Fly me up high...homemade paper plane target.

We still haven't had enough of paper planes at YKOT headquarters.  Now we have a target for aiming our planes and it is a game too!

Did you build the acrobatic plane that was featured here recently?  If you didn't, click here for a link to that post with step by step photographic instructions. 


This homemade paper plane target was inspired by a Pinterest photo posted by Sewing Mama Rae Anna, who made one for her son's birthday party.  

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What do you need?

• Paper
• Texta (or any marker)
• Template for drawing circles (we used plates and bowls)
• Scissors
• Masking tape

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What do you need to do?
1. Trace around bowls and plates to form circles. We assigned points to the different holes.

2. Cut out the inside of the circles. 

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3. Hang your paper on a doorway with masking tape.  You are ready to fly. 

Tracing and cutting are both activities that encourage bilateral coordination of hands.  One hand (usually the non-dominant) needs to stabilise the paper and the other hand (usually the dominant) needs to use the implement (ie. texta or scissors).  

Mr 4 continues to need help to trace around the object without swapping hands. He had difficulty cutting the circle out.  Miss 7 also had a little bit of difficulty cutting out the circles because she couldn't be as neat as she had anticipated. 

Both were keen to fly their paper planes into the targets.  It was harder than they thought so the marker placed on the ground moved closer and closer to the target.  Miss 7 was keen to make it competitive with a tally of points.

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This is a fun extension activity for those who love paper planes.  It is perfect for indoors when the outdoors just aren't so inviting or a perfect way to spend the school holidays!  

If your child doesn't enjoy planes maybe you could scrunch up newspaper to throw or throw something light like pom poms at the target?

Do you think your kids will like this target?  Don't forget to "pin it" for the next rainy day!

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