Dotsmarkwheretomakeasmallholeandputthestring.

Thisfaintlineisaguideforwhenyouputthebirdtogether.Don’tcuthere!

Cutalongthisdottedline.

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AtlengthdidcrossanAlbatross,Thoroughthefogitcame;AsifithadbeenaChristiansoul,WehaileditinGod'sname.Itatethefooditne'erhadeat,Androundandrounditflew.Theicedidsplitwithathunder-fit;Thehelmsmansteeredusthrough!Andagoodsouthwindsprungupbehind;TheAlbatrossdidfollow,Andeveryday,forfoodorplay,Cametothemariner'shollo!Inmistorcloud,onmastorshroud,Itperchedforvespersnine;Whilesallthenight,throughfog-smokewhite,GlimmeredthewhiteMoon-shine.'

AnextractfromPart1‘TheRimeoftheAncientMariner’BySamuelTaylorColeridge

Albatrossmobiletemplate!

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HowtomakeyourAlbatrossMobileYoucanalsofollowstepbystepphotosonourInstagrampage@johnhansardgallery

Youwillneed:• Printthetemplateontocard.

(Ifyouprintontopaperyouwillneedsomecardboard,suchasacerealbox,andsomegluetostickthetemplateto)• Scissors• String• CottonThread• 3sticks

Findsomeinyourgardenoronyourwalk!• Anythingyouhaveathometodecorateandcolourin!

1. Decorateyourbirds!

Usewhateveryouhaveathometodecorateandcolourinyourbirdsonbothsides.

Youcanusethepoemtoinspireyou!Youcanevencopylinesfromthepoemandputthemonyouralbatross.

Ifyouprintedonpaper–gluethetemplateontocardboard.(Ifusingoldpackaging,gluetotheprintedside,leavingtheplaincardboardontheothersideforyoutocolourin!)

2. Cutoutyourbirds!Remembertocutalongthedottedlineandmakesmallholes(withapencilorscissors)wheremarked.Cuttwoevenlengthsofcottonforeachbird.Threadcottonthroughtheholesreadytohandfromtheframeofthemobile.(Itworksbestifeachbirdhasadifferentlengthofcottonsotheywillhangatdifferentheights.)

3. Makethemobilestructure!Placethreemediumsizedsticksintoatriangleandtieeachcornerwithstring.Usingthreeequallengthsofstring,tietoeachcorner.Tiethelooseendstogether,makingsurethetriangleframehangslevel.

4. Tiebirdstotheframe!Makesureeachbirdishanginglevel.Itworksbestiftheyhangatdifferentheights.

5. PutontheWings!Slideeachwindinthemiddleofthebirdandbalancewingsintheirmiddle.

YOUAREFINISHED!Hangyouralbatrossmobileinyourhouseongarden(onasunnyday).

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