Sunshine in a pot

Bring a little sunshine into your bedroom

You will enjoy making this cute flower in a pot with easy to source materials. After making one flower for your bedroom you may wish to make more in different colours and place them in a bigger flower pot. You may also wish to make one and give it to a special friend. 

Take your time when making it and have fun!

(parent tip: young children may need help in cutting out and piercing the petals and leaves)

Dinosaur photo frame

Place yourself or a good friend next to a dinosaur!

Make this fun and easy to assemble dinosaur photo frame. 

Print the black & white template on an A4 size sheet, 

colour in the dinosaur scene and follow the assembly instructions below.

(parent tip: young children may need help in cutting out)

Transport yourself to warmer seas

Bring a little bit of warmth to your room with playful dolphins and colourful fish.

If you love sea creatures you will enjoy making this joyful spiral hanging mobile.

(Parent tip: young kids may need grown-up support for cutting out the shapes.)

Template: 

Sparkling Christmas decorations

Merry Christmas from all of us at myamazingmobiles

In the true spirit of Christmas do not forget that 
what we are celebrating this season is the birth of Jesus

Parents and kids will love making together these bright 
Christmas decorations. 

You will need

• tinsel pipe cleaners (30cm in length) in different colours
• white card
• red card
• black cotton thread, cut in 20–25 cm pieces

Download and print the template below and follow the easy instructions, Have fun and be creative!

Eye-catching origami bird mobile

Kids will love making this mobile. It will stimulate their logical thinking and give them the satisfaction of telling everyone that they made it.

Holiday origami paper boats

These clever origami boats actually float on water. 

Download the instructions below and have fun making several boats. Kids can decorate them, add some flags and have them ready for an international regatta!

Art hanging mobile for kids of all ages

Kids will love making their own hanging mobiles with simple materials found at home.

They will be proud to display their own artwork, postcards from a trip to the zoo, a museum or a holiday, a collage with images from magazines and family snapshots.

For this fun project you will need:

• 2 x 14cm square pieces of white or coloured card*
• 1 x 14cm by 18cm oval shape piece of white or coloured card*
• 1 colour plastic straw cut to 17cm length
• A 45cm piece of string
• A 60cm (or longer) piece of string
• 3 paper clips

*The cards can also have irregular shapes to make the mobile more original.

To assemble the mobile:

1. Attach one end of the 45cm string to a paper clip and secure it with a knot. Pass the other end through the straw and attach it to the second paper clip with a knot. Affix the two square cards to the two paper clips.
2. Attach one end of the longer piece of string with a knot to the third paper clip and affix the oval card to it. Use the photograph above as a guide to position the oval card and secure the string with a knot in the middle of the straw.

The hanging mobile is ready!

Children will enjoy making this highly creative and easy to put together activity. It will make a unique gift to surprise friends and family.

Our animal mobiles in Mexico!

Some of our animal hanging mobiles have found their way to Mexico through the British charity ‘New Life Mexico’. This amazing charity helps to rehabilitate abused and neglected children in Mexico. Below is a quote from the field director, Philippa Vernon-Powell:

“Just a quick line to let you know that we used your mobiles as the centre of a talk for our kids club “Chidongongos”. The talk was about jungle animals both in the tropics and Africa. The kids loved the mobiles. Thank you once again for sending them to us.”

Have a look at their website http://www.newlifemexico.com/ and see what they are doing to improve the quality of life of many disadvantaged children.

Amazing kinetic sculpture

Make this impressive hanging sculpture. Use a colourful card and hang it in your bedroom. If you make it with metallic card and place it near a window, it will reflect the light as it moves gently.

To make it you just have to follow the instructions below:

…still raining, no problem!

When you have a string of rainy days, it can be a challenge to keep one's kids occupied. I am great believer in getting the kids to create and to make things. You only need paper, pencils, scissors, colouring pens, glue and a bit of imagination to start creating great projects from dinosaur cards to flying machines.

Below are a number of links of sites that you might find of interest:

http://printables.familyeducation.com/?grade_range=101-106

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/index.html

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/kids/index.shtml

http://www.peanutsfan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/