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The Green Family
The Green Family [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Want to have a family of your own? A green family? All it takes is a little water and sunshine to entice this green family to spread its roots! The things you need: Empty containers of different sizes Wheat seeds Soil Water Poster colours Brush Step 1: Fill three-fourths of all the containers with garden soil. Step 2: Spread a handful of wheat seeds on the soil....
Unusual Fish
Unusual Fish [Illustrations by Anup Singh] All you need is: Square sheet of paper. Colours. Fold the paper as shown in each of the figures. There it is, draw an eye and your unique fish is ready. It’s so simple that you could make a whole family of fish in just a few minutes.
Be Bubbly
Making bubbles is really easy and so magical. All you need is: A short piece of wire. Half a teaspoon of washing powder or detergent. A cup of water. Step 1: Make a loop in the wire as shown in figure 2. Step 2: Prepare a soap solution by mixing the detergent in the water. Step 3: Dip the loop in the soapy solution and blow into the loop from a distance. See the bubbles grow into a rainbow globe....
Steamer
This is an eco-friendly steamer, it runs on water. Get together with your friends and have a good time making them. Steamer [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: A soapdish An empty tin can Candle Matchbox A piece of thin wire A metal cap Step 1: Take the cover of a soapdish (one without any holes) and make two holes on parallel sides as shown in the figure....
Make your own Salt
What is the crop of farmers in the desert fields of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat? The answer is: salt! Farmers make rectangular fields with borders so that the water does not drain away. The water stands still under the sun and evaporates. Once the water evaporates, all that can be seen is salt. For, almost 70 per cent of the earth’s surface is covered by salt water. Make your own Salt [Illustrations by Shiju George] To test out how they do it, just do this simple experiment at home....
Peanut Puppets
You will need: A darning needle. A reel of strong thread. Peanuts in the shell (at least 13, of different sizes). Paint, paint brushes, glue, scissors, wool for hair, 3 lollipops, icecream sticks or twigs. Procedure: Thread the needle and make a large knot in the end. To make the head and body, thread three long peanuts on to the length of thread. (You may need to twist the needle a bit to get it through the shell)....
Festive Bow and Arrow
Any play on Ramayana is incomplete without the bow and arrow (teer Kamaan). You can make your own bow and arrow, too, but be careful not to hurt anyone. Festive Bow and Arrow [Illustrations by Shiju George] You will need: Elastic, broomstick, plasticine, stem of any tree, scissors and paints. Step 1: Bend the stem in the form of an arc making sure it does not break. Tie elastic from one end to the other....
Decorating with Popcorns
Decorating with Popcorns [Illustrations by Shiju George] If you are tired of eating popcorns try something new: decorate your room with them. This is how you can do it. All you need is: A thorny stem of a plant or a bush. Popcorns. A bowl. Step1: Pick up a thorny stem from a plant or a bush – if it has leaves, remove them....
Calendar
Calendar [Illustrations by Anup Singh] The things you need: A spiral sketch book A thin wire Beads Adhesive and scissors Old magazines Stationery: Pencil, eraser, sharpner and ruler and cardboard Colours: Pencil / Crayons or paints and sketch pens Step 1: Take a spiral sketch book to make the calendar (preferably A4 size). Divide the first page into two parts as shown in the figure....
Silhouette Cards
The things you need: Silhouette Cards [Illustrations by Shiju George] Black chart paper, white card sheet, pencil, scissors and glue. The things you need: Step 1. Draw an outline of the object on black chart paper. Step 2. Cut it along the outline. Step 3. Make a card from the white card sheet. Step 4. Stick the silhouette on top of the card. Create different kinds of silhouettes and make new cards each time....