Also available in Beaver by Steve and Megumi Biddle Newspaper Magic Things to make in the Holidays Steve and Megumi Biddle Mtustrated by Megumi Biddle g Beaver Books‘A Beaver Book Published by Arrow Books Limited 62.65 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4NW ‘An imprint of Century Hutchinson Led London Meibourne Sydney Auckland Johannesburg and agencier throughout the world Firs published in 1988 Reprinted 1888 and 1988 ‘Tent © Steve and Megumi Biddle 1988 asteations © Century Hutchinson Ltd 1988 ‘This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall ot, by way of trade or otherwise, Be Jent, ‘resold, hired out, oF otherwise cteulated without the publaher’s prior consent in any form of Binding ‘or eover her than that in which sis published and ithout a similar condition inchuding this condition ‘being impored on the rubsequent purchaser Set in Baskerile by JH Graphics Led, Reading Made and prised in Grea Britain by (Courier International Lid, Tiptree, Bisex ISBN 009 9857207 Contents Introduction 7 Acknowledgements 7 Whistle 9 Musical drinks tin 10 Megaphone 12 Instant music 15 Harmonica 15 Guitar 16 Maracca or shaker 17 Drum 19 Cymbals 20 Bottle xylophone 21 Tin can stilts 22 Tent 25 Glove puppets. 27 Chinese puzzle 31 Pinwheel 39 Helicopter 43 Paper parachute 47 Movingtoy 52 Kite 56 Folding cubes 61 Magic flower 66 Sun hat 75 Stunt plane 8+ Sugar mice 91 Coloured candles 96 Magicbox 99 Climbing monkey 102 Juggling balls” 106 Juggling 108French knitting 113, Tank 119 ‘Tortoise 123 Crawling bug 128 Paddle boat 134 Marble bowling alley 139 Water squirter 148 Pinball machine 152 Introduction In this book there are lots of ys, tricks, games and puzzles that you can make by yourself and also enjoy with friends during your school holidays. Every item begins with a short list of materials that you need to get you started, More often than not ll that you require is a pencil, ruler, scissors, paper, and a few other everyday materials that can be found around the home, Tt is a good idea to keep all these materials in a safe place, like a box with a lid, and out of reach of any younger members of the family. Please remember that ‘many cutting tools, especially craft knives, can be very sharp. So when using a craft knife, do your cutting on a piece of old board so that you do not cut yourself or damage any surfaces. We hope you have lots of fun and wish you happy holidays! Steve and Megumi Acknowledgements We would like to thank Max Hulme, Mark Radford and Toshie Takahama for sharing their ideas witWhistle This is an easy way to make a very loud whistle. You will need: A clean blade of grass 1 Cup your hands together, with your thumbs facing you. Place the clean blade of grass in the space between, your thumbs. (You may have to ask someone to help you do this, or else uncup your hands to pick up the blade of grass.) ~% 2 This drawing shows step 2 in greater detail See how the blade of grass is held tightly in place by the tip and base of each thumb.3. Bring your hands to your lips. Blow into the space made by your thumbs. The blade of grass will vibrate, producing a loud whistle-like sound, Musical drinks tin This is another fun way to make a whistle. You will need: ‘Two plastic drinking straws Sticky tape Empty soft drinks tin 1. Fasten the two straws together with small lengths of sticky tape. Then stick the two straws to the top of the soft drinks tin, making sure that they lie flat along the top next to the hole. 2 Hold the tin and blow into the straws. The air that you blow will travel down the straws and across the hole of the tin, making a sound rather like the whistle of a boat i1 Place the card flat on the table, Start to roll up one of the comers nearest you ‘There are many times when you will want to cheer and encourage your friends. This megaphone will help you do just that, without you having to strain your voice by shouting. You will need: ‘Thin card Sticky tape Scissors | | 2 Keep on rolling the card over to make a cone shape. 12 13 Megaphone3 Fasten the edges together with pieces of sticky tape. Using scissors, trim off the top of the cone to make itcircular. Then cutoff the bottom of the cone to make the mouthpiece. 4 Bring the megaphone up o your lips and speak into it. Your voice will be carried over a long distance. 4 Instant music ‘Making musicis fun. Here are a few quick and simple ideas that can be used to produce music for a festival orparade. Make all these instruments, and forma band with your friends. Harmonica ‘You will need: Sheet of tissue paper Comb 1 Fold the paper over the comb,2 Place to yourlips. Blow and hum tomake the tunes. 2 Pluck or strum the elastic bands quite vigorously to make the tunes. Guitar ‘You will need: Several elastic bands, of various sizes Empty shoe box 1 Stretch the elastic bands over the shoe box. 16 Maracca or shaker You will need: Rice or dry beans ‘Two empty yoghurt cartons Sticky tape 2 g& 1 Pour a quantity of rice or dry beans into one of the yoghurt cartons. Ww2 Place the second yoghurt carton on top of the first and tape them together as shown. 3 Shake the yoghurt cartons up and down to make the sound of a maracca or shaker. Be 18 Drum ‘You will need: Brown paper Round box or tin String Spoons iH) 1. Use the string to fasten the brown paper tightly over the open end of the box or tin. 193 Use the spoons as drumsticks to beat on the drum, but be careful not to split the paper. Cymbals ‘You will need: Two old saucepan lids 2. 1 Hold the lids, AC one in each hand, and clash them together against each other. 20 Bottle xylophone You will need: Water Bottles Drinking glasses Metal spoon 1 Put different quantities of water into each of the bottles and glasses. Line them up in a row. Tap each. ‘one with the spoon and you will make different musical notes. You can change the note by adding or pouring away some water. a aAe and nail, make two holes opposite each other in the Tin can stilts base of both tin cans. ‘This is a quick and easy way to make a pair of stilts that are fun to use. Before you start, remove the lids from both tin cans. You will need: Two empty tin cans, same size. (Try cocoa, syrup, or drinking chocolate tins) Hammer Nail Length of strong string or rope Scissors 2 Taking one of the tin cans, pass oncend of the string or rope through one hole and out of the other hole. 1 Tum the tin cans upside-down and place them on the ground oron avery hard surface. Using thehammer 22 233. When both ends of the rope are of shoulder length, cut the rope and fasten the ends tightly together in a very strong knot. Prepare the other tin can in exactly the same way. 4 Balance yourself on the tin cans. Hold the rope tightly in your hands. If you take short, quick steps, you ‘can make the sound of a trotting horse pz Tent ‘Camping outdoors can be great fun. Here is an ideal tent to make for a warm and sunny day. You will need: Rope Five wooden pegs Mallet Old sheet One clothes peg Blanket 1 Fasten one end of the rope to a fence or to another firm object. Tie the other end of the rope around one of the wooden pegs. Knock the peg into the ground with the mallet so that the rope is stretched tight. 25,2 Tic short lengths of rope to each ofthe four comers, Uf the uld sheet, Place the sheet over the rope 3. Fasten a wooden peg to each of the four comer ropes. Knock them into the ground. Fasten the top of the sheet to the rope with the clothes peg. This will stop the sheet from sliding down the rope. Put your blanket on the ground, inside the tent. 26 Glove puppcts Puppets and puppet shows can bé fun. Here is an easy way to make a glove puppet. You will need: Two cotton or knitted gloves Ping-pong ball Felt tip pen Scissors ‘Small piece of card Glue Rabbit puppet 1 Take one of the gloves. Fold down the thumb and the fourth and fifth fingers. 2 Fold the glove down towards you, so that the second and third fingers stick out just beyond the bottom of Pothe glove. Roll down the top of the glove to meet the base of the second and third fingers. WY 3 Open out the wrist of the glove as if to tum the glove inside out. 4 Then wrap it around the fingers of the glove, tomake the face of the puppet. (Leave the second and third fingers sticking out to make the ears.) 28 5 Place the other glove on your hand, Insert your forefinger into the head of the puppet, and use your thumb and third finger as the puppet's arms. 6 And there you have a very easy and simple puppet with two long ears, a big head and wo arms 29rs Bird puppet 1 Put the gloveson yourhands. Crossover your hands with the palms facing each other. Hook together your, thumbs, and flap your hands up and down to make a bird puppet. Duck puppet 1 Take a ping-pong ball. Draw two eyes on it with the felt tip pen. Cut out a beak from a small piece of card. Glue the beak on the ping-pong ball. Cut out a hole in the bottom of the ping-pong ball 30 2 Put one glove on your hand. Stick your thumb inside the ping-pong ball to make an easy duck puppet. Chinese puzzle ‘Tangram isa traditional Chinese puzzle, which is well over 1000 years old. Itconsists of seven different shapes, which you arrange together to form a large square. ‘The puzzle can be played either by yourself or with friends. ‘You will need: Piece of paper 15cm square Scissors N 311. Fold the square of paper in half from corner to corner. 3. Unfold the paper. Cut along one fold line to make two large triangles. 2 Fold the triangle in half from right to left. 4 Cutone of the large triangles in half, so making two ‘medium-sized triangles. Put these two triangles on one side. NN 32 335 With the remaining large triangle, fold up the bottom point so that it reaches the opposite edge. Press flat and then unfold the triangle 6 Cut along the fold line made in step 5. 7 Now you have a smaller-sized triangle. Put this to one side also. Cut the remaining part of the large triangle in half. 8 Taking piece a, fold down the top right-hand corner as shown. 9 Press flat and then unfold x 10 Cutalong the foldline to make alittle triangle and a parallelogram. 11 Taking piece 6, fold the top righthand corner across to meet the top left-hand corner as shown. 3312 Press flat 15 Here and overleaf are just a few of the many —— different shapes that you can make from the tangram square. Why not invent a few of your own? and then unfold. 13. Cutalong the fold line to make another little triangle and a square. 8 W2 44 This is the tangram square, Shuffle the pieces of paper together and then try to rearrange them into the large square 4 8) 37Pinwheel The pinwheel isa very colourful toy to make. Itis also an ideal gift to sell at a local fair. Piece of paper Sem square Scissors Glue Drawing pin Pencil You will need: 1 Fold the square of paper in half from corner to comer, 38 392 Fold the triangle in half from right to left. 3 Open out the paper Cut along each of the diagonal lines, stopping about 2.5em short of 4 This should be your finished result 40 5 Bend one corner over (but do not press it flat) and glue it to the centre of the paper. Ah Q 6 Repeat three more times with the other three corners, 7 Push a drawing pin through the centre of the paper and into the pencil. Make sure that you leave enough space for the pinwheel (0 turn around. 08 You can either blow upon the pinwheel, or wave it in the air to make it turn around. Helicopter This paper helicopter will rotate just like the blades of a real helicopter. Before you start, cut two strips of paper about 3em wide from your sheet of paper. You will need: Sheet of strong paper (typing paper is ideal) Glue Scissors 1 Place the paper flat on the table. Roll the paper from right to left into a tube shape. 4B2 Glue the edges of the tube 5. Bend each of the eight strips of paper down at an. together, so that they will angle. These will form the blades of the helicopter. not come undone, wy &S 3 Wrap the two strips of paper around the bottom of the tube and glue 6 This shows step 5 in more detail. them in place. 4. Make eight equal cutsin the tube, cutting down from the top. Take care not to cut through the two paper strips at the bottom end of the tube 4 457 Drop the helicopter from aheight and watch it whirl around and around. Ifitdoesnot rotate very well, add another pager strip around the bottom of the tube. 46 Paper parachute This is a quick way to make a fantastic toy parachute. You will need: Piece of thin but strong paper 15cm square Scissors Sticky tape Pencil Strong cotton Pencil rubber iis 1 Fold the square of paper in half from corner to corner. 72 Fold the triangle in half 5 It should look like this. from right to left 6 Cut off the small 3 Fold the two bottom top triangle. left-hand corners of the triangle to the top point 7 Open out the paper. It will now be an octagon shape. 4 Fold in the left-hand point of the triangle: 48 4910 Tie the ends of all the eight cotton threads around the pencil rubber. 8 Stick a small piece of sticky tape over each of the ight corners. Make a tiny hole in each of the corners with a sharp pencil. Cut the cotton into eight equal Tengths. Passeach of the threads through the holes and knot the ends so that they do not come undone. 11 Pinch the top of the parachute. Throw it into the air, and it will open out and float down, just like a real parachute. 9 This shows step 8 in more detail. 50 51Moving toy ‘This action toy will give you hours of fun on a breezy day. You will need: Sheet of strong paper (typing paper is ideal) Ruler Pencil Felt tip pen Piece of board Craft knife Sticky tape 1 Lay the paper on a table or fat surface. With the ruler and pencil measure and draw out on the paper aborder on the top and bottom 3em deep. Then draw 52 vertical lines cm apart between the two borders as shown. ap 2 Draw over some of the lines in a felt tip pen. The darker lines show you where to draw them. Place the sheet of paper on a piece of board so you don't cut yourself or the table, and then cut along the coloured lines with the craft knife.3. You will now have produced quite a few little‘doors’ 5 Stick the edges together with sticky tape. in the paper. Open out each door by folding it along the hinge (the pencillines). _” Stand the doors up straight, vy & 6 Place the moving toy on the ground and any slight breeze will send it rolling over and over. 4 Bend the paper into a tube, 30 that the edges meet.Kite We found out about this very interesting kite while we were living in Japan. You will need: Piece of paper 30cm square Scissors Sticky tape Ball of strong string ‘Small paper squares 1. Place the large piece of paper flat on the table. Fold it in half from corner to corner. 56 2 Press the paper flat and then open it out again. 373 Cut three small pieces of sticky tape and stick them ‘on the paper as shown. 3 Fold one side edge in from the top point to the centre fold line. 6 Make a hole in each piece of sticky tape (the bottom point and centre comers). Cut a piece of string about 40cm long for the tail, pass one end through the bottom point and tie it in place. Thread the remainder of the string through the centre corners and tie in place 4 Fold the other side to the centre 59 587 Attach the smaller paper squares to the tail string by wrapping the string tightly around each square to make a bow shape ‘The ‘bows’ give the weight to the ki 8 The best places to fly your kite are a flat feld, the windward side of a hill or near the sea. Never fly your kite near a road, a railway track, overhead power cables, within five miles of an airport — and never a thunderstorm. 60 This puzaleis very easy to make. It is made up of eight small cubes which fold away from each other in such a way that they turn completely inside out ight sheets of strong paper Ruler sep Pencil Piece of board Craft knife Sticky tape 611 On each shect of paper mark and measure out this 3. Start to fold the paper shape intoa cube. The lighter shape. lines are the fold lines, Turn the paper over. 4 Here you can see the cube taking shape. Push 2. Place the paper on a piece of board so you don't cut both sides in. yourself or the table. With the craft knife cut out this ‘shape. The darker lines show you where you have to cut. 9 sh the top down. 62 639 Youwill now be able to bend the eight cubes in many directions, asif they were turnin 1g themselves inside out. EYED aeMagic flower “Thisisa magical puzzle that will change shape in your hands. Before you start, make sure that the envelopes are sealed down. ‘You will need: Six envelopes about 24cm long and 12cm wide Scissors Ruler Glue 1 Take one envelope and fold up the two corners of the bottom edge, so that they lie along the top, making a triangle at both ends. 66 2 Cut along the edge of each triangle, so making two squares, 3. Repeat with the other five envelopes, making twelve squares in 674 Take one of the squares and fold it in half from the bottom to the top. Press flat and then unfold. 5 Fold the square in half from side to side. Press flat and then unfold 6 Fold all the corners into the centre of the square. 68 8 From the closed edge, measure and mark a strip 1.5em wide. Cut this strip of paper off. os 699 Putyour thumb inside the square and your forefinger on top. 12 Repeat this process with the three remaining 13 Push them all down 10 Push the top corner inside the square. down inside itself along the fold line. 11 This shows you step 10 in more detail. 7015. Slotall twelve squares together and then ghue them in place, making a long chain, SEP 16 Put yourhand inside each squareand start to open it out 20 Form the paper accordion into a circle, Glue the ends together. 2 2321 To make the magic flower change shape, hold it in your hands and from the bottom, rotate it outwards. 14 Sun hat This is asuper hat to make and wear ona warm, sunny day. The peak will help to shade your eyes from the sun, You will need: Clean sheet of newspaper Sticky tape 1 Place the sheet of newspaper lengthways on the table, Fold it in half from top to bottom. 52 Then fold it in 5. Fold the top point down to meet the bottom edge half from side to of the paper. side and unfold it Beain 5 Fold one half of the top edge in so that it li the centre fold line. 6 Unfold the paper again. 4 Fold the other half down as well 76 77 Fold in each of the long sides along the fold lines. 9 Put your thumb inside and forefinger on top. 10 Push the top corner down inside itself along the fold line, 11 This shows you step 10 in more detail. Repeat with the other top comer. K NS 1912 Fold the right-hand edge of the top layer of paper into the centre. Fold the left-hand edge ofthe toplayer of paper into the centre. Press them flat 13 Then fold the bottom edges up to meet the middle. 14 Fold them again over the midele. LEAN 80 15 Fasten them down with sticky tape, Turn the paper over. 16 Fold up the bottom right-hand comer to meet the centre. 17 Then fold up the bottom left-hand corner as well at18 Fold up the bottom point to the middle. 19 Then fold the right-hand corner into the middle. 20 And the left-hand corner as well 82 21 Fasten the corners down with a piece of sticky tape. 22 Open out and ress it into shape... 23 to make your sun hat,—_—— Stunt plane ‘This stunt plane will bank to the left or right and even loop the loop. You will need: Piece of thin but strong paper 15em square 1 Fold the paper in half from the bottom to the top. 2 Fold it in half from side to side at 3 Press the paper flat, 4 Unfold it 7 again ' 5. Fold the top edge down to meet the centre fold line 856 Fold the right side edige down tomeet the centreline. 7 Then fold it down again to meet the centre of the Paper. & Repeat the process on the left side edge. 9 Fold the top point backwards to meet the centre line \ 10 Fold the paper in half from side to side. 11 Fold down the top wing so that it meets the side edge a712 Fold the bottom wing in just the same way. 13 Unfold the wings again. Fold up the tail section, ‘The picture shows you where the fold line starts and encs. « 7 14 Press the tail flat and unfold it again 15 Push the tail section inside itself along the fold line. 16 This shows you step 13 in more detail17 Fold the wings down again and open them out. - Shape the wings by curling the bottom edge upwards. Sugar mice Sugar mice are great fun to make and they are ideal for a party. ‘You will need: Powdered milk Icing sugar Mixing bow! Food colouring ‘Spoon 18 To loop the loop, hold the Few drops of water plane with its nose pointing Flavouring (drinking chocolate) upwards and with the underside Saucer facing you Scissors Currants aN Thin string YX 19 Throw the plane smoothly upwards and it should loop away from you and then come back.1 Pour equal amounts of powdered milk and icing 3 Mixit all together and add the water drop by drop. sugar into a mixing bowl. 5 2 Add a few drops of food colouring 5 When it is well mixed, take out a lump of the mixture 926 Roll itin your clean hands to make a mouse shape. 7 Pour some icing sugariin the saucer. Roll your mouse very gently in the icing sugar to give it a white coat. 9 But if you give the mouse to a younger brother or ‘Or you can roll your mouse in drinking chocolate. This sister to eat, please make sure that you remove the string will give you a brown mouse. tail first. 8 Make two cuts for the ears and stick three currants on the mouse to make the eyes and nose. Cut a piece of string for the tail and stick this into the mouse. 4 95Coloured candles Coloured candles give a nice atmosphere to a room for that special occasion. But please do ask for the help of an adult when you are making the candles. You will need: Old comics Scissors Sticky tape White candles Matches 1 From your comics cut out a few pictures, picking ones which have a strong, black ouiline. 2 Fasten them face down, one at a time, on to the candles, using small pieces of sticky tape. 73. With the help of an adult, warm the back of each picture stuck on the candle over a lighted candle, turning it around to make sure that every part of the paper is warmed in turn 4 Remove the pieces of paper and sticky tape. You will ind that images of the pictures have been printed on to the candle. ‘Why not make a few coloured candles and give a party for your friends. Then you can all try out the games and puzzles found in this book. Borrow acoin, say the magic word ‘Abracadabra’, and the coin will vanish! Just a trick? No. It is a piece of simple magic with the aid of this magic box. ‘You will need: Scissors Piece of paper Empty matchbox Glue1 Cut the piece of paper so that it is the same width, and one and a half times the length of the matchbox: tray. Glue one end of the piece of paper to the matchbox cover, inside, at the top. 5 2 Glue the opposite end to the bottom of the matchbox tray 3 Shut the matchbox. Open the unprepared end, Borrow a coin and place it in the tray. 100 4 Shut the matchbox. Say ‘Abracadabra’. 5 Open the prepared end and 6 The coin will have vanished. To make it reappear, {just repeat step 4 and open out the unprepared end. 101Climbing monkey ‘This is a very simple toy to make. It has a great action mechani You will need: Felt tip pens Piece of thick card about 12cm long and 10cm wide Piece of board Graft knife Plastic drinking straw Scissors Sticky tape Ball of string Pencil 102 1. Copy out and colour in this monkey on the piece of card. /) y y & Q eB 2 Place the card on an old piece of board so you don't, cut yourself or the table. With the craft knife cut around the monkey, leaving a border of about Lem all the way around. Turn the monkey over 1033 Cut the plastic drinking straw in half. knots (so that the monkey will not slip off). Fasten a loop of string to the centre of the pencil. 4 With small pieces of sticky tape, fasten the straws ‘on the monkey at the angle shown. 6 Hang the loop of string either on a nail or a hook attached to a wall By pulling each string in turn the monkey will climb ‘upwards. 5 Cuttwo lengths of string, about 90cm long. Tie them to the ends of the pencil. Pass the string through the drinking straws on the monkey, and tie the ends into 108 105Juggling balls ‘This ball is easier to hold than a normal ball. Also, 1s it does not bounce, it is good to play with indoors, You will need: Clean old socks Scissors Dry beans or peas Needle Thread 1 Cut off one sock between the toe and the heel. 106 2. Fill the toe about three-quarters full with dry beans or peas. 3 Turn in the raw edges of the sock and sew up the ‘open end 4 Pull the thread to fasten the end tightly. 1075 Now make two more juggling balls. Juggling _ Learning to juggle is 2 trick that can be mastered very casily. Juggling will help you to develop speed, rhythm and coordination. You will need: ‘Three juggling balls 1 Start with ball @ in your right hand, and ball 6 in your left hand. 108 2 Toss balla in an arc slightly higher than your head, towards your left hand. 3 Toss ball 6 towards your right hand before ball a arrives in your left hand. 7 LS Fo4 As soon as ball 6 has left your left hand you must 6 Toss ball « towards your right hand. catch ball a. Toss the balls backwards and forwards in this pattern, and you will be juggling with two balls. 7 Asbefore, toss ball c towards your left hand before ball « arrives in your right hand. 5. Now try juggling with three balls. Start with balls aand bin yourleft hand, and ball cin your right hand. 110 18 Assoon as you have caught balla, tossball 5 towards your right hand and this ball must go over the arc made by ball 9 Catch ball «, 112 10 Last of all catch ball 5. You should now have two ballsin your right hand and one ball in your left hand. Now start all over again, by tossing one ball from your, right hand towards your left hand, and you will find yourself juggling, Always remember, practice makes perfect. French knitting French knitting makes a tube of knitting that you can sew into a flat circle. It can be used for making pretty table mats. Youwitact: some [If] Four nails @) Old wooden cotton reel | Ball of string Hair-grip Scissors KI Needle U3.1 Hammer the four nails into the wooden cotton rec! 3 With the hair-grip hook the first loop . 4... up and over 2 Pass the end of the string down inside the cotton reel. Wind a circle of string around the nails. 5 the nail head to the inside of the cotton reel. 4 156 Carry on winding the string around the nails, and 8 Then cut the string, unhook the loops from the nails, hooking each loop over the nails - thread the string through the end of the French knitting and secure the end in a knot. 7 until the knitting is long enough (it will appear out of the other end of the cotton reel). 9 To make a table mat, start to wind up the string tube into a circular coil, 116 4710 With the ncedle and thread sew the edges together, Tank This a quick and easy vehicle to make. \\ . You will need: Scissors Empty caramel package (or similar box) Plastic drinking straw 11 Then you will have a flat table mat. 118 1192 Cut the four comer flaps 5 Slide part¢, like a band, over parts 6 and a, locking from the caramel tray. them into place. 3 Bend the side flaps down, and the end flaps up. 6 You will now have a hexagonal-shaped box. Cut the drinking straw in half. Push the straw into the box, to make the tank's gun barrel 4 Slide part 6 of the a caramel cover into part a. 4g 120 1247 Lock the hexagonalbox on to the caramel tray. The - two end flaps will slide into part ¢. Tortoise ‘This toy tortoise comes from Japan and itis great fun to make. You will need: Empty caramel package (or similar box) Scissors Felt ip pen 8 Now you have a toy tank. 122 1232 Cut the side flaps from the tray. 3 Fold the centre piece of the tray, part b, in half to make the body of the tortoise. 124 4 Make a tail by cutting off one end of the body. 5. Drawamouth and eyeson the other end of the body with a felt tip pen. Divide the body into thirds. Cut two slits halfway into the body along the third divisions. 6 Cut zigzags into the side flaps of the tray to make legs. Cuta slit halfway down the centre of each flap. 7 TR al 1259 Slide part y in the opposite direction, over the head, left-hand legs and part x. 7 Slot together flaps a into body 6. 10 Push the front legs forward with finger and thumb. 8 Slid ef ramel cover over un 8 Sie par xofthe caramel the head and Shae pares over'he heed, om lege por a party, locking all three parts together into hexagonal- shaped box. 126 12741 By pulling and pushing the tail backwards and Pipe cleaners forwards the legs will move asif the tortoise was walking. Sucky tape Felt tip pens + 1. Using the nail make two holes opposite each other Crawling bug in the sides of the yoghurt carton, ‘The crawling bug is fun to make for a buggy race. So, on your marks, get set, go! You will need: Nail Empty yoghurt carton Medium-sized elastic band ‘Two pieces of wood about 3em Jong Empty cotton reel Matchstick ‘Two ping-pong balls 128 1292 Loop the elastic band tightly around one of the pieces of wood and make a loop knot. Zz 3 Pass the other end of the elastic band through one of the holes in the yoghurt carton, 4 Slide the cotton reel on to the elastic band. 5 Using small pieces of matchstick wedge the elastic band tightly inside the cotton reel 6 Pass the elastic band out of the other hole in the yoghurt carton, and fix the other small piece of wood into place with a loop knot (see step 2). 7 Turn the yoghurt carton ‘over so that it stands up. 1318 Make ahole in each of the ping-pong balls with the nail. PQ, “ee 9 Pusha pipe cleaner into each ofthe ping-pong balls, 10 Again with the nail make two holes in the bottom of the yoghurt carton. 132 11. Push the pipe cleaners into the holes. Fasten them f the yoghurt carton with sticky tape 12 Using felt tip pens, draw eyes on the ping-pong balls and a mouth on the yoghurt carton. 13313 To make the crawling bug work, twist the cotton reel, until the elastic band is very tight. Place the crawling bug on a table; let go and the crawling bug will move forwards. Paddle boat Here is a cheap and easy way to make a paddle boat You will need: Empty fruit juice carton Sticky tape Strong glue Three pieces of wood the same Iength as the fruit juice carton Piece of card about {cm long and Tem wide Strong clastic band Scissors Sheet of paper 1. Close the mouth of the carton tight with sticky tape. Glue two lengths of wood to the sides of the carton. ‘Then secure them firmly with sticky tape. be, L« 1352 Cut the piece of card so that it is the same length as the distance between the two lengths of wood on the carton, 3. Fold thecard in half, Slip one end through the elastic band, making a cardboard sandwich. ie 136 4 With small pieces of sticky tape, fasten the card together. This is the paddle. 5 Attach the paddle to the wood by looping the two, ends of the elastic band over the two pieces of wood. 4 6 Make a sail from the sheet of paper and remaining Iength of wood, by first making two holes in the top and bottom of the paper, and then threading the wood through the holes. 1377 Make a hole near the front of the carton and fix the Te bowling alle sail in it. Twist the paddle around and around until Marble bowling alley the elastic band is very tight . vy ch A marble bowling alley is just the game to make and play with friends on a cold, damp day. You will need: Glue Empty cereal carton Felt tip pens Piece of board Graft knife Piece of paper 15cm square Scissors Three cocktail sticks ‘Three small squares of paper Piece of thin card 28cm long and 7.5em wide Sticky tape Ruler Marbles 8 Place the paddle boat in the bath, let go, and the boat will sail away. 138 1391 Glue the open end of the cereal carton shut 2 Markout threedoorson the side of the carton. Place the carton on a piece of old board so you don't cut yourself or the table. With the craft knife cut along the top and bottom of each door. 140 3 Then cut down the middle of each door. Fold each, door backwards inside the cereal carton 4 To make the flags, fold the piece of paper in half from corner to corner. 5 Fold the triangle in half again from \\ right to left. 1446 Press the triangle flat and unfold the paper into a square again. 7 Cut along each of the diagonals to make four small triangles. 8 Glue one of the cocktail sticks to a triangle. 9 Roll the cocktail stick over and over to make a flag. Glue the fiag into place, so thatit will not unfold. Now make two more flags. 10 Make three holes in the top of the cereal carton. Fix each flag into a hole. Write the scores — 5, 10, 15 ete — on to tiny squares of paper. Glue the scores above each doorway By re 14311 Tomake the marble shooter, fold the piece of thin 13 Fold the top tabover. Fold the sides in, so that card in half. Sem 12. Markand cut cut two squares and along the bottom, folded edge, taking great care not to cut all the way through. 144 14515 Hold the inner layer of card . . . 18 Drop a marble into the top of the shooter and it will roll down the slope. 16 And lift it up. 17 Tape and glue the shooter together as shown. 146 147Water squirter ‘The water squirter is fun to make and play with on a very hot day when you don't mind getting wet! You will need: Empty plastic bottle with screw-on top Hammer One large nail Hacksaw Three small nails Piece of dowel the same length as the bottle Old towel Strong cotton Bucket of water me 148 1 Make a hole in the bottle top with the hammer and large nail 2 Using the hacksaw cut off the bottom of, the bottle, 3 Hammer the three small nails into the top of the dowel. The nails must protrude. 1494 Fold the old towel into thirds and wrap it tightly around the top of the dowel. The nails will help grip the towel into place. 5 Bind the towel tightly by wrapping strong cotton around it. 6 Push the towel plunger into the bottle. The plunger has to fit tightly 7 To fil the squirter, place it into a bucket of water. Pall the plunger backwards, sucking water into the bottle. But be careful not to pull the plunger out8 Tosquirt water out, push the plunger forcefully back into the bottle. This will push water out the other end. Pinball machine 1 From the piece of thin card cut out a rectangle 6em long and 3cm wide. Make a cut 1.5em long into the centre. “This is another fun game to make and play with your friends. bem ‘You will need: Sheet of thin card Scissors Glue ‘Two sheets of thick card Four empty matchbox trays Pencil Ruler Compasses Piece of board Craft knife Sticky tape Felt tip pens Coloured stars Marbles 1533 Pushand glue the card intoan archway shape. Make __ a three more archway shapes. a Ben 5.5 4 From one piece of thick card cutout a rectangle 10cm Jong and 3cm wide. Glue a matchbox tray on one end. 3 “> 6 Place the card on a piece of old board so you don't cut yourself or the table. Then cut the shape out with great care using a craft knife 5 Using a pencil, ruler and compasses, mark and ‘measure out the shape shown, on thick card. 154 1557 Fold the sides . 9 Again, place the card on a piece of old board and, backwards. using the craft knife, cut it out. The slots should be the same thickness as the card you are using. & Mark and measure out the shape shown on the other, sheet of thick card 10 Fold the sides backwards. Fasten them together with sticky tape. 15611 Glue the three matchbox trays and one archway forwards. Ifitlands in a tray or an archway it will give ‘on the face of the pinball machine. Glue the three youa score, The person who gets the highest score wins. archways on the base. Slot the face and shooter into place. 12 Decorate the pinball machine with felt tip pensand coloured stars. Glue on score target numbers, To play, place’ a marble in the shooter. Bend the shooter backwards and then let it go. The marble will fy 138 > 159