Supplies Used: Adhesive, Cardstock or construction paper, Chipboard or tagboard, Crayons, markers or pens, Ribbon, Scissors, Stickers, Thread
The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.
- Die-cut the Mobile Hanger using chipboard or tagboard.
- Cut a length of ribbon and fold in half. Tie the two ends together in a double knot, making a loop. The knot should be larger than the center hole in the hanger to prevent the ribbon from coming through the hole.
- Push the looped end of the ribbon through the center hole, and pull it snugly against the hanger bottom.
- Die-cut two each of the various critters using cardstock or construction paper for mirror images.
- Decorate the back side of one design and the front side of the other design with crayons, markers or pens.
- Cut long lengths of thread for each design. The extra-long thread is necessary to balance the shapes on the mobile by making the thread longer or shorter as needed.
- Place adhesive on one design, and lay one end of a length of thread in the middle of the shape.
- Attach the second shape to the first shape, sandwiching the thread between the two shapes.
- Slide the thread through the holes in the mobile. To hold the thread in place while adjusting the balance, lightly place a small sticker over the hole (Figure A).
- Students need to engineer the threads so that all sides of the mobile are balanced (Main Photo).
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Figure A
