Behold for those made of string have landed on thy windows. (Or have fun making string creatures with string, suction cups and markers on your window)
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Probably the quickest and easiest so far. Making and playing time is the same.
You´ll need:
_Thread, yarn, rafia, etc. At least 60 cm. but the longer your string the more complex Stringlanders you´ll be able to make
_5+ suction cups
_Whiteboard markers (you can draw on the window and easily clean it with a tissue), dark colours work better.
How to make Stringlanders:
1. Cut a piece of string at least 60 cm long.
2. Tie both ends to make a closed loop.
3. Arrange a few suction cups on the window.
4. Start placing the string over the cups. If it doesn’t stay in place make a small loop around each cup with the string.
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5. Keep adding cups to shape the sting and make a creature.
6. Make sure that the string is tensed by all the cups when you have the shape you want.
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7. Get your whiteboard marker and draw all the details that will give your Stringlander personality such as eyes, mouth, hair.. maybe antennae?
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There you go… a Stringlander on your window.
Move the cups around and re-arange the string to make new creatures
… The same shape can be Batman….
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Or a chubby creature with hairy armpits!
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Arrange the cups and string in tons of different ways, use different colours and make as many Stringlanders as you can imagine.
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