Rainy weather during the holidays

We had loads of fun today making these:

Paper Chain Dolls

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/circular-paper-dolls.html

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/paper-dolls2.html

This is a cute idea that someone has done with the circular paper dolls:

http://www.teaching.com.au/IBSStaticResources/Bo_Resources/MTA/IMAGE/DM9956.JPG

Here's another blog with paper chain dolls on it:

http://mumsgather.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-make-chain-paper-dolls.html

Paper Planes

Beginner planes are:

• Arrow
• Delta
• Dart
• Condor
• Dragonfly

Then you can move onto these:

• Bullet
• Raptor
• Spade
• Canard

This site has the best diagram for a simple dart plane http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/Basic_Dart.html

Look at the space shuttle paper plane: http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/Folding_STS.html

Look at this site to print, fold and fly paper planes - http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/

and here are the templates - http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/Plane%20Downloads.html

Science and fun with paper planes: http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/Learn%20About%20Flight.html

Learn all about

• Lift
• Gravity
• Thrust
• Drag

More science and paper planes - http://fatlion.com/science/paperairplanes.html

There is a simple dart plane near the bottom of this page (see link) that is easy to make and flies really well (Nose not folded in) - it also has a lot of science info if you want to look at that too. http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Aero_p013.shtml

Paper boats

We had a quick look at paper boats and made a couple of these

http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/paper_ship.htm

http://www.origami-kids.com/paperairplanes-1-paperboat.php