A thaumatrope is a simple animation toy that uses a disk with different pictures on each side attached to strings. When the strings are twisted and released, the disk spins fast enough to blend the two images into one moving picture. A flipbook is another simple animation that gives the illusion of movement by flipping through pages with slight variations in drawings. The document provides ideas for creating your own flipbook by first planning out the sequence in a sketchbook.

1. Simple Animation

2. Simple Animation
Thaumatrope
A thaumatrope is a disk with a picture on each side, attached to two pieces of
string. If you hold and twist the strings between your fingers and then pull them to
let go, the disk will spin and the two pictures will appear as one moving image!

3. Simple ideas if you are stuck!

4. Flipbook
A flipbook is a collection of combined pictures
that are flipped over to give the illusion of
movement and give an animated sequence.
Activity:
Create your own flipbook. Plan your idea out in your sketchbook first.
Ideas……