How to Create a Paper Flip Book for Kids
One of the simplest forms of animation, paper flip books are simple enough for elementary school children to create. Whether used as an independent art project or to illustrate a scientific principle, such as the phases of the moon or life cycle of a butterfly, a paper flip book is an engaging and entertaining project. The most basic flip book can be created with nothing more than a notebook and a marker, but your imagination is the limit on this basic animation project.
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Things You'll Need
- Unlined notebook or notepad, or blank cardstock
- Stapler (if using cardstock)
- Markers, crayons or colored pencils
Instructions
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Select a subject for your flip book. Very young children will enjoy a basic illustration of a ball bouncing across the page or a stick figure walking, while older children will want a book with more of a story or complicated subject.
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Plan out each page of your flip book. Start with the beginning image of your animation and use each subsequent page to only slightly move your image up, down or to the side, or to transform the image into something else if your flip book shows something evolving or changing.
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Draw each picture on the pages of your flip book with marker, pencil or crayon. Use either an unlined note pad or notebook, or use card stock stapled together on one side to create your flip book. Ensure there are enough pages to fit your planned illustrations.
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Animate your paper flip book. Hold the book up and flip through the pages, watching the image "move" as the pages flip past.
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Tips & Warnings
Flip books are ideal ways to illustrate things that change over time, such as how a seed grows into a plant or a tadpole becomes a frog.
Children can readily create their own flip books, using yours as a model or inventing their own animations.
References
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