| Do you know someone who is football crazy? Is | | | | and glue them together so that the lines in the |
| your Dad a footy nut? Is your brother a soccer | | | | cards structure cross, this will give the clock face |
| Fanatic? This is possibly the bestest Crimbo | | | | extra strength. |
| pressie you can make them. You can make it fit | | | | Once the glue is dry, paint the clock face green. |
| any football team of your choosing, or add an | | | | Again leave to dry. With white paint, paint on a |
| assortment of football teams. You could also | | | | centre line through the middle of the clock face, |
| adapt this idea to make a net-ball, basketball, or | | | | and paint a kick off circle in the middle of the |
| rugby clock. | | | | clock. |
| To make a Football Crazy Wall Clock you will | | | | Push a pencil through the centre of the clock face |
| need... | | | | ready to attach the clock mechanism. Be very |
| Paint, thick card or an old grocery box, a clock | | | | careful and use the old Plasticine trick - Put a ball |
| mechanism and clock hands (you will find these at | | | | of Plasticine on the table, put your card on top of |
| craft shops) and a print out of pattern of football | | | | it where you need the hole to be, and push the |
| shirts which is available at the link below. | | | | pencil through the card and into the Plasticine. |
| Colour the football shirts in the team's strip you | | | | Arrange the football shirts on the clock face and |
| choose. You can colour them randomly if you | | | | stick them down. |
| wish. Number each shirt 1 to 12. | | | | Push the clock spindle through the hole and push |
| To make the clock face, draw around a large | | | | on the hands. The mechanism has a hole for |
| dinner plate or a tea tray onto some card. An old | | | | hanging the clock on the wall. |
| grocery box is great. Cut out two identical circles, | | | | Put a battery in the clock and set the time. |