JUST SUPER CUTE!! love love

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- - mom129591 said
  - 01 Jul 2019
    5:50 pm
That looks really fun to create and show others. The result of that piggy bank is amazing. Well done.

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- - Jen2019 said
  - 19 May 2019
    8:33 pm
How cute! It’s a lovely, simple idea.

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- - MrsA said
  - 14 Mar 2019
    2:13 pm
So cute. Love it.

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 20 Dec 2018
    5:18 pm
Such a fun holidays activty

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- - mom265671 said
  - 29 Nov 2018
    11:44 pm
So creative and clever. Can’t wait to try this

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- - ncjmumma said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    6:58 am
Omg!! I remember doing this with my own mum when I was a kid!!

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- - sapphy said
  - 19 Oct 2018
    1:19 am
Making their own piggy banks was fun and gave them a sense of pride. They were overjoyed to have a few coins to start them off so their piggy’s tummies rattled. Its amazing to watch how each one individualised their own piggybank and the share time they spend together is valuable.

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- - EllenG89 said
  - 25 Sep 2018
    7:55 am
What an awesome idea! Kids will want to use it even more if made by themselves

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- - Stef said
  - 06 Sep 2018
    3:48 pm
Great idea! We made Papier-mâché piggy banks. Think this idea, is far less messy!
- mom19782016 replied
  
  10 Mar 2019 , 4:31 pm
  Oh papier mache would be a great long weekend or holiday craft too!
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- - mom114371 said
  - 17 Aug 2018
    9:00 pm
I remember making one of these when I was a kid. Brings back fond memories

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- - curlytops said
  - 24 Jul 2018
    6:16 pm
great idea to use a recycled milk container

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- - mom81879 said
  - 26 Jun 2018
    8:33 am
Super cute project and most definitely sonething older kids could successfully manage to make on their own

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- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:09 pm
This is cool and a great way to save money
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:19 pm
  Think of all the different animals you can use
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