Cloud mobiles with different weather made from kraft paper and card

1   Use the template which is attached as a separate PDF file on this page and cut out two clouds from white kraft paper. Keep the paper trimmings for use later.

2   Paint both clouds with watercolours suitable for your chosen weather. Place the clouds mirrored when painting and paint the outer sides. Leave to dry.

3   Place the clouds on top of each other with the coloured sides facing out. Staple together along the edge with a stapler, starting at the top. Leave an opening at the bottom and fill the cloud with the paper trimmings from before. Staple the bottom of the cloud together.

4   Make three holes at the bottom of the cloud and one at the top using revolving hole punch pliers. The holes are marked on the template. Use the 2nd, the 4th and the 6th hole for this mobile.

5   Cut out the parts for the snowman from card using the template and glue all the parts together with a glue stick. Draw eyes, mouth and buttons with a black marker.

6   Punch out snowflakes from card using paper punches in three different sizes. Punch out 8 large, 4 medium and one large snowflakes.

7   Attach 17-20 cm long pieces of string in the holes at the bottom of the cloud. Glue the snowflakes around the string in pairs and attach the snowman onto the end of the string in the middle.

8   Hang the cloud on the wall, in the ceiling or in the window.

Another variant   Cut out rain drops and the umbrella in pairs. Glue them around the pieces of string in pairs (inner side against inner side). The rain drops are cut out from silver metal card. The cloud is painted with black watercolour.

Another variant   Cut out the lightning from gold metal card and staple it onto the cloud. Cut out two houses and glue them around the string (inner side against inner side). The cloud is painted with black watercolour.

Another variant   Cut out two identical tulip heads and glue them around a string in pairs. The sun rays are cut from gold metal card as rays pointing towards the centre of the sun. The sun may be stapled or glued onto the cloud.

Template   -

Nature-wise   Natural intelligence. Enhanced by activities in which children must use their abilities to sense, discover, replicate, imitate and understand Nature. To learn about the forces of Nature and know how they affect people's living conditions.