DIY Party Animal Magnets
Want to make your own DIY Party Animal Magnets for your fridge or whiteboard? Here’s how you can easily do so!
Once upon a time, I featured a post from Hank + Hunt for her DIY animal candle holders. I blame that post for ooh’ing and ahh’ing over plastic animals every time I see them now. (Nerd alert!) There’s no way I’ll ever tire of the animal trend. Would you blame me if I showed you these DIY Animal Memo Holders too?
Since I apparently have a newfound love for them, I thought I would come up with a project where I could use them for more than just birthday candles. And hence, decided to make them into these DIY Party Animal Magnets. You’ll also love these adorable animal magnets for your little girl’s bedroom.
Side note: For the safety of your reputation, never announce over the phone that you are “cutting up animals”, it gets awkward until you thoroughly explain yourself…
Materials and Tools Needed
- Plastic animals — We found ours for $1 each at the dollar store.
- Scissors
- Super glue
- Plastic/bottle caps
- Spray paint
- Magnet circles
How to Make DIY Party Animal Magnets
Step 1 — Cut the plastic animals in half with scissors (it’s surprisingly easy).
Step 2 — Insert the caps into the open end of the animals.
Step 3 — Spray paint them the color of your choice.
Step 4 — Super glue the magnet to the back, and be sure to push in the cap far enough for the magnet to be flush with the animal, I learned this by trial and error.
What to Use in Case Bottle Caps Don’t Fit Into Your Plastic Animal
- Air dry clay
- Thick cardboard cut-outs
If you’re like me and have a newfound love for plastic animals, be sure to try out this fun DIY project! All you need are some basic crafting supplies and a few minutes of your time. These magnets would also make great party favors or stocking stuffers. The possibilities are endless. For more DIY home decor ideas like this, be sure to check out our related posts below –
- DIY Animal Knobs
- DIY Animal Ear Cake Toppers
- DIY Animal Memo Holder Gifts for Your Loved One
- Halloween Party Decor: DIY Animal Leg Ladle
DIY Party Animal Magnets
Equipment
- Scissors
- Super glue
Instructions
- Cut the plastic animals in half with scissors.
- Insert the the bottle caps into the open end of the animals. Be sure to push in the cap far enough for the magnet to be flush with the animal.
- Spray paint them the color of your choice.
- Super glue the magnet to the back.
Don’t forget to share your DIY party animal magnets with us on Instagram using the hashtag #sugarandclothloves. We always love seeing all of your creations! Looking for more interior design inspiration? You can find all of our home decor tutorials and ideas right here!
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Hey ,
What spray paint did you used?
I sprayed figures with simple gold paint and it’s not drying at all. Must be the rubbery material.
Thanks
Have you had a problem with the caps+magnets falling out when pulling it off a metal surface? Or do the caps stay plugged inside the animal pretty well? Would you suggest using super glue for the cap as well?
Btw I’m pinning this :)
Thanks so much for posting how to do this. I saw these on etsy and said I bet I could make those myself. :) I’m going to make them as wedding favors/ escort or place card holders!
love these!! so much fun:) Question… what if the animals aren’t the perfect size for a bottle cap to fit inside as the base? Any other ideas of how you attach the magnets?
You could use air-dry clay to fill the inside and it would definitely give it a really put together look. Or you could even use thick cardboard cutouts!
Freaking Awesome!! xx
I love that you spray painted them all one color! Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Nikki!
These are seriously cute!!!
Thanks, Hil! :)
Need to do the magnets with the butt of the animals too – oh so cute!
Haha, I agree! Hubby wanted me to use the butts, but I decided to stick with heads to make them seem more adult :)
If you do both, I could see some amazing animal creations from the kiddos.. Hippo head, tiger butt…tiger head, horse butt…. fun stuff.
Hey girl! I saw these animals chopped in half on instagram and now I’m glad to see where you were going with them.
Hopefully they look much better than my Instagram photo :)
My first glance at these reminded me of all the men I have known who are avid hunters who love to display their trophies on the wall…
This is Taxidermy innovation at its best…:)
These are amazing! Definitely going to add it to my crafts to-do list :)
Let me know how they turn out :)