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    This document provides instructions for making a thaumatrope, a toy that creates an illusion of motion. The thaumatrope is a disk with different pictures on each side attached to strings. When the strings are twisted and then released, the disk spins rapidly, blending the two images into one moving picture. The instructions explain that you need a printed thaumatrope template, scissors, glue, string and hole punch to assemble the parts and create the illusion of a horse and rider moving as one image.

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    This document provides instructions for making a thaumatrope, a toy that creates an illusion of motion. The thaumatrope is a disk with different pictures on each side attached to strings. When the strings are twisted and then released, the disk spins rapidly, blending the two images into one moving picture. The instructions explain that you need a printed thaumatrope template, scissors, glue, string and hole punch to assemble the parts and create the illusion of a horse and rider moving as one image.

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    Thaumatrope

    Uploaded by

    Museum of Childhood
    This document provides instructions for making a thaumatrope, a toy that creates an illusion of motion. The thaumatrope is a disk with different pictures on each side attached to strings. When the strings are twisted and then released, the disk spins rapidly, blending the two images into one moving picture. The instructions explain that you need a printed thaumatrope template, scissors, glue, string and hole punch to assemble the parts and create the illusion of a horse and rider moving as one image.

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    Thaumatrope Age 5-12

    A thaumatrope is a disk with a picture on each side, attached to two pieces of string. If you hold and twist the strings between your fingers and then pull them to let go, the disk will spin and the two pictures will appear as one moving image! You will need String

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    A4 piece of card or paper Hole punch or sharp pencil PVA glue or gluestick Coloured pencils or felt tips What to do 1. Download the Thaumatrope pdf. 2. Print the Thaumatrope on to an A4 piece of card or paper. 3. Cut out the two circles on the Thaumatrope template. marked on the template. 4. Using a hole punch or sharp pencil, punch holes through the four small circles 5. Glue the two circles together so the pictures (the horse and the rider) are each facing outwards. Make sure the holes are lined up with each other. hole. 6. Cut two short lengths of string (about 15cm) and thread them through each 7. Your Thaumatrope is now complete! Hold the strings between your fingers and twist them to wind it up. Then let it unwind quickly and watch the two pictures appear as one moving image!

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