Lotta Magazine shows you how to make this fun twirly toy and watch Jack travel up and down his beanstalk with a flick of your wrist.
Materials:
- Bonsai wire (from the gardening department at the hardware store)
- Small pair of pliers
- A wooden spoon
- Craft glue
- A4 card
Instructions:
1. Visit Lotta’s website — Lotta Magazine Templates — download & print the Jack template onto card.
2. Cut a length of wire 70cm long with your pliers.
3. Twist the wire evenly around the wooden spoon handle to make a tight, even spiral.
4. Slide out the handle. Open out the spiral so the loops are evenly spaced at about 2cm apart.
5. Cut a length of wire 12cm. Make a semi-circle and put small loops in both ends. Glue one cut out Jack on either side of the wire. Feed Jack’s loops onto the spiral.
6. Put a small loop in the ends of the spiral with your pliers so the end isn’t pointy & Jack can’t fall off. Hold these loops in place permanently with a daub of craft glue. Stretch out the bottom spiral to create a handle.
Now Jack is ready to twirl. Have a Lotta fun!
For more school holiday activities check out The Story Issue of Lotta Magazine at www.lottamagazine.com
