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How to make a toy that does a happy dance

10/16/2012 11:30:01 AM
By: papersculpture
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This guide will show you how easy it is to turn a toilet paper roll into a fun toy
When you move it up and down the arms and legs bounce

Difficulty level: Beginners

Instructions:

Materials:
paper
1 toilet paper roll
Pen
Scissors
Paper glue
Colors optional

Cut 2 paper strips about ¾ inch X 10 inches.

Align the ends and glue the strips as shown in the picture

Lift up the bottom strip

Bring it over the edge, crease and flatten
Stick your thumb under the new bottom strip

Bring it up over the edge, crease and flatten

Repeat bringing the bottom strip up over the edge of the strip on top and creasing and flattening

Result

If you want a longer result you can glue a strip to each end and continue folding over the edges.

Cut off the extra paper sticking out
Glue the top strip to the one underneath

Make 3 more. You need 2 for the arms and 2 for the legs

Cut a piece of paper large enough to go halfway around the toilet paper roll

Check to size to see if it goes halfway around
Do not glue it

Put glue on the front and back of each corner and insert the ends of the folded strips to glue them in place

Cut another piece of paper that is large enough to go around most of the toilet paper roll and glue it in place

Glue the paper with the arms and legs around from the other side.

Trace or draw freehand a circle for a head and cut it out

Cut a strip of paper. It should not be longer or wider than the toilet paper roll.

Glue the circle to the top of the paper strip and draw the face and hair
You can use colors for the head

Glue the strip to the inside of the toilet paper roll

Your dancing toy is ready.

You can hold the body and move it up and down to see the happy dance
or hang it from a string glued to the back of the top of the head and watch it dance in the wind

Have fun!

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