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Walk-About Stilts
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How does it feel to be just a little bit taller? A couple of empty canisters and a little rope is all you need!

Ages: Adults and kids 6 and up
Duration: Over One Hour

DON’T FORGET TO ASK YOUR PARENTS FOR HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT.

    TOOLS & TEMPLATES

  • Click here for footprint template

    WHAT YOU NEED

  • 2 empty 48.7 oz. NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® canisters
  • Cellophane tape
  • Safety scissors
  • 4 sheets of 8 1/2 by 11 inch white construction paper
  • 6 sheets of 8 1/2 by 11 inch colored construction paper
  • 2 sheets of 8 1/2 by 11 inch colored construction paper (for the footprints)
  • 8 feet of lightweight rope
  • Pencil

    HOW TO DO IT
    For each stilt:

  • Wash and dry an empty NESQUIK canister.
  • Overlap two pieces of white construction paper, end to end to measure 20 inches in length. Tape these pieces together where they overlap.
  • Cut this 20 inch piece of construction paper so that it measures 6 3/4 inches high.
  • Wrap the construction paper around the NESQUIK canister and secure it with cellophane tape.
  • Overlap and tape together 3 additional colored sheets of construction paper in the same manner as above.
  • Cut out 20 inch long strips of colored construction paper into different widths, varying from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches.
  • Wrap the strips of colored construction paper around the NESQUIK canister. Secure with cellophane tape.
  • Print out the footprint template.
  • Trace the template onto a sheet of colored construction paper, cut out the footprint shapes and glue one footprint onto each stilt.
  • Cut a two slits (criss-cross) 1/2 inch from the bottom of the canister. Make the same criss-cross slit on the opposite side of the canister.
  • Insert a pencil into the criss-cross slits to make a larger hole.
  • Measure the distance from your child's waist to their feet. Double that measurement and cut a piece of rope to that length.
  • Insert one end of the rope into one of the holes, tie the end into a knot to hold it in place.
  • Insert the other end into the opposite hole and tie it into a knot to hold it in place.
  • Do the same to make another stilt.
  • Your child is now ready to try out the "Walk-about Stilts".

    TIPS

  • Measure the rope so that the stilt's handles come just to waist height. This makes it easy to lift each stilt up and down as you walk on them.
  • Label the footprints "L" and "R" to help you remember which side is left and which side is right.
  • While you are getting used to walking on the stilts, keep them on a flat, carpeted area inside or a flat, grassy area outside.
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