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I was and still am the weird kid who not only enjoyed the circus camp I went to, but also thrived. The circus camp I attended was a five day opportunity where we learned juggling, stilts, diabolo, unicycling, and many more important skills. On the last day, we had a performance showing the remarkable amount we learned. I attended this camp for the maximum three years. From this program I learned that it is important to be different and learn interesting skills. I want to share this feeling with others.
In my Research 1 course, my classmates and I were tasked with the 20% project which you can find a brief description of on the other page. For my project, I wanted to let other children and people experience the great feeling I get when doing circus tricks. To do this, I chose to learn how to make circus tricks using materials that are either inexpensive or recycled. This allows children to enjoy the circus fun without the large expense. The idea was to target low income children so that they can have a different, fun experience that may otherwise not be available to them. I also wanted to further my circus talents. To complete my goals I have set up a timeline which can be viewed below.
Date
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Completed Goal
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19 Oct. 2015
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Make Juggling Balls
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2 Nov. 2015
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Be able to continuously juggle 3 balls
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16 Nov. 2015
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Be able to trick juggle
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30 Nov. 2015
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Build Hand Held Wooden Stilts
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14 Dec. 2015
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Build Wooden Stilts
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28 Dec. 2015
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Spinning Plates/Devil Sticks
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11 Jan. 2016
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Balancing/Diabolo
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25 Jan. 2016
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Work on unicycling tricks
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8 Feb. 2016
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Go into at least one children’s center and teach children how to make and perform circus tricks
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22 Feb. 2016
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Be able to perform/revisit all my different tricks
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Websites/What they cost to buy
https://www.colourbox.com/vector/
cartoon-juggler-vector-6956591Juggling balls three for $5.00 up to five for $30.00
My project
- DIY Juggling balls five for $1.06
Materials I used:
- Balloons (I went to the Dollar Store and got 30 balloons for $2.12 which make ten balls)
- Dirt (From my yard)
- A Funnel (I used a piece of paper and two pieces of tape to make)
- A plastic bottled water bottle (Found in recycling)
- Tape (I got it from my classroom)
- A measuring cup (I estimated)
- Scissors (I borrowed a pair from my classroom)
All of these materials can be found at the Dollar Store except the dirt, but I wanted to make it as inexpensively as possible. With only buying the ballons, you can make five of these juggling balls for $1.06. I ended up making ten so I could keep them different places so as to have them with me wherever I go to practice.
This is a picture of my final product:
I did not make up this DIY project, but found it and followed the procedure that can be found at: http://www.juggler.org/diy/balls.shtml.
As shown on my timeline I will learn how to juggle the basic three ball pattern. I have already been doing this for a week and my record is 34 catches before dropping it, but I am still working at it. The two weeks following this one, I will start working on tricks, but have to get good at the basics first. I hope you enjoy juggling and thanks for reading.
--Alexa
