Breathing Lungs

This fun, interactive activity demonstrates how lungs inflate and deflate when we breathe. It combines learning about the respiratory system with hands-on crafting, making it a perfect project for kids or classrooms interested in science and anatomy.

Skill Level

Beginner

Time to Make

30 mins

Adult Supervision

Ja

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Breathing Lungs

Top Tip

When joining the straws, ensure they are sealed well with tape or the bags will not inflate.

How to Make

Breathing Lungs
Breathing Lungs
Breathing Lungs
  1. Cut out the lung template and trace it onto a sheet of cardboard.
  2. Paint the lungs pink and let dry.
  3. Outline them with a black pen.
  4. Cut out the lungs.
  5. Now join two paper straws together end to end leaving a small gap for movement. do this twice so you have two identical bendy straws
  6. Then snip the end of one of the straws to make it shorter.
  7. Wrap the plastic bag into the end of the straws and tape.
  8. Join the two straws together with tape.
  9. Stick onto the lungs so the bags are within each lung.
  10. Breathe in and out of the straw to see how the lungs fill.