INSTRUCTIONS

1. Collect an old plastic milk bottle and rinse itout and dry it. Cut off the base just below thehandle.2. Using the recycled card you have collected,make 3 cone shapes, one very small, onemedium sized and one to fit your head, like a hat!3. Carefully stick the smaller cones onto thehandle of the milk bottle using strong tape.4. Mix a small pot of PVA glue with water tomake a paste. Stick lots of small pieces ofnewspaper to the milk carton, painting lots ofglue paste over the top. Leave until completelydry.5. Paint the largest cone green and brown andleave to dry. Snip off the top of the cone and thencut strips from the top to about half way down, soit looks like long grass.6. Attach the milk bottle to the green cone hatcarefully with strong tape or glue.7. Now just add the rhino’s eyes and yourfantastic ‘Rhino in its habitat’ hat is ready towear!

RHINO MASKThe rhinoceros is Africa’s armoured giant – like a tank on legs – and has been on ourplanet for millions of years. But right nowthey need our help. African rhinos mainlyroam grassland and open savannah but asthere are a growing number of people in theregion where they live, they are losing more oftheir habitat.

1 hour 6-12 yr olds indoor fun

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WHAT YOU NEED

• An old milk bottle• Recycled card• PVA glue• Strong glue or tape• Newspaper• Colourful tissue paper• Pens or paint

Poaching of rhinos for rhino horn is also a huge threat any parts of Africa. In South Africa, as many as around 100 rhinos per month are killed for their horns. We’re working with heroic park rangers, communities and the government to protect these precious creatures.