{"id":2163,"date":"2020-05-04T11:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2020-05-04T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:27:57","slug":"petas-fun-things-to-do-at-home-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=2163","title":{"rendered":"Peta\u2019s fun things to do at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello again! Hope you had a good weekend. As you may know, my book, Jacob Starke<\/em> Loves the Dark<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> contains a lot of nocturnal animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most popular activities I\u2019ve done with it are these nocturnal animal bookmarks that go on the corner of your book. I can\u2019t claim that this type of bookmark was devised by me, but this is my version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t forget, I\u2019d love to see anything you do \u2013 you can email a photo to petarainford@gmail.com<\/strong>, post it on my Peta Rainford\u2019s Facebook page @dogpigeon<\/a><\/strong>, or Tweet me @PetaRainford<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17: Make a nocturnal animal bookmark!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With these bookmarks, it\u2019s all about the folding. Here\u2019s how my lovely assistant made the badger. You will need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • White paper or thin card<\/li>
  • Black and pink paper (or you could just colour with felt pens or crayons)<\/li>
  • Googly eyes if you\u2019ve got them – though, again, you could equally well draw the eyes with a felt tip<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Create a square by folding paper diagonally…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      … and cutting off the excess<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      2. Fold the middle point of the triangle back towards the diagonal fold<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      3. Fold the outside points of the triangle into the middle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      4. Tuck these points under…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      … until you have a square that looks like this<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      5. Cut out the shapes to make up the features <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      6. Stick them on (or just draw them!)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      7. Ta dah!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Here\u2019s the fox and the bat versions; same basic folds, just a few different features!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Have fun! And be warned: these bookmarks are highly addictive; we\u2019ve made loads of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      I\u2019m showing a surprising turn of speed at this workshop where we made nocturnal animal bookmarks!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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