ten little fingers - arvind gupta (4 mb pdf)

THREE BLADE FANThis is a two minute toy. It is a very simple toy to make and it is great run to play with.1. Cut three long strips from an oldpostcard each about 1.5 cm wide.Fold each strip A, B, C in half fromthe right to the left.2. Take strips A and B andput A inside B like this.3. Weave stripC into place.4. Pull the strips in thedirection as shown ...5. to make a tight paperknot. The interlocking ofthe three strips makes abowl like form.6. Put this fan on a. blunt pointof a pencil and run with it.The fan will rotate.LEAPING FROG1. Take an oldcigarette packetand...2. remove its insidedrawer made of thincard sheet.3. Fold the twocorners on the top tothe middle to make atriangular head.4. Fold the tipof the triangularhead inwards.5. The folds on the leftside of the drawer act as avery fine spring. Turn thefrog upside down andpress the spring with yourindex finger to make itleap. Paint the frog greenand stick two eyes tomake it look like a realfrog.