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Twinkling Stars
Twinkling Stars [Illustrations by Anup Singh] All you need is: Square piece of paper. Colours. Fold the paper as shown in each of the figures below. Make three triangles in the same way. Now interlock two of them as shown below. Paste the third triangle to the interlocked triangles. Your star is ready to be coloured. Make as many stars as you want and let them spangle your room....
Recycled Telephone Books
Recycled Telephone Books [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Telephone diaries, address books, origami, notepads…there are numerous uses for rough paper. Don’t discard your old notebooks with unused paper. Here is something useful you can make. The things you need: Unused paper and cover from an old notebook. Stapler Glue Velvet paper Blade Scissors Step 1: Tear out at least 14 pages of unused paper from the notebooks. If they are of unequal sizes, then even them out....
One Act Play
Maharaja Krishna Chandra was the king of Bengal during the middle ages. It was customary for kings in those days to patronise talented people. So every king had his own court poets, artists, singers, town planners, architects. And every king had a court jester. The jester was a very important person for his ability to make people laugh and feel happy. Gopal was the maharaja’s favourite jester. A barber by profession, he had a razor-sharp wit and could make the best of any situation....
Two Sides of a Coin
Two Sides of a Coin [] The Exquisite Balance Written by Poile Sengupta Illustrations by Mrinal Mitra Published by Children’s Book Trust (CBT). Suprabha and Subir’s mother always thought that being twins, her children would have a lot in common – not just physically but also in their ways of thinking. But she realised gradually that her daughter, Suprabha, and son Subir, were poles apart. And Suprabha was not like other girls, either....
Painting Pots
We cannot paint the walls of our house but we can definitely paint the pots in our house. Painting Pots [Illustrations by Shiju George] All you need is: Poster paints. Paint brush. Step 1: Pick up a pot and remove any dust from it using a soft cloth or a brush. Step 2: If you have earthern pots, give them a coating of colour that you think would match with the colour of your walls....
Plasticine Candle Stand
Plasticine Candle Stand [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Before you begin making the candle stand, spread some sheets of newspaper so that you do not dirty the floor. The things you need: Plasticine Old newspaper Steel bowl Step 1: Flatten plasticine to make a circle. Cut a perfect circle using the rim of the steel bowl. Step 2: Roll some plasticine in a cylindrical shape....
Marbles Teach
A moving object transfers its force to the second object and itself comes to rest. Did you understand that? No? But you will once you play this little game with marbles. The things you need: Clay or plasticine Broomstick Marbles Step 1: Take two broomsticks and bend them around two centimetres in the centre. Marbles Teach [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Step 2: Seal the ends with clay or plasticine and apply some in the centre for support....
Personalised T-Shirts
Personalised T-Shirts [Illustrations by Shinod AP] Paint T-shirts for Mom, Dad, Grandma…anyone! The things you need: Plain T-Shirt Fabric paints Put some paint on your hands and make impressions on the T-shirt. If you have siblings then you can also ask them to put their fingerprints too. Everybody writes their name under their impression. You can also write slogans like ‘hugs for grandma’, ‘three cheers for my mom’, ‘you are the best daddy/mommy/sister’ etc....
Paper Fan
A fan is the ideal thing to have when you are sweating on a bright sunny summer day. Paper Fan [Illustrations by Shiju George] All you need is: Paper One strand from the broom stick Adhesive Colours Step 1: Fan fold the paper as shown in the figure. Step 2: Again fold it from the centre and stick the inner leaves of the paper with each other....
Papier mache Club
The name of Hanuman makes us think of sheer physical strength. The club was the dreaded weapon with which this faithful devotee of Rama defeated his enemies. So, here’s a chance to make your own club and have a swinging time during Dussehra. Papier mache Club [Illustrations by Shiju George] You will need: Balloon, waste paper, adhesive, chart paper, blade and paints. Step 1: Mix the adhesive with water and make it watery....