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Page 1: This faint line is a guide for together. Don’t cut here!...cardboard on the other side for you to colour in!) 2. Cut out your birds! Remember to cut along the dotted line and make

Dotsmarkwheretomakeasmallholeandputthestring.

Thisfaintlineisaguideforwhenyouputthebirdtogether.Don’tcuthere!

Cutalongthisdottedline.

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Page 2: This faint line is a guide for together. Don’t cut here!...cardboard on the other side for you to colour in!) 2. Cut out your birds! Remember to cut along the dotted line and make

AtlengthdidcrossanAlbatross,Thoroughthefogitcame;AsifithadbeenaChristiansoul,WehaileditinGod'sname.Itatethefooditne'erhadeat,Androundandrounditflew.Theicedidsplitwithathunder-fit;Thehelmsmansteeredusthrough!Andagoodsouthwindsprungupbehind;TheAlbatrossdidfollow,Andeveryday,forfoodorplay,Cametothemariner'shollo!Inmistorcloud,onmastorshroud,Itperchedforvespersnine;Whilesallthenight,throughfog-smokewhite,GlimmeredthewhiteMoon-shine.'

AnextractfromPart1‘TheRimeoftheAncientMariner’BySamuelTaylorColeridge

Albatrossmobiletemplate!

Page 3: This faint line is a guide for together. Don’t cut here!...cardboard on the other side for you to colour in!) 2. Cut out your birds! Remember to cut along the dotted line and make

HowtomakeyourAlbatrossMobileYoucanalsofollowstepbystepphotosonourInstagrampage@johnhansardgallery

Youwillneed:• Printthetemplateontocard.

(Ifyouprintontopaperyouwillneedsomecardboard,suchasacerealbox,andsomegluetostickthetemplateto)• Scissors• String• CottonThread• 3sticks

Findsomeinyourgardenoronyourwalk!• Anythingyouhaveathometodecorateandcolourin!

1. Decorateyourbirds!

Usewhateveryouhaveathometodecorateandcolourinyourbirdsonbothsides.

Youcanusethepoemtoinspireyou!Youcanevencopylinesfromthepoemandputthemonyouralbatross.

Ifyouprintedonpaper–gluethetemplateontocardboard.(Ifusingoldpackaging,gluetotheprintedside,leavingtheplaincardboardontheothersideforyoutocolourin!)

Page 4: This faint line is a guide for together. Don’t cut here!...cardboard on the other side for you to colour in!) 2. Cut out your birds! Remember to cut along the dotted line and make

2. Cutoutyourbirds!Remembertocutalongthedottedlineandmakesmallholes(withapencilorscissors)wheremarked.Cuttwoevenlengthsofcottonforeachbird.Threadcottonthroughtheholesreadytohandfromtheframeofthemobile.(Itworksbestifeachbirdhasadifferentlengthofcottonsotheywillhangatdifferentheights.)

3. Makethemobilestructure!Placethreemediumsizedsticksintoatriangleandtieeachcornerwithstring.Usingthreeequallengthsofstring,tietoeachcorner.Tiethelooseendstogether,makingsurethetriangleframehangslevel.

4. Tiebirdstotheframe!Makesureeachbirdishanginglevel.Itworksbestiftheyhangatdifferentheights.

5. PutontheWings!Slideeachwindinthemiddleofthebirdandbalancewingsintheirmiddle.

YOUAREFINISHED!Hangyouralbatrossmobileinyourhouseongarden(onasunnyday).

Welovetoseewhatyoumake.Emailanimagetovanessa@jhg.artortagusonInstagram@johnhansardgallery


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