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Weave a Thread
Weave a Thread [Illustrations by Shinod AP] This beautiful design board is perfect for your drawing room wall and extremely simple to make. The things you need: Pin board Small size nails Hammer Different coloured threads Black cloth pencil Step 1: Take a soft board and cover it with a black cloth. You can take any size you want....
Messy Kappu
Kappu maharaj sat on the bed Clothes soiled in yellow mess Playing with a plastic ball He wasn’t bothered about it all. Mamma took him in her arms Felt his bottoms with her palm “Kappuji, what did you do? Let’s quickly get you a panty new.” Messy Kappu [Illustration by Shinod AP]
Temper, Temper!!
Temper, Temper!! [] The Giant who Looked for his Temper Written by Santhini Govindhan Illustrated by Jagdish Joshi Published by Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. Boomba is the name of the giant who lives in a cave on the mountain all alone, in The Giant who Looked for his Temper. He has no friends. Everyone is scared of him because he has a temper which bursts like a balloon at every small incident, and very frequently....
Marble Paper
Marble Paper [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Although handmade paper is costlier than regular paper, it easily lends itself to experimentation. And your creative skills will add to its value! The things you need: A few sheets of handmade paper Oil paints A flat tray with raised edges Step 1: Fill the tray with water and add a few drops of oil paint. If you want a multi-colour effect add drops of different colours....
Letter Holder
Drawing, cutting and pasting – that is all you need to make this attractive letter holder. Letter Holder [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: A shoe box Cardboard sheet Different coloured glaze paper Adhesive Scissors Pencil, eraser, sketch pens Step 1: Take a shoebox without the lid. Step 2: Draw out a fishing boat on the cardboard and cut it....
Make a Card of Webbed Veins
Make a Card of Webbed Veins [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The leaves of the peepal tree have a beautiful shape – they taper to a needle-point. And when these green leaves brush against each other, they constantly make a rustling sound and attract everyone’s attention. Even when the leaves dry, leaving behind a webbed skeleton of veins, they look grand – grand enough to be made into greeting cards. The things you need:...
Kappu wants to Draw
Pencil, paper, crayons and pen Get them all to Kappu’s den Spread the paper on the floor For little maharaj wants to draw. Two lines here and four lines there Zig-zig patterns and a circle in pairs Kappu scribbled on all the sheets Till it was time for him to sleep. Kappu wants to Draw [Illustration by Shinod AP]
Distress Signals the Leafy Way
Wondered how plants talk to each other? They do not have the same language as humans but they have their own ways. Recent research by scientists at Kyoto University, Japan, describes how the Lima bean plant protects itself and its neighbours from the spider mite or the red spider. It sends out clear distress signals. Its not like they make weird noises to attract attention, though. It does it very silently. The Lima bean plant emits chemicals to send the message of a troublesome intruder to all its neighbours....
Consequences
You can make variations in the game and devise your own themes. The things you need: Pencil/ Pen Sheets of paper Sit in a circle. Give a sheet of paper to everyone. One of you take on the role of the organizer and instruct the others to do as you tell them. This is what you have to say.1.Write the name of a girl. After everyone writes a name of a girl ask them to fold the paper as shown in the figure....
Make Orchids at Home
Make Orchids at Home [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Half-a-metre of organdy Golden wire Green electrical wire Adhesive Thread Step 1: Draw out the orchid petals on the organdy. Cut them. Step 2: Cut the golden wire such that it is of the same length as the petal. Stick it in the centre of all petals....