
Build a Super-Cool Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Paper Toy - Crafting With a Math Twist
We love paper toys at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and it seems you guys do too. Not only are they fun and creative but there's a math angle too - seeing how a 2D plan folds into a 3D shape. So we've designed two new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµs for you to build. 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 "Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Paper Toy Gallery" (first names only will be mentioned).
Instructions
We've tried to make the paper toy super easy to build. 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:
- Print the paper-toy in color onto A4/Letter sized stiffish card / paper
- Cut out the body parts and accessories - making sure you also cut out the many glue flaps
- Starting with the bigger body parts, fold all flaps first then glue - we found hard glue sticks to be ideal
- The arms and tail are double-sided - so need to be stuck together
- We've numbered where to stick the arms, tail and legs
- 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
Here's the link to the 2 page PDF for Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ
Football Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ
Here's the link to the 2 page PDF for Ballet Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ
& the Original Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ that started us off
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-math teacher and dad. If you have any questions please get in touch.
About Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ - Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is a fun and effective way to boost K-5 math skills. Designed for 4 to 11 year olds to use in the home, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ uses a little and often approach to learning math (20 minutes, 3 to 5 times per week) that fits into the busy routine. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ users develop fluency and confidence in math - without keeping kids at the screen for long.