Olympic Mascot Whip Up Project
I always get really into the Olympics and so far this year has not disappointed. Did anyone see Jason Lezak win the 400 meter relay against France? Wow, but anyway I also really love Beijing's mascots. Known as the Fuwa, or the Friendlies, these five little guys, color coordinated to match the olympic rings, are by far the best Olympic mascots I've ever seen. I'm from Atlanta and will never live down the shame of Izzy (originally called Whatsit) that was some weird blue androngenous creature. I won't even provide a picture. The Friendlies are named Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. The words, Beijing Huan Ying Ni translates into "Beijing Welcomes You."
At Whipup.net they've linked to an awesome paper craft project where you can build 3-D paper models of each of the mascots. I started one for Yingying (who represents the Tibetan Antelope) and this is as far as I've gotten.
Just the face so far but when he is complete he will look like this...
So cute! But not easy, I would recommend not starting with one that has horns or a lot of head gear. If your computer cannot translate or open the downloads, I suggest the program- unarchiver. Have fun!
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haha I remember izzy!!! my sister had an izzy pillow lol. he looked like a jelly bean with a stinger XD
I downloaded the unarchiver but now I don't know how to use it to open the files 0.o
Help please?
Make sure you've installed it completely and then add it to your applications. I use a Mac so it may be different for a PC...
these are so cute! but they look very complicated!
Ooops!! Sorry!!
I'm Chinese and I went back to China last summer and I was thrilled by the stores and stores stocked with Olympic "Fu Wa" merchandise! But I know realise you can make your own paper craft Fu Wa from a website! Anyways, Ying Ying is my favourite Fu Wa! And also it's "Beijing Huang Ying Ni" not "Beijing Xuanying Ni."
Ha ha! I love it! Very cute. And I love the Olympics, too. So thrilling. That relay was breathtaking.