Dancing Doll

Pull The Strings and It will Dance by moving hand and legs up and down...:)

Kids always enjoy...Dolls making sound or one which has some movements....

Let's make one with things around us....

Straw, Thread, Paper clip, Plastic spoon, pencil, Cardboard/thermocol/polystyrene, Cello tape, Glue and thermocol cutter.

Draw the doll shape (limited to your imagination) with pencil and Cut it using a cutter

We need two! Front and back

Now take the straw and cut to required (proportional to body) length.

Let's keep the hand straight.

Let the legs have a knee...portion, so cut almost 80% but not full, so that it will be flexible but won't split apart.

Insert chopsticks (optional)

with the paper clip(open and make it straight) put holes in straw as shown in image and tie thread and insert cut a small piece of the paper clip through it. (this is for the lever-hand and leg movement mechanism)

Straw

Thread

Paper clip

Plastic spoon

Cardboard/thermocol/polystyrene

Cello tape

Glue and thermocol cutter

Position with small pieces of polystyrene pieces to restrict the lever mechanism of hand and leg movements

Fix the hands and legs

Stick and tape the spoon (which is the head of the doll)

Using tape join the front and backside of doll (with all strings )

Stick with tape and do the art work

Doll is ready now...
Let's play by pulling the strings