HOW TO CREATE A PHENAKISTOCSCOPE

The phenakistoscope was an early animation device that used the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion.

Try to make one!

DIFFERENT MODELS:

You have here the Steps you need

1. Glue the template (or drawing) onto boxboard using a glue stick or spray adhesive.
2. Cut out the disk and using a craft knife, cut out the slots. 
3. Push a pushpin through the cross and into the eraser on a pencil or a stick
4. Hold the phenakistoscope facing a mirror and spin the disk. Look through the slots at the image of the horses reflected in the mirror.