This is a paint-your-own spin toy kit for older children (over 3, with supervision).

The toy is a wooden disc with a pattern on both sides for your child to paint or color (use markers, crayons, paint pens, or regular kids paint). When finished coloring, use the included instructions to assemble the toy.

Comes with disk, a string, and two wood spools for the toy. See below for the list of available patterns.


Ordering:

Patterns shown at checkout represent front/back, choose the pa you want when you order by typing. We are no longer making these, so the patterns available in the checkout option are the only options left.


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patterns used with permission, courtesy of Chantal's Stained Glass:
http://chantalstainedglass.50megs.com/


How to Play:

The disc has two holes drilled at its center, and a loop of string threaded through it. To play with the toy, grab the two spools and pull your hands apart so that one spool rests behind the joint of each of your middle fingers. Position the disc so that it's centered slack on the string, then start spining the toy away from you until the string on either side has several twists in it.

Once the string is twisted, you simply pull your hands apart with a little force, this will force the disc to start spinning, and when the string has unwound, the disc will continue to spin, winding the string in the opposite direction. This creates a yo-yo effect of sorts and the toy will keep spinning as you move your hands apart (when the string is twisted) and back together as it starts to untwist).