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Illustration of how to make a homemade top Tutorial on making a top from cardboard

Illustration of how to make a homemade top Tutorial on making a top from cardboard

The cute little top spins and spins, and many children will like to play with it. Lets learn to make a small top out of corrugated paper, and lets compete among our friends to see whose top can spin the longest!

Illustration of how to make a homemade top Tutorial on making a top from cardboard

Remove the corrugated paper from the carton, use a bottle cap or a compass to draw 5 circles of the same size on it, and cut them out.

Illustration of how to make a homemade top Tutorial on making a top from cardboard

Use a screwdriver to poke a small hole in the middle of the disc.

Illustration of how to make a homemade top Tutorial on making a top from cardboard

Then glue all 5 circular pieces together and insert the pencil tip in the middle.

Illustration of how to make a homemade top Tutorial on making a top from cardboard

The fun spinning top is finished. Note: The thickness of the stacked discs and the size of the discs need to be consistent with the length of the pencil tip, so that the top will be stable and can spin longer.