Mobile: Sky and Sea -Assembly Instructions-
This mobile depicts birds flying in the sky, and cute little fish swimming
in the sea.The arm that the string hangs from shows a day scene on
one side and a night scene on the other.
Have fun decorating your room with this playful, moving mobile!
Before cutting out the parts, use a ruler and exhausted pen (a pen that has run out of ink)
to score along the fold lines. Cut the parts out roughly first, then cut carefully along the
scissors lines after you have folded them. If you cut them out before folding them it may be
difficult to fold the edges neatly.
Use the base of the blade when cutting. Take care not to use the entire blade down to the tip,
as this makes it more difficult to control the cutting direction.
Turn the paper over and place it in the palm of your hand. Apply pressure to the rod and
move it left and right to curve the paper.
Fold the string in half and align the ends, then make a knot about 1cm from the end.
Use some scrap paper to create a pallet and spatula for the glue. This will ensure that you
don't use too much glue, and allow for a clean finish.
For parts that are glued together, place them between sheets of paper after gluing and then
pile something heavy like books on top. This will ensure a neat, flat finish.
Try it in the margin first, to test how hard you should press with the pen.
Be sure to put it in between scrap paper to keep your things clean from the glue.
Mountain fold (dotted line)
Make a mountain fold.
Glue spot
Glue together.
Scissors, a ruler, glue (we recommend woodwork glue),
string (any kind of fine, strong thread),
an exhausted pen (for scoring along fold lines),
a cylindrical rod (for curving parts)
Be careful that sharp corners or scraps of paper
do not poke or get in your eyes, etc.
Glue, scissors, strings and other tools may be
dangerous to young children so be sure to keep
them out of the reach of young children.
Valley fold (dashed and dotted line)
Make a valley fold.
Scissors line (solid line)
Cut along the line.
Cut in line (solid line)
Make a cut.
Assembly Instructions
Tools and materials
Caution
Folding paper
Curving paper
Applying glue
Tying strings
Gluing
paper together
Cutting out
with scissors
