S p r i ngy Slinky t r e tchy Projects C r a f t i n g C r eative Toys Amazing Games S Rebecca Felix
Contents Bounce and Stretch 4 Making Rubbery Wiry Stretchy Toys 6 Become a Toy Maker 8 Materials 10 Water-Balloon Bouncy Ball 12 Slinky 14 Springy Spider Puppet 16 Jumbo Paper Slinky 20 Rubber-Band Jump Rope 25 Slinky Yo-Yo 28 Slinky Yo Glossary 31 G Websites 31 Index 32 I
Bounce Stretch and Imagine the wild boing of a bouncy ball as it ricochets off floors and walls Picture the wobbly bobbling of a spring Or the elastic snap of a stretched rubber band Stretchy springy bouncy toys are anything but boring These toys are interactive ctive They are fun to toss catch pull and dribble 4
Ancient Bouncy Ball The first rubber ball was used by The Mesoamericans to play M a game in the 1600s Present-day USA M e s o america Pacific ocea n caribbean Sea Many of these toys have not ny of these toys have not changed much from their original ed much from their original designs or materials Each bounce s or materials Each bounce stretch and springing pop creates h and springing pop creates big fun n 5
