Central Java, Indonesia
Yudis
Yudis is an only child studying in the fourth grade of elementary school. He is 9 years old and his mother is active as the chairman of the Community Management Council in Wiradadi. His father is a snack vendor and often teaches his children to make toys, including a propeller.
How It's Made
Propeller
Materials:
- Bamboo
- Thread
- Saw
- Knife
- Paint
Directions:
- Cut a suitable sized bamboo for the outer sticks. After cutting, make a hole in the middle.
- Cut the other part of the bamboo into half and cut each half into small pieces. Make them thin, giving oval edges to them.
- Make a stick from the other part of the bamboo for the axis of the propeller. It should be able to fit inside the first piece of bamboo.
- Make holes in the middle of the propeller to insert the stick into.
- Tie a thread on a stick inside the first bamboo and match it with the distance of the hole. Pull at the end of the thread out of the hole.
- Color of leave the natural color of the bamboo.
Ardyan
With coloring items, vibrant string, some paper and bamboo, 12-year-old Ardyan successfully crafts one of his favorite toys: a kite
How It's Made
Kite
Materials:
- Bamboo
- Thin paper
- Glue
- Cutter
- Knife
- String or thread
- Coloring items
Directions:
- Cut two pieces of bamboo, the same length to make two sticks half inch wide.
- Smooth with sandpaper.
- Mark a point on one-third of the first stick and at the center of the second stick.
- Tie the two together at the cross section.
- Tie the thread at the four edges.
- Spread glue on the thread and the sticks.
- Place a thin piece of paper on the frame and sit it correctly.
- Cut the paper based on the pattern.
- Apply some glue at the border of the paper.
- Insert a string at the middle and bottom of the kite.
- Adjust the string according to the right measure.
- Color the kite as you like.