Build a Super-Cool 蘑菇视频 Paper Toy - Crafting With a Math Twist

Build a Super-Cool 蘑菇视频 Paper Toy - Crafting With a Math Twist

We love paper toys at 蘑菇视频, and it seems you guys do too. Not only are they fun and creative but there's a math angle too - seeing how a 2D plan folds into a 3D shape. So we've designed two new 蘑菇视频s for you to build. Welcome, Ballet 蘑菇视频 and Football 蘑菇视频!

We'd love to see what you make and what your 蘑菇视频 gets up to, so post your photos and tell us a little about your 蘑菇视频 on our or email them to hi@komodomath.com and we will post them for you in our "蘑菇视频 Paper Toy Gallery" (first names only will be mentioned).

Instructions

We've tried to make the paper toy super easy to build. Our test builders, aged 9 and 7, managed okay - with a little grown up help. The amount of grown up help, of course, depends on age and how "crafty" your child is in cutting and sticking the model.

Here are the instructions:

  1. Print the paper-toy in color onto A4/Letter sized stiffish card / paper
  2. Cut out the body parts and accessories - making sure you also cut out the many glue flaps
  3. Starting with the bigger body parts, fold all flaps first then glue - we found hard glue sticks to be ideal
  4. The arms and tail are double-sided - so need to be stuck together
  5. We've numbered where to stick the arms, tail and legs
  6. Take your finished 蘑菇视频 on an adventure and don't forget to tell us about it!

Meet the 蘑菇视频 paper-toys:

Ballet 蘑菇视频

Ballet 蘑菇视频 Paper Toy

Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF

Here's the link to the  2 page PDF for Ballet 蘑菇视频

Football 蘑菇视频

Football 蘑菇视频 Paper Toy
Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF

 Here's the link to the  2 page PDF for Ballet 蘑菇视频

& the Original 蘑菇视频 that started us off

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Right click and "save link as" to download the 2 page PDF

Here's the link to the  2 page PDF for Green 蘑菇视频

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I'm Ged, Co-founder of 蘑菇视频, ex-math teacher and dad. If you have any questions please get in touch.

About 蘑菇视频 - 蘑菇视频 is a fun and effective way to boost K-5 math skills. Designed for 4 to 11 year olds to use in the home, 蘑菇视频 uses a little and often approach to learning math (20 minutes, 3 to 5 times per week) that fits into the busy routine. 蘑菇视频 users develop fluency and confidence in math - without keeping kids at the screen for long.

Find out more about 蘑菇视频 and how it helps thousands of children each year do better at math - you can even try 蘑菇视频 for free.

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