The Whip-Poor-Will

Assemble a mini doll sized book: Below, is the Whip-Poor-Will's illustration and verse. Visitors can collect all the bird illustrations and verse from "Bird Children" to print and construct a small book of verse for their dolls. Simply drag each png. into a Word Document, print, cut out all of the images the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze out some white school glue along the stapled edge of the pages and attach a cardboard cover. 

Collect all pages-cleaned and sized to make a miniature
book for your dolls.

 

At Evening, when the world is still,

Mournfully sings the Whip-Poor-Will;

In his brown suit, all trimmed with white,

He slips so softly through the night.

 

Two important tips to remember: the longer the paper the more often the design repeats.
The thinner the paper, the easier it is to cut

Directions:

1. Measure the length and height of your template in order to determine how much paper you will need before folding it.
2. Use and accordion fold to prepare the paper before cutting.
3. Trace the design so that two sides touch opposite each other along the folds of the paper.
4. Cut away the negative spaces around your design.

An example of what the whip-poor-will paper chain could look like once it is cut.

whip-poor-will paper chain template

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