Fun Activities For Kids: How To Make A Japanese Flying Carp

An interesting activity that enhances hand-eye coordination and creativity.

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Age range: 4-6 years

Primary skills: Hand-eye coordination, pasting skills, creativity

Materials

1. 3 Toilet Paper rolls
2. Tissue paper
3. White paper
4. Scissors
5. String
6. 1 dowel or stick
7. Double-sided tape
8. Black marker

Here’s what you need to do

1. Take tissue papers of different colours and cut circles from these. Cut the circles into semi-circles.
2. On a roll of tissue paper, stick double-sided tape around the bottom of the roll. Let your child stick the straight edge of the semi-circle on the tape.
3. Keeping a gap of 5 cms, stick double-sided tape above the first round of tape and repeat the step of attaching the semi-circles. Repeat this step on the top of the roll as well.
4. Cut long strips of tissue paper, and stick the double-sided tape inside the bottom of the roll. Press the strips of tissue paper on the tape to make the tail.
5. Cut a circle from a white paper, and make a black ball inside it to make the eye. Stick this circle on the top of the roll.
6. Repeat this process to make two more carps.
7. Next, cut three pieces of string that are 7 inches long and tie them to the dowel.
8. On the inside top of the roll, stick some double-sided tape and press the ends of the string on the double-sided tape to attach the carps to the dowel.
9. This is a wonderful craft that you and your child can make together, and later, he can run around with it!

Did you know what a carp was before this activity? Carps are oily freshwater fish from Europe and Asia!

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