PROJECT: RIBBON DANCER

an add-on craft project that's great after any show

    Project: Ribbon Dancer is a combination craft project, party favor, and really cool toy all swirled up into one!

    Ribbon Dancers are one of the pieces of up-in-the-air equipment TREVOR uses to entertain the crowds while stiltwalking and during the first half of his two most popular children's shows: Giants & Giraffes * Dragons & Detectives and The Outdoor Special. It's that looooooong ribbon-on-a-stick toy. Wave at all around in the air, up and down, side to side, round and round, creating swirling designs and captivating patterns. And after seeing all the tricks TREVOR does with it, the children (and sometimes a surprising number of adults!) are delighted when they get to make one for themselves!   

    When TREVOR opens up his Big Red Ribbon Suitcase and sets up the ←Ribbon Dancer Factory, oohs and ahhs go through the crowd as they catch sight of all the different colors, sizes, and types of ribbons to choose from. Some kids know which one they want immediately... others have to deliberate for a while. One by one, as each child picks their favorite ribbon, it's attached to the end of a wooden handle for them.

    And then the creativity begins!

    It's time to decorate the handle! Using lots of different colors and sizes of colored tapes ↓, the children create their own personal work of art. Some just use one color on their entire handle. Others go for the many-different-stripes effect. Some put on so much tape that their handle doubles in thickness. A few are still at it until the very end with a special intricate design they made up all by themselves. And then there are those who quickly put on only one or two pieces because they are so anxious to start playing with it!

     And play with it, they shall! The children absolutely love using their very own Ribbon Dancer after they're done with the decorations! The picked the color. They decorated the handle. And now they all get to play with them together! Many end up asking how to do specific trick they saw in the show. Others make up their own tricks. And yet others just improvise and ad lib all the way!

    It's nearly as wonderful to simply watch them go at it. As someone once said, "A child's simple joy is a pleasure to behold." In their exuberance, the children don't realize that they are also practicing gross motor skills, upper body exercise, and hand-eye coordination at high speeds. All they know is that they liked watching TREVOR use it, they liked decorating it, and now they sure like to play with their new toy!

     And the FUN isn't over yet, because even after the event is through, they get to keep it and take their new Ribbon Dancer home for even more FUN later again and again!

    Project: Ribbon Dancer has been enjoyed by literally thousand of children, teens, and adults all across New England at fairs, festivals, schools, libraries, camps, day cares, park & rec departments, youth groups, family centers, and birthday parties. It's a big hit everywhere, and has  been enjoyed at Billerica Boys & Girls Club in Billerica MA, the Ecotarium in Worcester MA, A Place to Grow Too day care center in Bristol CT, Crestview Country Club in Agawam MA, and Dylan Bailey's 7th birthday party at the Masonic Center in Brattleboro VT.

TREVOR'S GUARANTEE: YOU WILL BE 100% SATISFIED
AND YOUR GROUP WILL HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN...
OR IT'S FREE!

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