Fun with Flextangles!

Facebook followers of YKOT will have seen that I recently shared a video about making "Flextangles" by Babble Dabble Do.  You can find the video below.  It is pretty amazing!

My kids and I were inspired to give it try.  The template can be found on Babble Dabble Do and whilst we took a couple of attempts to master the folding, we got it! Miss 8 became transfixed and we printed out multiple templates to decorate. Show your reluctant colourer the video of Flextangles in action and they will want to make their own too.  The video convinced Mr 4 to put texta to paper and he was also happy to cut out the template.  

What you will need.
1. Print the template found at Babble Dabble Do.
2. Textas 
3. Scissors
4. Glue (or sticky tape)

What you need to do.
1. Connect the marks on the template with whatever designs you like.  Colour in between these lines.
2. Cut out the template along the bold lines.
3. Crease all the lines.  {Note: to ensure it worked for us we did every line back and forwards so that it had "give"}
4. Gently fold the paper into a tube and glue the tabs as marked.  {Note: I bent the tube into shape as I was going so that the flex shape took form as I we glued and connected.}
5. Gently glue the end tabs into place so that the tube is connected. Allow to dry.

You may need to read the instructions and watch the video a few times...but it does work!  The folding and glueing parts are best done by an adult or older child but once it is dry, hand back your child's creation so that can turn it in and out over and over again. 

Remember, if you are watching this video via your emailled copy of this blog, click on the title of the blog so that it opens in a webpage to view the video.

This is a great school holiday project, especially with the on again off again wet weather we have been having.  

Let me know if you {I mean your kids} give this a go!

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