Racing Turtles

    People say turtles are not very fast, but see how fast the turtle you make will go.
    1. On a thin piece of cardboard or a paper plate, draw a turtle. You can begin with a circle and then add a head, tail, arms, and legs.
    2. Color both sides of the turtle the same way, using crayons, paint, or markers.
    3. Cut out the turtle.
    4. Put a small hole on the shell behind the head.
    5. Put a 10 feet piece of string through the hole. Tie one end of the string to a table leg or something like that. You hold the other end.
    6. Stretch out the string tight and the turtle will stand. Release the string and it'll flop forward. Pull-flop to the end of the string. Then flip it over and pull flop back home.

          

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