DIY Craft: Paper Umbrella that Opens and Closes

Jai Ho

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By TheDadLabFrom BoclipsOctober 3, 2025

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Come rain or shine, umbrellas are always useful to have. So here is a fun and engineering challenge: to make your own foldable umbrellas. Fold them up to keep toys out of the dreary weather or protected from the hot sun. Then fold them down, so they tuck nicely away. This cool craft is also useful in showing you the mechanics of how this everyday item works.

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Come rain or shine, umbrellas are always useful to have. So here is a fun and engineering challenge: to make your own foldable umbrellas. Fold them up to keep toys out of the dreary weather or protected from the hot sun. Then fold them down, so they tuck nicely away. This cool craft is also useful in showing you the mechanics of how this everyday item works.

#Discovery

#Tutorial

#Elementary Sciences

#Technology and Engineering

#Reading

#Writing

#and Literacy

#Middle and Preparatory

#Lower Primary

#Upper Primary

#Pre-school

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