Materials required: 1. Cardboard 2. Scissors 3. Sticky Tape 4. Scissors 5. Thread Method: Make a drawing or stick a picture on a cardboard and cut it out. My drawing is of a girl playing badminton.
While drawing the picture keep in mind to draw the parts you want to be moved separately. Here in my picture i want the girls hands to move. So i drew both the hands separately. Make the hands a bit longer than usual. You need to place the moving parts behind the main picture so it needs to be a bit longer.
Place the moving parts behind the picture and once you are happy with the way it looks poke holes in both the parts
Pass the paper fasteners through the hole. Make sure that the paper fasteners are not tightly fit in the holes. Keep it loose else the moving parts will not retract properly.
Next take a piece of thread and stick it across the two hands at the back. Use sticky tape.
Take another piece of thread which is a bit longer and tie a knot in the middle of the first thread.
Cut any extra thread and the moving puppet is ready
To see it in action just pull the string down. The hands will move up and down showing the girl playing badminton.
Before i start a few points to keep in mind: This project makes use of sharp aluminum wires, hot glue and scissors.Adult supervision is a must for this project Watch the video tutorial below:
Materials required:
8 Styrofoam balls 8 hard wires(aluminum) a small empty plastic container thermocol sheet cardstock paper 1 geared motor Mini breadboard AA batteries and battery holder with on/off switch an old CD
1. Take an empty plastic container and cover it with some cardstock. This will be the base for the battery pack and motor connection.
2. Put some adhesive foam on top of the lid and place the battery pack and motor on top of it as shown
3. Next using some adhesive foam place the mini breadboard next to the battery pack.
4. To make a stronger base i took a cardboard sheet and covered one end with some colored paper and placed the whole battery-motor base on it using some hot glue.
5. Connect the motor to the battery pack. Make sure the switch of the battery is off.
Connect the red wire of the battery to first row first column Connect the black wire of the battery to the first row last column.
Take the black jumper wire of the motor and connect it to second row last column(in front of black wire of battery pack) Connect the red jumper wire of the motor to second row first column(in front of red wire of battery pack) A point to remember here is that you can choose any row or column of your choice as long as you make a complete circuit.
Switch on the battery to check if the motor is running
6. For the stand on which all the planets and placed on a rotating base i took 3 small square thermocol pieces and stuck it together. For a neater look i covered it on four sides with small thermocol sheets. I placed small cardboard pieces on top and bottom part because hot glue does not work well with thermocol so i will use it on the cardboard instead if required. Cover it with some cardstock for a neater look.
7. For the rotating base i have taken an old CD and covered the hole with some masking tape on both sides. Take a push pin and make a hole in the center.Make sure an aluminum wire can pass through it.
8. Take an aluminum wire of about 1.5inch length and make sure it passes through the motor shaft.
9. Take the CD and put a small bead in the center make sure that the hole that you made earlier lines with the hole in the bead.The thermocol stand for the planets will be placed on the center of the CD.
10. To make the rotating stand more sturdy i stuck some cardboard pieces under the CD making sure that the hole matches with the hole on the CD.
11. Pass the aluminum wire through the holes and using some super glue put a bead through it. This is to ensure that there is a gap between the CD and the motor shaft.
12. Now pass the aluminum wire through the gear shaft.Be careful while doing this. If the wire has not stuck properly and you push through hard there is a chance that the wire could hurt your fingers.(Happened to me here) So please ask an adult to help you with this.
Switch on the battery and make sure the CD is rotating
13. I have used 8 aluminum wires of different lengths. The lengths represent the distance of the planets from the sun.You can attach the planets in any direction you want. First i tried bending the wires to a right angle and attaching them but weight became too much and the stand kept falling so i made the wires straight and just attached the planets to the other end.
Take your styrofoam ball and poke it at one end.Please be very careful while doing this as the sharp edge can easy go through and hurt your fingers. Make sure your fingers are not in the way.Ask an adult for help.
Poke the other end to your thermocol stand.Again make sure your fingers are not in the way.
Put some super glue to make sure the wire does not move.
Repeat the steps for the remaining 7 planets.Make sure to adjust the distance of the wires from the center and spread them on all 4 sides of the stand.
14. On the base of the stand for the planets i made a hole in the center so that it can pass though the bead on the CD.
15. Place the stand on the center of the CD. If needed secure it with the help of glue.
16. Last step is to place the sun in the center.
17. Switch on the battery and your project is ready
I happened to see this DIY on the channel Mad Stuff with Rob and instantly fell in love with the idea. All the items that i have used in this project are from ItsyBitsy. You need the following items for this DIY 1. Leather Paper 2. Chipboards/Cardboard 3. Foam board 4. Embellishments for decoration 5. Magnets 6. Acrylic Paint Procedure 1.Take a leather paper of the measurements 16inches X 11 inches as shown below.
2. Cut two chipboard or cardboard of measurements 6inches X 9inches and another one of 1inch X 9inches and place them on the leather paper as shown.
3. Fold and stick the sides and upper part of the leather paper as you would do while binding a book with cover.
4.Take another sheet of leather paper to cover the chipboards and stick it in place. While sticking the inner paper make sure to not stick at the left hand side in the middle. We will place a magnet here later.
5.You should be able to fold the cover and it should look like a book now.
6. To make the inner box i have used foam board. The longer sides of the rectangle boxes are 2x8 inches and the shorter sides are 2x5.5 inches. For extra stability i used an extra foam piece on each side.
7. Stick it as shown below to form a rectangle box.
8. Paint or decorate the box as you want and stick a magnet in the middle of the outer side.
9. To cover the magnet and the rough edge of the box i used chipboard on the outer frame. I did not have enough to make a continuous outer frame so i cut the pieces separately. But if you can cut a continuous frame to cover the outer side to get a cleaner look. Paint the chipboard.
10. Stick the box onto the inner side of the book.
11. Decorate the book as you want. I went for an encyclopedia look.
Few points to be noted:
I did not use a glue gun for this project since i found that it does not work well with foam boards. I used normal PVA glue.
Take proper measurements for the cover as well as the inside box before hand. If there is a mistake and you have already cut the paper or foam board it will be a problem later when you put everything together.
Hi guys, So i am blogging after a while now and i while browsing YouTube i came across this video on the channel Project your mind that shows you how to make a Boomerang Car out of materials that would be readily available at your home. So i thought of trying it and in 10min i was done. It was that easy. So lets get started. Materials: 1. Old CD's or DVD'd 2. 2 Rubber bands 3. A Popsicle stick 4. 2 cardboard strips 5. 4 to 5 bolt nuts 6. Hot glue Method: 1.Take the two rubber bands and loop them so that it knots in the middle as shown.
2.Take the bolt nuts and loop them in the rubber bands. After all the bolts are looped tie both the rubber bands in a knot so that the bolts cannot slip out.
3. Take the cardboard strip and place the rubber band as shown. With a pencil mark the end of the rubber band and cut the cardboard strip there. Cut another strip of same length.
4. With the help of a glue gun stick both the cardboard strips as shown.
5. Take a Popsicle stick and cut it in half.
6. Take the rubber band and loop it through the holes of the CD.Place the Popsicle stick on the outer side of the CD through the rubber band so that both the bands do not move. Stick the Popsicle stick in place with glue gun.
Hi Friends, This is a fun project to do for your kid or even your selves i think. So basically i made a door sign that you can hang on the handle of your door. The sign will indicate if you are busy or free. Depending on your interest you can make different kinds. So lets get started. You need the following items: 1. 2 Cardboard pieces 2. Sketch pens/color pencils 3. Glue 4. Thread for hanging 5. Paper fastener
1. Take a cardboard piece and cut a circle shape from it. Take the second cardboard piece and cut a circle shape but with a slightly protruding part as shown below.
As you can see in the first cardboard in the picture the protruding part will help us move the circle to the desired part. Draw a line in the middle of that cardboard.
2. In the plain circle shaped cardboard draw or stick your desired picture. My daughter likes to do her homework or read a book without being disturbed. So i drew a picture of a girl reading a book. You can draw any picture you want. If you like music draw a picture of yourself playing a guitar or beating drums or just singing. In the other cardboard where you drew the line paint or color one half red and the other half green. As you can see in the picture i have colored one half of the book. The other half where the wavy lines are drawn needs to be cut. Make sure you do this in any picture you have drawn.
3. Once done find the center point of the circle on which the picture is drawn. Place the other circle below and poke a hole in the center. Take a paper fastener and put it through the hole.
4. Once done you should be able to move the circle freely indicating your current status.
5. Stick a thread to make a look behind the first circle and hang it on your door.
While drawing the picture keep in mind to draw the parts you want to be moved separately. Here in my picture i want the girls hands to move. So i drew both the hands separately. Make the hands a bit longer than usual. You need to place the moving parts behind the main picture so it needs to be a bit longer.
Pass the paper fasteners through the hole. Make sure that the paper fasteners are not tightly fit in the holes. Keep it loose else the moving parts will not retract properly.
