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Did you know that robots can be cute? Well, our dotty robot craft certainly is! It’s also incredibly easy to make, with regular craft supplies.

When we were young, we used to have movies, comics and stories about robots becoming so powerful they would take over the world. Well, the Terminator movies certainly gave us a taste of that!

Well, as things are today, this has become increasingly more probable, especially with ChatGPT and other AI apps multiplying and getting more powerful by the day. It’s fascinating, but also a little scary!

Well, today we’ve got a robot that’s not scary in the least – it’s actually quite adorable! Here is a colorful dotty robot craft for kids to make, with whatever you currently have in your craft closet!

Colorful Dotty Robot Craft for Kids

Supplies required:

• Cardboard box (we used a large empty matchbox)
• Styrofoam ball for the head
• Two toilet paper rolls for the feet
• Popsicle sticks
• Silver chenille sticks & craft sticks
• Pom poms
• Googly eyes
• Pearl dots, bows
• Foam dots
• Silver washi tape/sticker tape

How to make the Dotty Robot Craft:

1. Wrap the box, toilet paper rolls and styrofoam ball completely with silver tape. Another option is to paint all these parts in silver paint and let it dry.

2. Use a glue gun to attach the head to the top of the cardboard box and the two toilet paper rolls to the bottom of the box. 

3. Wrap the silver pipe cleaners around two Popsicle sticks so that the sticks are completely covered by the pipe cleaners. These are the arms of our dotty robot craft.

4. Stick pompoms to the ends of the Popsicle sticks for hands. Stick the other ends of the sticks into the cardboard box. 

5. It’s now time to decorate our dotty robot craft! Use the foam dots, stickers or other embellishments you have to decorate the robot’s body. 

6. On the robot’s head, stick the googly eyes on the top, and red dots for the nose and smile.

7. If you want a girl robot, like we did, attach small pieces of pipe cleaner to the robot’s head and then stick pompoms on the ends of the pipe cleaners. Add one or two tiny bows to complete the look.

There you go, your cute little dotty robot craft is ready! We love how open-ended this craft is, since you can use pretty much anything you have at home to decorate the robot. You can make it a girl or a boy or anything you like, and you can experiment with pipe cleaners, buttons, googly eyes or other items to create a custom robot of your choice!

If you’re looking for more robot crafts, here you go:

• Printable Robot-Themed Paper Crowns
• Adorable Paper Bag Love Robot Craft
• Easy and Fun Toilet Paper Roll Robot Craft
• Playful Paper Cup Robot Craft for Kids