DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Kangaroo Three Dimensional Paper Model

This is one of the more complicated crafts on the DLTK websites, but it provides a good introduction to the fun and time consuming hobby of paper modeling.
 

Materials:

• printer,
• something to colour with (B&W version),
• scissors,
• glue (I like glue sticks better, my daughter prefers school glue... both work fine)
• paper
   

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice (B&W or colour).
   
• Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
   
• Piece 1 -  the Body
• Fold on all the dotted lines.
   
• Put a dab of glue on each of the tabs.
   
• Gently push the body together.  You can use a pencil or finger to push the tabs firmly against the edges.

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• Piece 2 -  the Head
   
  
• Fold on all the dotted lines.
   
• Put a dab of glue on each of the tabs.
   
• Gently push the head together attaching the tabs.  This will form a cube.  Glue the head to the top of the body.

          

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• Piece 3 - the Tail
   
  
• Fold on all the dotted lines.
• Put a dab of glue on each of the tabs.
• Gently push the tail tip up (you may want to put a bit of glue in between the two parts of the tail).  Attach the tail to the back of the body.

          

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• Piece 4 -  Muzzle, Ears and Arms

 
• Fold the muzzle on all the dotted lines, put glue on the tabs and gently push together.  Glue it onto the front of the face.
• Fold the ears in half and glue so they are coloured on both sides.  Use the tabs to glue them on the  top of the head.
• Fold the arms in half and glue so they are coloured on both sides.  Glue them onto the sides of the body.

          

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• Piece 5 - Pouch and Joey

 
• Glue the pouch onto the front of the kangaroo's body.
• Roll the Joey's head into a cone.  Use the tab from the pouch to attach the Joey to the kangaroo.
• And you're done!

        

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Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
   
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
   

Template 1    (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2    (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 3    (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

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