Stern aus Draht

Materials

You will need the following materials for the stars:

• a wooden board
• six rivets
• a hammer
• Wire (0.5mm and 0.8mm) and marbles
• a pair of pliers
• an ale or a nail
• possibly screw clamps

Important information

It is for children who are about 12 years old. The children must want to make such stars.

Preparation

The first step is to create a board with the rivets as a template. (see illustration above)

The easiest way to do this is to take a squared sheet of paper on which you make six dots with a pencil, arranged as shown in the picture above. Hold these dots against the board and make a small hole with an ale or a nail. The rivet is then driven into this hole with a hammer.

This template can be created with the children or prepared by the leader.

The rivets can also be arranged differently or there can be more than six. This forms a point of the star. Whole star templates can also be made. It is advantageous to mark out the course of the wire with a pencil. More on this below.

How to make a star

You can use the template to make the stars piece by piece. Simply wrap the wire around the rivets. Then remove the prong and put the last loop over the first rivet and continue winding until you have five or six star prongs. At the end, leave some wire to wrap into a circle where you can insert the marble! To keep the templates on the table, you can secure them with a screw clamp.

Note: The thicker the wire, the better your star will look, but it will also be harder to bend!

Picture credits

• Pictures provided by Daniel Sieboth