Flying High / Flying Animal Mobile
Flying Animal Mobile
Children make card birds, bats and insects and hang them from a coat hanger to create a flying mobile.
How to run it
- Draw or trace flying animals on card and cut them out.
- Decorate both sides with colour and patterns.
- Attach string of different lengths to each animal.
- Tie them onto a coat hanger, balancing as you go, and hang to display.
You will need
- card
- string
- coat hangers
- markers
- scissors
- hole punch
Make it easier or harderProvide templates for younger children; older children can research and label each animal.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4Children explore balance and animal features through making.
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