Quilling designs

Group size: Individual
Timescale: 10-30 min
Where?: Indoors
Gym hall/ similar

What you need Thin strips of paper (3mm wide)/ quilling paper) 
Toothpicks or cotton bud
Glue
Card
Scissors

Note quilling scissors can cut the correct size.

Instructions:  Cut the ends off your Q-tip and use it to roll one of your paper strips into a tight coil.
Apply a small amount of glue to the end and press it down for a few seconds (I’m using YES! Paste here).
Now pull out your Q-tip “quill” – you have just completed your first tight coil.
Roll another coil the same way but when you get to the end pull out your quill and release your grip just a little so your coil begins to expand. You can let it expand a lot or just a little…. it’s up to you. A small amount of glue will hold it in place at the size you want. We’ll call this a loose coil.
Now make two more loose coils. Pinch one of them on one side to form a teardrop shape. Pinch the other one on two opposing sides to form an eye shape.
To make a graceful “S” curve roll a strip halfway and release it. Then roll the other end of the strip halfway in the opposite direction and release again.
A heart shape is made by first folding your paper strip in half. Then roll each end in toward the middle releasing when you get to the size you want your heart shape to be.
Finally use small amounts of glue to assemble your shapes into all kinds of fun designs.

Categories:  The Arts
Core outcomes:  Increase confidence
Learn from failure
Start and finish
Achieve goals
Take responsibility
Be inclusive
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