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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
CANADA MOBILE
This is a simple mobile made up of maple leaves
and flags. We usually create our mobiles by using two straws or sticks taped or tied
in a criss-cross (see picture) or by using one paper towel or gift wrap roll with
all the pieces tied to it (this isn't as 3D a mobile, but is good for
recycling).
You can mix and match the pieces (4 circles + 1
flag in the center or 4 flags + 1 circle in the center or whatever other combination you
like!).
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Materials (mobile):
- a printer,
- paper,
- some crayons, paint, markers or pencil crayons
(if using B&W template),
- scissors,
- glue,
- string or yarn.
EITHER
- small paper plate or circle of cardboard (old cereal boxes are a good
source of cardboard) AND two straws or sticks
OR
- a paper towel roll
OR
- an ice cream pail lid and hole punch
Instructions (mobile):
- Print out the templates of choice. You can
print out as many as you want to fill up your mobile.
- Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the
template pieces along the dotted lines.
- Fold the template pieces in half and glue the
back and front together. Let dry.
- Poke a small hole in the top of each piece and tie with yarn or
string to the mobile you've chosen
Paper Towel Roll Mobile:
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Decorate your paper towel roll as desired:
You can use paint, paper, stickers, etc to match your theme.
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string each mobile piece from the paper towel roll
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Put a piece of string or wool right through the
paper towel roll to use to hang from the wall or ceiling
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(this isn't this theme, but the method works the same)
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Criss Cross Straws Mobile:
- Poke a hole through the center of the paper plate or circle of
cardboard
- Arrange the straws in an X shape and tie with wool
- Tie a long piece of wool to the center of the X. Slide the
circle of cardboard or paper plate onto the wool (through the hole
you made)
- Tape the straws to the plate to keep them in their X shape and
to help them balanced
- String each mobile piece onto one of the straws (and in the
center if desired)
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(this isn't this theme, but the method works the same)
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Lid Mobile:
- Decorate your lid as desired: You can use paint, paper,
stickers, etc to match your theme.
- Use a hole punch or sharp pencil to poke holes all the way
around the lid at equal distances (you need as many holes as you
have mobile pieces
- String each mobile piece onto one of the holes you've made
- String another piece of yarn from each of the holes, going up to
the ceiling. Tie all of these pieces together to make a knot
you can hang your mobile with.
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(this isn't this theme, but the method works the same)
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Templates:
- Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one
page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
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