Building a Ferris wheel using ice cream sticks : a creative Diy project

Greetings to you all and my fellow creative friends of this community, hope you had a great weekend and I welcome you all to my blog.Today am so excited to share a craft which I have been working on for weeks now but today I finally completed it. I wanted to try something different and unique with some sticks which I have been gathering but I couldn't finish it on time because I didn't have enough ice cream sticks to complete it so I waited for some time to gather the necessary material, but today I present to you a Ferris wheel made from ice cream sticks and it's making process below stay tuned.....

MATERIALS

• Icecream sticks
• Glue gun
• Waste Pencils
• Scale
• Scissors
• Knife/Cutter
• Chart paper
• Thread
• Waste card board sheet

step I

First , I cut my cardboard sheet into four circle of one and half inches in diameter.

step 2

Then I took eight ice cream sticks and place them on a round cardboard which we jut cut it, forming a circle with the radius of the circle and glue them together with glue gum

step 3

Then I connected the edges with another stick and stick each popsicle stick to its edge, thus connecting them together so that it looks like a cart wheel. An the stick another round card board on its center

step 4

After doing that, with that same manner make two wheels

step 5

Then I took my waste pencil which I have gathered and cut them into equal length of two inches, make seven pencils in this way.

step 6

Then I took the waste pencil which I have cut and stick them to the edge's of the stick in vertical position, so that the wheel can connect to the other wheel , at the same time these pencil will be holding the bucket of the wheel.

step 7

Now i need to make a bucket to sit on the giant wheel. For that, take chart paper and cut 7 rectangles of size 0.75x3.5 in one go. Roll it into a circle and stick it like a ring. Then stick the chart made of a circle to cover its bottom part

step 8

Now cover the bottom of the bucket with chart paper and then I took the thread to hang these budgets and cut 14 pieces of two inches wide and stick them on both sides of these buckets.

step 9

After gluing the thread, I then set them aside to dry for a while.

step 10

After doing that, I took a 4 x 8 rectangular piece of cardboard and attach the seven shaped pole on both side of the cardboard vertically.

step 11

Now I took the statue that I have already made and insert a stick in the middle of it and place the two ends of the stick in the middle of the two poles. I Place it there and spin the wheel to see.

step 12

After doing that I then took the bucket which I have already made and stack them in the pencil and allow them to hang.

step 13

Then I spin my wheel craft and it was finally done here's my final result.

This DIY project is not just a fun activity but also an educational experience. It introduces basic engineering concepts such as balance, rotational movement, and structural integrity. Moreover, it fosters creativity, patience, and problem-solving skills. I hope you all liked my post and feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments section.

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