Creating an event flyer that captivates attention and drives engagement is both: an art and a science. I’ve honed an eye for flyer designs that work — and learned what mistakes to avoid.
There's been a lot of paper crafting at my house lately, thanks to my oldest son's obsession with Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda book series. While we're at the kitchen table folding up the whole cast of Star Wars, I thought I'd work in a few other crafts - namely paper flyers. My oldest boy loves a good DIY toy. (He gets that from me.) Flying Paper Whirligig As a kid I used to pick up sycamore seeds and throw them into the air to make them spin back down to the ground. These whirligigs remind me of those seeds. Making them is simple. Don't let the instructions fool you. Start with a long rectangular piece of paper about 2 inches by 6 inches; we used origami paper but plain 'ol office paper will do. Draw your lines (dotted and solid like the picture below). You will cut on the solid lines and fold on the dotted lines. Fold the paper in on the two long dotted lines to make a handle for what now looks like a small spade of paper. Fold the end of the handle up and adhere with a small piece of tape. Slide a small paper clip (as a weight) over the folded and taped end. Next fold one side of the spade shovel down along the dotted line. Flip the paper over and do the same to the other side, so your whirligig's blades are pointing in opposite directions. You're done! Hold the whirligig in the air and drop it. Watch it gracefully spin to the ground (and if you're like my son, drop it over the stair railing to see it spin for a greater distance). This idea came from Babble Dabble Do. She's got a great photo tutorial so head over there if you're stumped. Straw Plane This next craft is a must-do for paper airplane aficionados. It looks nothing like a plane, but boy oh boy, does it glide through the air with streamlined precision. Impressive is an understatement. Cut two strips of cardstock paper, one 1 inch by 10 inches, and the other 1 inch by 5 inches. Tape them into two circle shapes. Now take a plastic drinking straw and adhere each with more tape to the ends of the straw. You're done! Now hold it by the middle of the straw, and propel your wrist forward releasing it into the air. It keeps going and going and going. This is one of the farthest flying "planes" we've ever made (and we've made A LOT of paper airplanes). This idea came from Discover Explore Learn. These crafts provide an excellent opportunity to explain aerodynamics, opposing thrust, and gravity. Kids can experiment by adjusting the size of the papers, the number of paper clips on the whirligig, the length of the straw, to observe and record any variance in the performance of the flyer.
And just like that...they had a big family again.
It’s almost Christmas and if you still have a little singing energy, here’s a little song for to fill up your AAC stocking. Happy holidays to all, near and far. You can download a print…
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So OK, if you’re not following “Biggy Pop,” the eponymous Instagram Iggy Pop made for his pet bird Biggy earlier this year, you’re missing out. Go do that now. We’ll wait. OK, then, having done that, you’ve seen that Pop’s Instagram is a series of home movies of the proto-punk godfather with his feathered companion (who looks to be a salmon-crested cockatoo, if you’re interested in that sort of thing). And it’s pretty wonderful. Biggy is the same bird who appeared in Pop’s Christmas video a couple of years ago: And here, as promised in the headline, is Pop serenading said parrot with the Trashmen’s idelible classic “Surfin’ Bird.” Bird is the word. #SurfinBird #BiggyPop Birdsofinstagram #Moluccan #cockatoosofinstagram #birds #ff #Thetrashmen #dancing #IggyPop #morning A video posted by BiggyPop (@biggypop) on Dec 2, 2016 at 2:58am PST BONUS! Here’s some more avian balladeering—Biggy dancing along while Iggy sings Willie Dixon’s “Little Red Rooster!” Just a "Little Red Rooster" to get me going. #cockatoosofinstagram #moluccan #IggyandBiggy #iggypop #BiggyPop #HowlinWolf #igotmoves #birdsofinstagram #cockatoo #Blues #fun #funtime #dancing #instacockatoo A video posted by BiggyPop (@biggypop) on...
THESE toys are tipped to be on every kid’s list this Christmas – with something for almost every budget. A robot dog, hi-tech games and a selection of old favourites feature in today’s festive pred…
Poster for the 1991 Sarah Records Christmas party on board the Thekla in Bristol.
My girlfriend asked me to join her at her friend's birthday celebration at a restaurant. Once the meal was over, she expected me to cover the bill for the entire group. When I declined, she was livid and labeled me as an embarrassment.
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Use these Free December Family Flyers to get to know your students holiday traditions and make a fun Christmas Around the World Project.
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This year we created a Christmas greeting card that looked like an IKEA manual. It's a manual explaining in a funny way the birth of Jesus.
Eugenia Loli es una artista griega que, a través del collage, se burla de los comportamientos del ser humano y busca que el espectador forme su propio juicio.
A new set of Folksy badges and banners to download and use on your own websites, social media pages and blogs. Plus printable thank-you postcards and Folksy flyers to send out with orders, display and hand out at craft fairs or post up around your neighbourhood!
According to Alyssa, laughter, food, and embracing the fact that there's no single one 'right' way to live helps connect different cultures together.
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