Create Your Own Tour de France - A Moving Image Craft
Allez! Allez!
Materials & Supplies
- Scissors
- Hole Puncher
- Tape
- Glue
- Paper Straws
- Flower and Leaf Template
- Esty Link: #TableSettingIsMyLife Road to Paris Template
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- Esty Link: #TableSettingIsMyLife Road to Paris Template
- Bonus: Crafting Tunes 🎵 Check out our crafting playlist on YouTube.
Step 1: Create the Scenic Route
Color the landscape images found on page 2, then carefully cut along the dotted lines, including the attached tab on the second image.
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Next, position the first landscape image over the second, using the overlap tab. Secure them together by applying tape to both sides of the paper along the seam.
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Attach each end of the landscape to paper straws using tape. Leave about an inch on the bottom.
Step 2: Build Your TV Station
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Cut out the dotted box with the TV design from page one. Use this as a template to outline on a piece of cardboard, it will measure approximately 5 inches by 6 inches.
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Next, cut out the white interior section of the TV design. Position this cutout over the cardboard and trace around the interior opening. Carefully cut out this traced area, making the opening slightly larger than the original for a better fit. Attach the TV paper design to the front of the cardboard using glue or tape.
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Step 3: Assemble Riders
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Color and carefully cut out the four cyclists from the first page. Then, on the backside of the cardboard, use tape or glue to attach the riders at the bottom of the TV opening.
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Step 4: Set Up the Support
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Cut four 1-inch squares from another piece of cardboard. Punch a hole in the center of each square, ensuring the hole is slightly larger than your paper straws. I used a pen to widen.
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Take your rolled-up landscape and position it on the back of the TV cardboard, arranging it so that the opening is covered by the drawing. Mark the top and bottom on the cardboard where the straws will sit, and also mark the straw where the bottom of the cardboard is, trimming the straw to fit as necessary.
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Attach the first 1-inch cardboard piece by gluing one edge to one of the two top straw marks. If needed, secure it with a small scrap piece of cardboard for added support. Repeat on other side. Slide both straws into the top holes.
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Next, take the remaining two 1-inch cardboard pieces and insert them into the bottom of each straw. Then, glue one edge to the marked bottom, ensuring it aligns with the top.
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Cut two strips of cardboard, ensuring they match the height of your larger TV piece, which should be approximately 5 inches. On the back side of the large cardboard, attach one edge of each strip to the outer side of the inch squares using glue.
Step 5: Roll Out the Adventure
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Continue twisting the straw to roll up the landscape drawing. The paper might resist, but persist in your attack, and it will eventually yield. In other words - you may need to unroll and re-roll a few times to achieve a smoother ride.
Step 6: Lights, Camera, Action!
With everything in place, gently rotate the opposite straw to make the background move, giving the illusion of cyclists racing through the French countryside into the final stage in Paris.
Pro tip: If desired, tape black paper to the inside of the box to prevent light from shining through and maintain focus on your moving masterpiece.
Step 1: Create the Scenic Route
Color the landscape images found on page 2, then carefully cut along the dotted lines, including the attached tab on the second image.
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Next, position the first landscape image over the second, using the overlap tab. Secure them together by applying tape to both sides of the paper along the seam.
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Attach each end of the landscape to paper straws using tape. Leave about an inch on the bottom.
Step 2: Build Your TV Station
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Cut out the dotted box with the TV design from page one. Use this as a template to outline on a piece of cardboard, it will measure approximately 5 inches by 6 inches.
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Next, cut out the white interior section of the TV design. Position this cutout over the cardboard and trace around the interior opening. Carefully cut out this traced area, making the opening slightly larger than the original for a better fit. Attach the TV paper design to the front of the cardboard using glue or tape.
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Step 3: Assemble Riders
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Color and carefully cut out the four cyclists from the first page. Then, on the backside of the cardboard, use tape or glue to attach the riders at the bottom of the TV opening.
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Step 4: Set Up the Support
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Cut four 1-inch squares from another piece of cardboard. Punch a hole in the center of each square, ensuring the hole is slightly larger than your paper straws. I used a pen to widen.
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Take your rolled-up landscape and position it on the back of the TV cardboard, arranging it so that the opening is covered by the drawing. Mark the top and bottom on the cardboard where the straws will sit, and also mark the straw where the bottom of the cardboard is, trimming the straw to fit as necessary.
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Attach the first 1-inch cardboard piece by gluing one edge to one of the two top straw marks. If needed, secure it with a small scrap piece of cardboard for added support. Repeat on other side. Slide both straws into the top holes.
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Next, take the remaining two 1-inch cardboard pieces and insert them into the bottom of each straw. Then, glue one edge to the marked bottom, ensuring it aligns with the top.
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Cut two strips of cardboard, ensuring they match the height of your larger TV piece, which should be approximately 5 inches. On the back side of the large cardboard, attach one edge of each strip to the outer side of the inch squares using glue.
Step 5: Roll Out the Adventure
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Continue twisting the straw to roll up the landscape drawing. The paper might resist, but persist in your attack, and it will eventually yield. In other words - you may need to unroll and re-roll a few times to achieve a smoother ride.
Step 6: Lights, Camera, Action!
With everything in place, gently rotate the opposite straw to make the background move, giving the illusion of cyclists racing through the French countryside into the final stage in Paris.
Pro tip: If desired, tape black paper to the inside of the box to prevent light from shining through and maintain focus on your moving masterpiece.
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