An abacus is a lot of fun to use. And you can make one very easily. To make an abacus like the ones used long ago, you'll need forty pebbles and a piece of cardboard, wood, or stiff paper. With a...
A push in two directions
Blowing up a balloon takes a lot of huffing and puffing. But if you let the balloon go, the air rushes out---and the balloon takes off like a rocket! What makes it fly? When you blow up a balloon,...
Bamboo wind chimes
Bamboo is a giant grass that grows in lands that are very hot and wet. It is stiff, like wood, and has a hollow stem. Materials - bamboo pole - coping saw - hand drill with j-inch twist drill...
On your own
> Here are more things you can make with yarn, string, and rope.
String painting
Materials - containers (three) - paper - spoons (three) - string - tempera paint (three colors) Before you start this project, cover your work area with layers of newspaper. Cover yourself with...
Paper-plate mask
> Materials - crayons, felt-tip pens, or magic markers - glue (white) - paper plate (large) - scissors - string 1. Fold a paper plate in half. Draw a line on the plate, as shown. Cut along...
Things that move
Motorboat Motorboats are fun to play with in a pool or tub. Close and glue the spout on a half-gallon milk carton. Cut out the spout side of the carton for the top of the boat. Poke a hole in the...
More toys!
Shoebox Train > Pull your toys in a shoebox choo-choo train. Paint the boxes to look > like train cars. Then punch a hole in the ends of each box. Tie the > boxes together with string and buttons. ...
Strings and things
You can use string to make other things. Or, you can use other things to make a string. Here's how. Macaroni Jewelry Dip large macaroni into different food colors for a few seconds. Lay the...
Go fly a kite!
When someone says, "Go fly a kite!" they mean "Go away, get lost!" And that's just what happens to a kite when the string isn't strong enough. A hard wind blows and snaps the string. Your kite is...
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