Page 13 - Apr-Jun 2015

VOL. 12 No. 2
'craft'y tiger DID YOU KNOW ?

Chinese medicines use tiger parts.
Belinda Wright of WPSI says “India
LIFE-SIzE TIGER needs to send a message to China to
make a commitment to end all trade
Make a life-size tiger using recycled material. in all tiger parts and products.”
Follow the steps given below:
Illustration by: CH. Pragnyesh, VIII, D.A.V.C. Public School, Visakhapatnam
1. Framework

• Use discarded wire to form a skeleton like structure.
• Make the head, torso and legs using old wire mesh or
straw.
• The skeleton can also be made by using cardboard boxes/
carton boxes.
• Tin can also be used for making the skeleton.

2. Body

• Use papier mache to make the body.
• Old newspaper can also be used.
• You can also use clay to make the outer body of the tiger.

3. Colours

• Use paint-black and yellow.
• You can also use natural dyes.
• Alternatively, use yellow paper and cut black stripes and
paste on it. pApER CRAFT TIGER

CARDBoARD BoX TIGER

explore your creative side. Make two different tigers using cardboard
boxes and paper. Follow these simple steps:
• Take two shoe boxes or cornflakes boxes of different sizes. Cut away
the front shaded area of the smaller one and trim the back piece to
form ears.
• Overlap the two side flaps of the box and stick them with glue.
• Cut a separate piece of card with a heart-shaped
nose and stick this to the back piece leaving the
front flap free.
• Paint the entire body yellow and stick strips of
black paper. add the whiskers and eyes.
• Make four cylindrical legs, paint them yellow as
well and stick these to the larger box.
• Use paper to make the tail and stick it to the
body.

Background Illustration by: Aanchal, VIII, Pine Hall School, Rajpur Road, Dehradun
Credit: The Tiger Book: A Teacher's Guide - Kids for Tigers

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