Let’s go to the Circus!

This craft activity could be a fun thing for the
kids to do at your ‘Circus’ themed party!

You’ll need:

• piece of paper
• 19 strips of different coloured paper – 135mm long (a few of these will be cut shorter for tent peak)
• 1 black triangle for entrance
• 1 black strip cut in zigzag
• 1 purple triangle for flag on top plus 8 small purple triangles for flags from string
• 2 pieces of string – 130mm
• 1 strip of blue paper for sky
• 1 strip of green paper for grass
• glue-stick

What to do:

1. Start by laying your strip of sky down at the top of the paper.
2. Now arrange the vertical strips for the tent from the middle of the page working outward (11 strips wide).
3. Glue triangle tent opening onto middle of vertical strips.
4. Lay strip of ‘grass’ over the bottom of the strips aligned with bottom of paper.
5. Construct the roof of the tent working from outside in. The strips of paper will need to be smaller as you go. (4 on each side).
6. Add the zig-zag black paper across tent to cover up the tops of the vertical strips.
7. Top tent with purple flag.
8. Glue strings down from edges of roof onto the grass. Add small purple flags to the string.

As published in Peninsula Kids Magazine – Spring 2015