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.

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