Making homemade toy parachutes out of a small cloth, say a scarf, is very easy. In this article, we have given the directions on how to make a parachute at home.

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How To Make A Parachute

One of the fun ways to spend time with your kids is by lending a hand in their craft projects. If you find that making cards, toys, paper crafts and pen holders is passé, why not think something different this time? What about making parachute? Homemade toys parachutes are very easy to make and you don’t have to search for the supplies in the craft stores either. The number of items needed to make a homemade parachute is limited to just four or five, which can be easily found at home. Go through the following lines to get the directions on how to make a parachute.

Making Homemade Toy Parachute

Things Required

Scarf
String
Washer
Scissors

Procedure

Use scissors to cut four pieces of strings, each 18 inches long. Make sure that all the strings are of equal length.
Tie small knot in each of the corners of a mid-size scarf. Now, tie the strings on each corner of the scarf. Ensure that you have tied all the knots firmly and secured the strings properly.
Locate the center of the scarf. By holding the center of the cloth on one hand, pull all the four strings with the other. Now, secure the four strings together with an overhand knot.
Tie a washer to the four strings that have been joined together. The washer acts as a weight for the parachute.
Now, test the effectiveness of the parachute by releasing it from a height, say 6 feet.
If you find that the parachute doesn’t land properly and crashes instead, probably the strings are not secured properly or are of unequal length.
To check the parachute’s performance on increasing weight, add an additional object onto the washer. On dropping it from a height, the parachute should smoothly glide down to the ground, without crashing.