| Children see the pleasure people get from | | | | this by cutting the paper 3 times its desired length |
| spending a couple hours relaxing in a hammock. | | | | and folding it again to the desired length. |
| People in hammocks generally feel happy and at | | | | After sizing it, it's time to fold it. Do accordion fold |
| peace, so naturally they want to extend this good | | | | to the entire piece lengthwise. Then in an |
| feeling to their toys. The problem is, however, | | | | alternating pattern, cut equal triangular notches |
| they don't know where to get one. You can buy | | | | out of both sides of the folded paper. Now here |
| online or in leading toy stores. But here's a better | | | | comes the slightly crucial part; shaping it. To do |
| idea: show your child how simple it is to make a | | | | this, unfold the sheet of lattice and then cut off |
| toy hammock using basic paper crafting. | | | | each corner at an angle. Meanwhile, prepare two |
| Consequently, they may create several for all | | | | pieces of string to be used to tie the ends of the |
| their dolls, teddy bears, and other toys. So read | | | | toy hammock. Using your scissors and the sturdy |
| on to learn how to make a toy hammock. | | | | string either embroidery floss or yarn, cut two |
| Materials: | | | | strings that are at least 7 inches longer than your |
| 1. Colored copy paper or construction paper | | | | hammock. |
| 2. Sturdy string either embroidery floss or yarn | | | | To follow the angles you cut, stick three small |
| 3. Tape or glue | | | | strips of tape under the opposite sides of the |
| 4. Scissors | | | | hammock. Make sure you leave half of the tape |
| The first step is to determine the size of your | | | | strips available for folding over later. Then place |
| hammock. Some children may want to have | | | | the string along the outer edge of the toy |
| medium sized toy hammock to accommodate a | | | | hammock. Now fold the tape over using the |
| number of toys, while some may want to create | | | | available half of the tape strip to secure the string |
| a realistic approach by having one toy hammock | | | | in both sides. Before you secure the angled ends, |
| for each toy. Whatever the child desires, decide | | | | make sure to tape the middle sections first. |
| how long and wide the hammock should be. | | | | Finally, tape or tie the string ends to a post, a |
| In this tutorial, the measurements will be 1 inch to | | | | hook mounted on the wall, or any object heavy |
| the width and 5 inches to the length. Simply cut a | | | | enough to bear the toys' weight. You have just |
| piece of the construction paper or colored copy | | | | made a toy hammock; now place a little stuffed |
| paper according to your measurements. You | | | | toy on it and give it a swing. |
| would also want to have a thick base; you can do | | | | |