Moving pictures are a wonderful and simple craft activity to complete with children. All you need is a piece of card or paper (one large and one small), crayons, a stick from the garden or icy pole craft stick, sticky tape and scissors. 
First think of something that moves, children love things from nature: butterflies, bugs, or the sea and a boat (remember the ‘Three Billy Goats Gruff’ story; this can be fun to make). Draw the background on the card. Use small pieces of card to draw the moving animal or object, then cut around and sticky tape on the stick. Make a slit in the large background card making sure you start away from the edges so it does not tear. Place the moving picture small card on a stick, through the slit and play away.
Moving pictures can be made into cards to give to loved ones on their birthday by your child, or as a rainy day activity. Try one yourself; make your child a moving picture card each year as a little gift on their birthday. This can be a special memorable rhythm.
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