As many of you know we are preparing for our second baby and when I came across this I knew that it was something I wanted to feature! We are making a paper crane mobile or wall hanging today. This is a project that is more for our MS-HS FLPS students, but I will add an Elementary modification at the bottom too.
Materials:
Paper
Scissors
Floss or fishing line
A cool looking stick
Needle or something small that can create a hole
Twine or rope
Instructions:
Or if you are like me and you need to work along with someone who is making a crane check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfnyopxdJXQ
After you have made however many cranes as you desire. Create differing lengths of floss or fishing line down from your stick. We will then use the needle to create a little hole through the middle of the crane's body (and up through the little middle peak) tie a knot to the end of one of your strings and loop it through the crane knot down. Continue to do this until you have threaded each crane. After each crane is threaded take the top of the floss/fishing line and loop it around the top of the branch and double knot it to itself below the stick. Keep your lines spaced however you believe that it looks cool. For aesthetics take a piece of twine or rope and tie a knot on each end of the stick leaving a half-moon shaped slack in the middle (for hanging).
Place your mobile or wall hanging whatever you like! Obviously, for us we were thinking about a crib, but this would look just as cool hanging from a window in your bedroom.
Elementary Modification:
Paper cranes may be a little difficult for our elementary FPLS students so we have found a paper plane version!
Here are some simple directions for making paper airplanes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veyZNyurlwU
As always, have fun and be creative!
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