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Blow a Puppet
It’s a great idea for a party – ask all the children and adults to make balloon puppets. The things you need: Balloons Coloured wool Glazed paper sheets in different colours Adhesive Scissors Thread Step 1: Blow the balloons and knot them. You can also tie them using a thread. Step 2: Use the material given to make a face on your balloon. Here is how you can do it. Try different kinds of faces and tie them to your wrists so that every one can see it....
Here comes the Mango
Here comes the Mango [Illustrations by Shiju George] Set everyone’s stomach growling with your irresistable, yummy look. All you need is: Two Cardboard Sheets. Two White Chartpapers. Water Colours. Paint Brush. Two meter yellow ribbon. Scissors, pencil and eraser. Step 1: Paste a white chartpaper on to a cardboard sheet. Draw the shape of a mango and cut it....
The Magnetic Knife
The Magnetic Knife [Illustrations by Shiju George] A knife magnetically clings to your hands! All you need is: One table knife. Step 1: Interweave your fingers as in Figure 1, but don’t pick up the knife yet. Step 2: When you interweave your fingers, secretly leave the middle finger of one hand loose (Figure 2). If you arrange your fingers right, no one will be able to tell one finger is loose when looking at your hands from the other side!...
Pom Pom Balls
Pom Pom Balls [Illustrations by Shinod AP] These balls are soft and won’t hurt anyone while playing. Better still, they are easy to make. So why don’t you gift a a few to a friend? The things you need: A small piece of cardboard Thick wool (single or multi-coloured) A scissor Needle Thread Step 1: Cut the cardboard in the shape of a ring. Step 2: Now start winding wool around the cardboard ring....
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....
Paper Plate Masks
During Dussehra it seems that Rama and Ravana come down to earth. In every street there are children who wear masks of these characters and enact the story. Would you like to make your own masks and do the same? Paper Plate Masks [Illustrations by Shiju George] You will need: Paper plate, paints, pencil, eraser and thread. Step 1: Draw the face of the character on the backside of the paper plate and colour it....
Paper Bag Tiger
With more amd more people using paper bags instead of plastic ones, you can find one easily for your tiger puppet. Paper Bag Tiger [Illustrations by Sudheer Nath] The things you need: Paper bag, paints and eyes. Step 1. Take a paper bag and make the face of a Tiger using black paint. Step 2. Paint the Tiger yellow. Step 3. If you cannot imagine then see this picture and make the face accordingly....
Ice Cream Stick Photo Frame
How do we make sure that our favourite person stays by our side at most times? Simple – we frame their photographs and keep them in a place where we can always see them. What fun if we could make the photo frames too! And it is not at all difficult. Ice Cream Stick Photo Frame [Illustration by Jaykrit] The things you need: Ice Cream sticks. Adhesive....
Forever Floating
I remember making paper boats as a child but after their first voyage they could never be used again. Then somebody told me about the boats that would always float. At once the idea appealed to me and I tried making the unsinkable boat. It actually never sank. Would you also like to try making one? The things you need: Bottle cork, blade and card sheet. Forever Floating [Illustrations by Sudheer Nath] Step 1....
Make Your Own Friendship Band
Make Your Own Friendship Band [] Things you need: colourful cotton or satin embroidery threads. These are commonly available in all markets. Take three sets of coloured thread. I chose red, blue and green. Each set of thread should be two mm thick and seven or eight inches long. After all, you should be able to tie it around your friend’s wrist. Now tie a knot at one end, leaving two cm of the thread open....