This week, Roy wanted to make something to commemorate ANZAC Day and all the people who fought in the Wars. Roy is partly named after his Great, Great Grandfather, Roy, who flew in the First World War, but not for the Royal Australian Air Force. Roy was fascinated to discover that the RAAF wasn't actually created yet, but that his Great, Great Grandfather flew for the Australian Flying Corps, their precursor. He thought it would be nice to make a little plane like the ones flown in by his Great, Great Grandfather and all the brave Australian Flying Corps men, and when I showed him a toy bi-plane which I had, made of pegs and paddlepop sticks he thought this would be perfect. So this week Roy Creates An ANZAC Day Bi-Plane.
- A handful of paddlepop sticks
- A wooden peg, in two pieces. You can buy pegs already separated into their two pieces at craft shops, or ask an adult to remove the wire spring for you.
- PVA glue
- A black pen, texta or black paint and a fine paintbrush
- Scissors or a craft knife
Optional:
- A piece of thin ribbon or cotton
- Paint to decorate
Method:
- Glue the peg together, with the flat sides joined. Let them dry.
- Glue two complete paddlepop sticks to the thick end of the plane, one at the top and one at the bottom, as Roy has done in the photo above.
- Carefully cut the rounded ends of a paddlepop stick off. You want to cut them into lengths about 1 inch long (about 2.5 centimetres long).
- Now, take another paddlepop stick and cut the rounded end off, at an angle of about 45 degrees. You also want this piece to be about an inch long.
- Glue the angled piece of paddlepop stick onto the thin end of your plane, pointing upwards as the photo above shows. Then, glue the other two pieces of paddlepop stick on either side of this piece to hold it in place and form a tail.
- Leave your plane to dry. You might want to use another peg, separated into its two pieces, to support the tail, as shown above.
- Use the black pen to draw windows and a cockpit onto your plane.
- Enjoy
Optional:
- Thread the piece of cotton through the little hole in the middle of your plane, and tie the ends together so that you can hang your plane up. If you want your plane to hang straight you will need to tie a second piece around your plane, just in front of the tail.
- Decorate your plane as you like.
- Make your own little airforce by creating several planes, painting them, and hanging them as a mobile
