How to make Polyglots toys (orangutan, panda, fruit and bamboo stick)
Paper toys
- Print the template onto A4 paper
- Place the printed page on top of another piece of A4 paper and cut out.
- Staple along the dotted line.
Alternatively, you can cut out the image and paste it onto a paper bag, wooden block or paper plate, or laminate it.
Description: Picture of a scissors cutting out the printed paper orangutan.
Cloth toys
- Purchase iron-on transfer paper. This is available from Officeworks, Spotlight, Lincraft, Arthouse Direct and other craft supply shops. To stuff the toys you could use fibre stuffing also known as 'hobby fill' (available from craft shops) or use fabric scraps, shredded paper, wheat or rice.
- Print the image onto the transfer paper using an inkjet printer or copier.
- Iron the printed images onto fabric. Fabrics such as cotton drill, calico or broadcloth work best.
- Cut along the solid line.
- Lay the piece of fabric with the printed image face down on another piece of the fabric
- Sew along the dotted line or a 1 cm seam allowance, leaving an opening large enough so you can stuff the toy.
- Stuff the toy
- Sew closed the opening.
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ELLA is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and is managed by Education Services Australia. © 2019 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. This material, other than Commonwealth trade marks in The Polyglots characters and The Polyglots logo, may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence, unless otherwise indicated.
Description: The orangutan puppet template
Leave open for stuffing
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ELLA is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and is managed by Education Services Australia. © 2019 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. This material, other than Commonwealth trade marks in The Polyglots characters and The Polyglots logo, may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence, unless otherwise indicated.
Description: The panda puppet template
Leave open for stuffing
Early Learning Languages Australia logo
ELLA is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and is managed by Education Services Australia. © 2019 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. This material, other than Commonwealth trade marks in The Polyglots characters and The Polyglots logo, may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence, unless otherwise indicated.
Description: The apple, banana, orange and strawberry puppet templates
Don’t forget to leave each one open for stuffing.
Early Learning Languages Australia logo
ELLA is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and is managed by Education Services Australia. © 2019 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. This material, other than Commonwealth trade marks in The Polyglots characters and The Polyglots logo, may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence, unless otherwise indicated.
Description: The bamboo, rambutan, and grapes puppet templates
Don’t forget to leave each one open for stuffing.
Early Learning Languages Australia logo
ELLA is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and is managed by Education Services Australia. © 2019 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. This material, other than Commonwealth trade marks in The Polyglots characters and The Polyglots logo, may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence, unless otherwise indicated.