Build a super-cool Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ paper toy

Build a super-cool Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ paper toy

We love our paper toys at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and it seems you guys too. Not only are they fun and creative but there's a maths angle too - seeing how a 2D plan folds into a 3D shape. So we've designed two new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµs for you to build, just in time for the holidays. Welcome, Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and Football Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ!

We'd love to see what you make and what your Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ gets up to, so post your photos and tell us a little about your Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on our or email them to hi@komodomath.com and we will post them for you in our (first names only will be mentioned).

Instructions

We've tried to make the paper-toy super easy to build, and our test builders, aged 9 and 7, managed okay - with a little grown up help. The amount of grown up help, of course, depends on age and how "crafty" your child is in cutting and sticking the model.

Here are the instructions:

  1. Print the paper-toy in colour onto A4 sized stiffish paper, 200g paper is ideal
  2. Cut out the body parts and accessories - making sure you also cut out the many glue flaps
  3. Starting with the bigger body parts, fold all flaps first then glue - we found Pritt stick to be ideal
  4. The arms and tail are double-sided - so need to be stuck together
  5. We've numbered where to stick the arms, tail and legs
  6. Take your finished Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on an adventure and don't forget to tell us about it!

Meet the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ paper-toys:

Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Paper Toy

Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF

Here's the link to the  2 page PDF for Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Football Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Football Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Paper Toy
Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF

 Here's the link to the  2 page PDF for Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

& the Original Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ that started us off

Right click and
Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF

Here's the link to the  2 page PDF for Green Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Check out the on our Facebook page and our new - where we will be adding all our favourite Paper Toy resources (don't forget to follow - we're adding resources daily).

 

I'm Ged, Co-founder of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, ex-maths teacher and dad. If you have any questions please get in touch.

About Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is a fun and effective way to boost primary maths skills. Designed for 4 to 11 year olds to use in the home, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ uses a little and often approach to learning maths (20 minutes, 3 to 5 times per week) that fits into the busy routine. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ users develop fluency and confidence in maths - without keeping them at the screen for long.

Find out more about Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and how it helps thousands of children each year do better at maths - you can even try Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for free.

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