How to make a dancing clown out of card stock paper

how to make a clown out of card stock
Show your kids how to make a clown out of card stock paper, then let them pull the string and make him dance! It’s a fun, simple craft that kids really enjoy.

No need to struggle with illustrating the clown, just grab the template I prepared.

You will need:

• Colorful card stock paper
• Scissors
• Glue (stick would work best)
• Cotter pins
• Round paper punch
• String
• Prints this template (2 pages)

Steps:

1. Print out the template. Cut out the shapes, trace them onto the card stock on cut them wit scissors. Alternatively, print the template directly on your card stock.

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 1
2. Glue the face onto the hair. Glue the hat to the back of the hair and add the pompom.

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 2

3.Glue the head to the body, and glue the shoes to the body’s background.

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 3

4. Glue the body to its background.

5. Glue the palms to the arms and then glue the arms to their background.

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 5

6. Connect the arms to the body with cotter pins, making the pins split at the back of the clown. Don’t tighten them too much – the arms should move freely.

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 6

7. Tie string to the back of each arm, making the knots at the inner edge of each arm.

8. Tie the strings together. Make the knot close to the arms (2 inches away from them should be good).

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 8

9. Pull the strings and watch the arms move!

10. Give your clown a happy face and decorate him as you like.

how to make a dancing clown out of card stock - step 10


2 Responses to How to make a dancing clown out of card stock paper

  1. ליאת says:

    לפי השם את תביני עברית 🙂
    יותר משעה חיפשתי איך מכינים את הליצן הרוקד עם החוט, יש סקיצות לא מובנות והרבה רעיונות בלי חוט אלא רק עם סיכות מתפצלות. והחיפוש ברובו מוביל לאתרים עם ליצנים מפחידים. המון תודה!! עכשיו הכל מובן. כיף שמצאתי אותך!!

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