Description of Coconut leaf ball toy (bombom ball).
It is a cuboid shape ball that is used by children in the rural areas of Papua New Guinea.
This coconut leaf ball can be used to play games such as: 1. shooting in the middle 2. volleyball 3. hit and run (long ball) 4. hockey 5. tinned fish tin game
Papua New Guinea (orange colour)
How is a coconut leaf turned into a ball?
1. Remove leaflets from the coconut frond.
2. Remove the leaflet from its spine.
3. Lay the leaflet crisscross and weave.
How is a coconut leaf turned into a ball?
4. Continue weaving until the ball gets its shape.
How is a coconut leaf turned into a ball?
Finished product.
How is it related to STEM?
Measurement 1. 60 cm leaflet length 2. Number of leaflets (x 2) - determine the size of the ball.
Mathematics
Space and Shape 1. Shape - cuboid coconut leaf ball (6 sides)
