Hello and welcome to The Kids Niche once again! 🙂 Today we’re going to put a little bounce in your step! Or maybe a little bounce into some fun characters that you make yourself. Ready, set…let’s go!
You will need some strips of paper…approximately 1″ wide and at least 7″ long, but they could be a little different from that and still work. Construction paper or scrapbook paper works great. I used some paper that was printed on both sides, but that isn’t necessary. Then you’ll need some scraps of paper, glue or double-sided tape, markers, scissors and a pencil.
Begin with the 2 strips of paper.
Put a small amount of glue or double-sided tape on the bottom edge of one strip.
Place the second strip at a right angle to the first one on top of the tape or glue.
Now you will fold the strips of paper across each other…one at a time…keeping them straight to the corner.
Continue folding the strips until you come to the end of the strips.
This is a side view of what it should look like.
Here we are at the end of the strips.
Fold the last bits over and glue or tape in place.
Another side view…this is the part that makes the bounce. It’s rather like an accordion.
Now let’s make the character’s face. Start by cutting out a circle from your scraps of paper. I used a very small cup to trace around.
Draw a silly face on the circle.
Put some glue or double-sided tape on the top of the accordion piece.
And stick the circle on top.
Put your bouncing character on the tabletop and press it with your finger. It will bounce up and down. 🙂
I also made a bouncing cat by folding 2 more strips of paper together. I cut out an orange circle and 2 orange triangles.
Draw a cat’s face on the circle, color in a bit of the ears and glue or tape it together.
Tape it onto the bouncing part you made and you’re ready to play with your bouncing friends!
I hope you’ll have fun bouncing these guys all over the house! 😉
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