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Let's Tango
If you are interested in making music, why not start by making a music instrument from things easily available at home? The things you need: An empty toothpaste pack Three rubber bands A sheet of coloured paper Glue A blade or paper cutter Let’s Tango [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Step 1: Cover the entire pack with a coloured paper. Use glue to stick the paper. Step 2: Draw a rectangle of 1 inch x 2 inches on the upper side of the pack....
Tin Can Lantern
Are you bored of having dinner under the same electric lights? Here is something to light up your family meal time. Tin Can Lantern [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: An empty soft drink can or a tin A hammer A few nails A 15-inch long wire Step 1: On the outside part of a can, draw any pattern that you like. Step 2: With the nail tips, hammer holes of various sizes, according to the pattern that you have drawn....
The Language of a Cat
The poet Carl Sandburg wrote, “The fog comes in on little cat feet.” So do a large number of our words and expressions. Let’s think of the cats that run and leap and pounce and slink and purr and meow through the English language. There are a number of explanations for the phrase, “it’s raining cats and dogs”? Cats and dogs were closely associated with the rain and wind in the western mythology. Dogs were often pictured as the attendants of Odin, the storm god, and cats were believed to cause rain....
A Battle Well Fought
June 2: In the war against AIDS, they don’t come any tougher than Xolani Nkosi, better known as Nkosi Johnson since his adoption by a white family. In his short life, he had become one of South Africa’s youngest and boldest campaigners fighting for the rights of AIDS affected people to be accepted by society. At 5:40 am on June 1, he finally lost the battle. Now, there’s nothing more the doctors can do for him....
Making Friends and keeping them
Making Friends and keeping them [] Coping With Friends Written by Peter Corey Illustrations by Martin Brown Published by Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. You must have often wondered if only you had known how to handle that bossy friend of yours in school, you wouldn’t have to run away from her every time you met. Well, blame it on the fact that you didn’t have a ‘how-to’ book on coping with friends all this while....
Sand Flower Vase
Have you ever seen an empty glass bottle lying in one corner of the kitchen or store room? It makes you feel like giving it a new life. Make it a flower vase and then see it take its place proudly in the house as a precious object. Sand Flower Vase [Illustrations by Anup Singh] The things you need: An empty glass bottle Sand or pebbles Glue Poster colours Brushes Step 1: Stick the pebbles on the bottle with glue or cover the entire surface with sand, depending on the kind of look and feel you want....
Your Own Bus
Shiny vehicles on a shop shelf are inviting, but how about making a shiny red bus, much like the ones you see on the roads. What’s more, you can give a new life to things that are being readied for the dustbin at this very instant! The things you need: Empty juice carton Felt paper (any colour of your choice) Black marker pen or pen Four bottle caps Glue Thermacol Your Own Bus [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Step 1: Paint the four bottle caps to make the wheels for your bus....
Girl Power
August 26: The world is changing fast. A decade ago, no one would have thought about boys wanting to step into a girl’s shoes. But now, this is happening. According to a report in The Times Of India, girl power rules. A survey by the Hyderabad-based market research company, NFO-MBL India, says that 42 per cent boys marvel at the thought of being a girl. The boys in question are between 15 and 19 years of age and they belong to the five cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai....
Sock Doll
Line up a few of these dolls on a windowsill or mantel, and you’re guaranteed to spread cheer to family and guests alike. Sock Doll [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Cotton socks Pieces of foam A few rubber bands Red and black paint Scissors Step 1: Fill a cotton sock three quarters of the way with the foam pieces. Secure it by tying a rubber band at the end of the filling....
Do You Know What You are Eating?
June 5: When you think of a cold drink, you think of its sweet taste, the fizz, and the sparkling bubbles under your nose. But not for a moment do you imagine animal parts being mixed in it. And yet that is what seems to be happening, says a report in The Hindu newspaper. The use of animal ingredients in ‘vegetarian’ food products is more common than you can ever dream of. According to the report, an organisation called the Animal Welfare Board of India has brought out a list of vegetarian food products containing disguised animal supplements....