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How to Make a Real Live Unicorn!

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Make a real live Unicorn!

How to Make a Real Live Unicorn!

Not just in fairy tales anymore. Great for birthday parties

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Step 1 of 8
Buy a white donkey some place that sells them

Buy a white donkey some place that sells them

Step 2 of 8
Find a plastic ring and attach a wooden dowel to the inside then drill four holes around the edge of the ring and tie fishing wire to each hole

Find a plastic ring and attach a wooden dowel to the inside then drill four holes around the edge of the ring and tie fishing wire to each hole

Step 3 of 8
Make a cone out of some cardboard

Make a cone out of some cardboard

Step 4 of 8
Mix up some plaster and fill cardboard cone

Mix up some plaster and fill cardboard cone

Step 5 of 8
Insert dowel and plastic ring into plaster

Insert dowel and plastic ring into plaster

Step 6 of 8
Cut a swivel shape into the dried plaster

Cut a swivel shape into the dried plaster

Step 7 of 8
Feed donkey many ginger snaps while attaching horn to his head

Feed donkey many ginger snaps while attaching horn to his head

Step 8 of 8
Paint horn some color then tie around neck (he didn't let me put it on his forehead :(

Paint horn some color then tie around neck (he didn't let me put it on his forehead :(

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1 White donkey

Fishing wire

257 Ginger Snaps

Plaster

Paint (rainbow popular choice)

Glitter spray paint (optional)

Cardboard

Woden dowel

Plastic ring

Tape

Sergio Ponce

He's a magical unicorn who can grow red horns on the back of his neck..........best unicorn ever! (Why not rainbow horns though?)

Sergio Ponce last week

Arturo Sanchez

Ahahahahaha good stuff.

Arturo Sanchez last month

Peter Gilman

They are fairly inexpensive some places, we bought him at an auction for 180$

(author) 3 months ago

Cabot Newman

Make it rainbow.

Cabot Newman 3 months ago

Cabot Newman

Wish I had enough money to buy a donkey.

Cabot Newman 3 months ago

ā„uā„“ā…ˆ@ L

Lol

ā„uā„“ā…ˆ@ L 4 months ago

Peter Gilman

Actually it is a special species of unicorn that grows its horn on that side

(author) 5 months ago

Jeffery Brown

The horn is on the wrong side...

Jeffery Brown 5 months ago

Anja Wood

You actually bought a donkey haha šŸ˜šŸ˜„šŸ˜ƒšŸ˜Š

Anja Wood 7 months ago

Taylor Dobson

yessss! I'm getting one forsure

Taylor Dobson 7 months ago

Taylor B..(:

Aww so cute

Taylor B..(: 10 months ago

Bri N

HAHAHAHA i love this

Bri N 10 months ago

Emma Imes

This crushed my dreams. Please, tell me there are real unicorns and that they are not all impostors!

Emma Imes 10 months ago

Jan Collado

Yes. It is a great guide!!

Jan Collado 10 months ago

Chris Daugherty

THAT IS AWESOME!!! My wife & I love this! I just wish I had a donkey now. Keep up the good work!

Chris Daugherty 10 months ago

Jan Collado

Going to buy a white donkey right now!

Jan Collado 10 months ago

dmulisha .

Hilarious. This is spectacular

dmulisha . 10 months ago

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Alicia M

Haha

Alicia M 9 months ago

Valarie Wright

I think another color would work better. Maybe I've seen too many monster movies, but all I can see is a wooden stake coming out of the neck of a vampire donkey.

Valarie Wright 10 months ago

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