Ken WIngard's DIY Nutcracker Soldiers 

You should do it

Well who did it work out

We just made one yesterday which btw didnt take 30 minutes it to 2 days lol . My husband used screws along with hot glue for the legs on the bucket. Also on the feet and arms

This is great, thanks for sharing❤❤❤👌

www.hallmarkchannel.com/home-and-family/how-to/diy-nutcracker-soldiers-with-ken-wingardI hope this helps you out. I like them too. Good Luck.

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Will try to find info again or maybe will write it out for you

If the link doesn't work, I copied and pasted the list from the site. I hope this helps.www.hallmarkchannel.com/home-and-family/how-to/diy-nutcracker-soldiers-with-ken-wingard Materials List: • Hot glue gun • Spray paint for plastic: Black, Blue, Red, Yellow, Skin Tone • 2 x 2" wood screws for shoulders • Black tape to hold top and bottom of body together • Base - a 24" plywood round - paint green • Shoes - 6" plastic flower pot, cut in half (top to bottom) - paint black • Legs - 2 pieces of 29" pvc pipe that is 3" diameter - paint 16" black, 13" blue • Jacket bottom trim - 2 x 2 gal bucket lids - paint yellow • Jacket skirt - 2 gal bucket - paint red • Jacket top - 5 gal bucket - paint red • Collar - 2 x 5 gal bucket lids - paint yellow • Arms - 2 x 24" pvc pipe 3" diameter - paint red • Hands - 2 x 6" party balls - paint half blue 7 half skin tone • Shoulders - 2 x 6" flower pots - paint yellow & use 2" screws to attach flower pots into buckets • Shoulder detail - 2 x 2" small plastic or wood balls - paint yellow • Neck - 2.5" pvc pipe 3" diameter - paint yellow • Face - 5qt bucket - paint base skin tone & lip yellow • Hat - sterilite black plastic trash can 12" (the kind with the dome top and swing lid) • Top of Hat - 5qt bucket lid - paint yellow • Nose - wooden finial - paint skin tone • Eyes - 1.5" wooden discs • Jacket decoration - 3 x 2" x 6" foam craft strips Recipe: Start at the bottom and slowly work your way up. Use lots and lots of hot glue and give the glue a few minutes to set before moving on to the next step to make sure he doesn't take a bow half way through construction. 1. Glue the two leg pipes to the green base, black portion down. 2. Glue the shoes, cut side down to the base with the ends touching the legs. 3. Snap the two lids to the top of the 2 gal bucket, you can use a little glue to make sure they stay put if you'd like. 4. Turn the 2 gal bucket upside down and glue to the top of the legs (if your lids have an inner ridge, you may have to play with the placement so the legs will attach to a flat area...or cut a notch out of your legs). 5. Glue the 5 gal bucket, right side up, to the 2 gal bucket. Wrap the black tape around the joint to reinforce it and to make a belt. 6. Glue the arms to the inside bottom of the shoulders. 7. Glue the shoulders to the collar. This takes a lot of glue. 8. Once glued, drive a screw from inside the collar, through the shoulder and into the arm pipe. 9. Glue balls to top of shoulders. 10. Glue hands to ends of arm pipes (the poor guy in the photo doesn't have his hands yet). 11. Glue the next to the center of the 5 gal lid. 12. Glue face bucket to neck. 13. Slide trash can into face bucket, it probably won't reach the bottom, mine was a nice snug fit, so I didn't glue it. 14. Glue 5 gal lid to top. 15. Glue on eyes, nose and jacket detail. 16. Salute and offer nuts.

Diane nhra I made some Toy Soldiers from styrofoam if you are still looking to make some. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M-mVtCywmEs.html

juls jewels i see that the bucket that he uses for the skirt is not the same size of the 5" bucket... I practiaclly have few of the things that i need.. My husband brought me 4 buckets of 5"... But I'm pretty sure the guy on the video does not use all 4 bucket of 5" right??? Please tell me the size he uses for the skirt... Going to do this nutcracker for a Christmas party our church is going have.. So I'm dying to start this projet soon maybe in 2wks... Cuz i want to do more decorations.

504-PUPPIT I new it.. I told my husband that the bottom bucket for the skirt is not the same size as the 5 gal... Thanks i practically have every materials for the nutcracker... Can't wait to put it together.. I'm gonna do a train out of cardboard boxes... Our church is going to do a Christmas party... And I'm in charge of the decorations... Can't WAIT!!! THANK YOU!!! And God Bless!!!