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Supplies:
- Crayola Fine Line Markers - 12 Count
- Crayola Marker & Watercolour Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm
- Crayola Scissors
- Cardstock Paper - 11 cm x 14 cm (4" x 6") - 1 per student
- Pencils
- Pipe Cleaners
- Small Hole Punch
Steps:
1
![Step 1](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/425f6564fc325eaa8baf8f3ca682b9a2-stepSml.png)
- Start by making 4 thumbnail sketches of possible characters.
2
![Step 2](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/f1b2b50ab5e20c3015ee195fff480d91-stepSml.png)
- Choose the character you want to make.
- Use a coloured pencil, or marker to outline separate parts of the figure.
- Think about how you want the parts to move, for example,
- the arm can have 2 parts and bend at the elbow as well as the shoulder
- the arm can have 1 part and only bend at the shoulder - You will be joining the parts to each other with small pieces of pipe cleaner.
3
![Step 3](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/e74c95ac2cadbb9789f3dd76a0278bf4-stepSml.png)
- Draw the figure on a piece of 10 cm x 10 cm (4" x 4") cardstock paper.
- Make sure the shapes are big enough for you to punch a small hole in each end for the fasteners.
4
![Step 4](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/f2f07cf938122aa08bd5acfad2791b8e-stepSml.png)
- Use markers to colour the figure and then cut it out.
- Arrange the shapes in the order they will go when joined together.
- Use a pencil to mark where you will make the holes for the fasteners.
- Make sure the holes are placed far enough inside the shape so they will not tear.
5
![Step 5](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/bfd0d001ad477204a3fcfe7cffd28c9c-stepSml.png)
- Make small holes at each marked spot.
- use an extra small hole punch OR
- place the paper on a piece of heavy sponge and press the point of a compass through the spot
6
![Step 6](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/72457a473952be6d738ef6ecff394d5e-stepSml.png)
- Place two parts that you want to join face to face and line up the holes.
- Thread a small piece of pipe cleaner through the holes.
7
![Step 7](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/77be0b1eeaf1932f6510b9c3b62c3bbb-stepSml.png)
- Open the paper shapes.
- Place them on the table so that the pipe cleaner and the shapes are flat.
8
![Step 8](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/2166d23a9f8bcf1cae101ce7c99f6334-stepSml.png)
- Place the joined shapes face down on the table.
- Fold each end of the pipe cleaner into the centre so they close like a staple.
- Test the joint to see if it will bend easily.
9
![Step 9](https://static.crayola.ca/uploads/a01bfa4004562b55fa1ff8873694d6c5-stepSml.png)
- Use the same process to make profile or front view figures.
- Pose the figures in different ways by bending the jointed parts at different angles.
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Visual Arts,
Media Literacy
Grades:
Grade 5,
Grade 6,
Grade 7,
Grade 8,
Grade 9