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Fig. 82—Pattern of butterfly.
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Fig. 83—It will fly from the spool.
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Take another empty spool and stick a common wire hairpin partially into the hole, bend the hairpin slightly down against the edges of the hole, do the same with three more hairpins, and you will have a spool with a funnel-like opening of hairpins at the top ([Fig. 84]). In the funnel place a small, light-weight ball made of a crushed bit of bright paper wound around with thread. Raise the spool to your lips and blow gently ([Fig. 85]). The ball will rise and fall in mid-air, in the same way that you have seen one of rubber dance at the top of a small fountain or jet of water.
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Fig. 84—The ball is placed on top of the spool.
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Fig. 85—The ball will rise and fall.
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CHAPTER VII
OLD ENVELOPE TOYS, AND HOW TO MAKE THEM
Don't throw away your old envelopes; see what amusing toys can be made of them simply by folding and cutting. No paste or glue is needed, and any one of the toys given here can be made in five minutes or less.
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Fig. 86—The side view of the frog shows his beautiful open mouth.
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Fig. 87—The frog is sprawled out on the table.
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The Frog