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Sakalava Rail collage and paint
Child and Adult Craft Activity
The Sakalava Rail is a critically endangered bird that lives in Madagascar ~
an Island that is located close to South Africa.

This craft was developed to bring an awareness to a bird little known.
Use the opportunities this craft presents to explore endangered species within a conservation, islands topic or as a Preschool focus activity.
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You Will Need
Black/brown card
Yellow card
Red card
PVA glue
Feathers
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Assemble and Collage :
Photocopy the Sakalava body, beak template and feet.
Cut out as many bodies as are required in the black/brown paper.
Carefully cut out the dark area of the beak on the front of the Sakalava head.
Use the beak template and cut from the yellow card.
Cut the feet from the red card.
Assemble the beak by curling the triangle around. So that points A meet and can be glued/taped together.
Make sure the other end curls to a point. Snip the lines at the open end and push inwards slightly.
Lay a line of glue around the cut beak circle on the head and press the snipped edge of the beak onto it.
Hold in place until dried.
Decorate the body with feathers or snipped paper (so that it resembles feathers)
Once dry use the beak to make the Sakalava dance. By placing a finger inside and using it to puppeteer. |
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Click for the pattern pieces
Sakalava Body
Beak
Legs

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