Trapeze athlete toy

 

O The trapeze toy or trapeze doll is a very old toy that was created for children to play with, but it was made with leftover wood 🪵 and the carpentry shop at the time was also used to make toys. More for those who get up early and don't have a physical activity to practice or do together with students or donate and give as gifts with the aim of getting students to practice sports, the trapeze toy is part of the time when children only play in 🏠 and create their own toys. The trapeze is shaped like a parallel artistic gymnastics sport in which athletes perform strength exercises to balance their bodies on the parallel bars. 

Doing research on sports toys that you can make with recycled materials and paper, which in the trapeze in the photo was made with leftover cardboard and barbecue sticks to simulate parallels. Another option is to use thin branches of non-toxic plants to make the parallel bars. All in cardboard with parallel bars. The doll or athlete, which is the purpose of the toy, is to value sport and occupy the child with the practice of sports, experience through the toy that teaches the purpose of becoming an athlete or playing that is their right and a teacher in practicing sport in a school park school sport in gymnastics in a public place that has parallel bars without being broken and at home. For professionals who teach at home and students who learn at home. 

To make the trapeze toy

To make the toy we need a pen to draw the doll or athlete that will move on the trapeze or parallel lines. Draw the doll with a pen. measuring approximately 10 cm in height. Draw the head, torso and arms and legs.

After drawing the athlete, cut out the arms to insert the stick into the cardboard. on the doll's shoulder and necklace on the bar.

If you have water-based paint for painting, paint the athlete doll by making pants or shorts, a blouse or shirt and sweaters in the color you want, the athlete in the photo is not painted so you can visualize the way in which the toy is made.

Inserting the stick with the teacher and the parents apply a little glue to secure the doll on the stick, which is why cardboard is the best option to make the trapeze athlete. Find the holes on the side of the cardboard little by little, insert the stick so as not to chip or tear the cardboard. the toothpick has to be wider to insert into the parallel bar, which is also made of cardboard.

If the base that made the parallel bar is 15 cm, the bar or toothpick must be 18 cm.

Don't forget to wear glasses during physical activity and playing in the sun. For professionals and students who have visual problems. And practice training on the parallel bar outdoors. Be careful with the radiation that the sun reflects on your vision and train in a shady place. And drink water. Playground and school park or in 🏠 avoid spending too much time in the sun.