I'm all alone. There's no one around. But I don't mind because I've found there are lots of things to do that are better for one than two: Drawing, reading, thinking, dreaming are a few.
Dot-picture shapes.
You've probably made dot pictures lots of times. They're pictures you make by drawing lines from one dot to another. Well, here are some special dot pictures you can make for yourself. Get a paper...
What keeps them up?
How do an airplane's wings help it stay in the air? What keeps a satellite up? Airplane wings have a special shape. They are curved on top and straight on the bottom. This shape is what helps lift...
Paper puppets
> 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...
Stained-glass fish
> Materials - transparent tape or white glue ``` ``` - construction paper (black) - cellophane or tissue paper (different colors) - pencil or crayon (light color) - scissors 1. Draw...
Bug bookmark
Materials - cardboard (thin) - crayon (dark) or felt-tip pen - glue (white) - paper (two colors) - ruler - scissors 1 On the thin cardboard, draw a rectangle about as wide as your ruler and...
Flying fish
The big, blue and silver barracuda (bar uh duh) moved rapidly through the water in search of food. Catching sight of a small fish some distance ahead, it began to swim faster. The small fish soon...
Twilight
And like the wings of sea-birds Flash the white caps of the sea from Twilight by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Making pictures of animals
> Artist Don Eckelberry spends many hours in the woods looking at the > kinds of birds he wants to paint. He makes quick drawings of as many > as he sees. Then, with the drawings to help him, he goes...