Build a Super-Cool ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Paper Toy - Crafting With a Math Twist
We love paper toys at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs for you to build. Welcome, Ballet ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Football ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø!
We'd love to see what you make and what your ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø gets up to, so post your photos and tell us a little about your ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø on our or email them to hi@komodomath.com and we will post them for you in our "ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø on an adventure and don't forget to tell us about it!
Meet the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø paper-toys:
Ballet ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
Here's the link to the 2 page PDF for Ballet ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
Football ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
- Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF
Here's the link to the 2 page PDF for Ballet ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
& the Original ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø that started us off
- Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF
Here's the link to the 2 page PDF for Green ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
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I'm Ged, Co-founder of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, ex-math teacher and dad. If you have any questions please get in touch.
About ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is a fun and effective way to boost K-5 math skills. Designed for 4 to 11 year olds to use in the home, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø uses a little and often approach to learning math (20 minutes, 3 to 5 times per week) that fits into the busy routine. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø users develop fluency and confidence in math - without keeping kids at the screen for long.
