> Finger puppet Here are some puppets you can make using just paper and paste. Use your arm for a stage or make a puppet stage (see page 268). And don\'t forget about the paper-bag puppets on page...
Puppets and Plays
Puppets are magical little people. They can do or be whatever you want. Puppets can laugh, cry, jump, or dance. They can be kings or queens or circus clowns. With you, your puppets can be...
Caps and hats
Soft cap To make a pattern, measure the distance around your head, plus 1 inch (2.5 cm). Then draw a line half this long on a sheet of paper. Measure up 9 inches (23 cm) from the center of this line...
Basic costume
Materials - bathrobe - cloth or old sheet - felt-tip pen - needle - newspaper - scissors - seam binding (double-fold) - straight pins - thread 1. Tape several sheets of newspaper together....
Let’s Dress Up
Costume Box: Look at all the people you can be! All you have to do is ask your mom and dad if they have any old clothes, jewelry, and makeup you can have. Keep these things in a special costume box...
Let’s Dress Up
Guess who? Guess who? Is that an owl from the zoo? No! Look again! It's really Ben! Who is this witch, so fierce and scary? Good grief! It's Patricia-Mary! It's fun to dress up in a costume---to...
Cards that say “You’re special”
> Inside the card, write a special message for the person and add more > decorations. Greeting cards should be as special as the people who are going to receive them. That's why the best cards...
Whimsical wrap-ups
When you've taken the time to make a special gift for a special person, you'll want to wrap the gift in an extra-special way. It's just as much fun to wrap the gift as it is to make it. You can key...
Gifts of games
Games are fun-time gifts for everyone. Although some games are strictly for children and others are better for adults, both adults and children will enjoy playing these games. When you give a game as...
Ideas with colors, cloth, and thread
Potato printing on cloth is a creative way to make unusual presents everyone will like. You can print T-shirts, scarves, tablecloths, napkins, place mats, and wallhangings. Or, you can print cloth to...