This is an alien face hugger inspired by the Alien movie. It is made of 100% rubber band. If you enjoy this project, please check out this spider bracelet.

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WARNING: RUBBER BANDS ARE MADE OF LATEX SO DO NOT WEAR THIS MASK IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO LATEX.

This was a challenge presented by my husband who said I could make one out of rubber bands. he said I could, so I did.

Supplies

I used Advantage rubber bands: 3 bags of the #32 (3"x1/8", size regular) and 1 bag of #64 (3"x1/4", size large).

Step 1: Creating the Body

The main part of the skeleton consists of the body. To create the body you will need to make a skeleton. A skeleton is a bunch of rubber bands tied together as a string.

Create a skeleton by tying 80 rubber bands together. Create 2 more skeletons of 25 rubber bands each.

For the body, bunch and secure the 80 long skeleton with single bands.

Then roll each of the 25 long skeletons into a flat ball. Secure with single bands.

Attach and secure balls to the body. Use skeletons and single bands as needed.

Step 2: Create the Legs

Create a 7 long skeleton for each of the 8 legs. Each level is 8 rubber bands thick.

Step 3: Create the Tail

Make a skeleton for the tail. Start with 8 bands thick. Decrease thickness of tail down to 6,4, 2, then 1. I used about 3-6 levels of each thickness down to the single band.

Attach tail to the body with additional bands.