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 Contents
Introduction

Mardi Gras tambourine

Celtic window

Lion mask

Indian mirror

Gambian bracelets

Dream catcher

Didgeridoo

Mexican armadillo

Chinese dragon

Dancing bear

Treasure box

Japanese fan

Patterns and stencils

Glossary and Index

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Introduction YOU WILL NEED

Each project includes a list
of all the things you need.

The projects In this book are based on Before you buy new
materials, have a look at
home to see what you could
traditional designs from all over use instead. For example,
you can cut cardboard
the world. Learn how to make a ' shapes out of empty cereal
boxes or Christmas cards.
Native American dream catcher, an You can buy other items,
such as air-drying clay,
Australian didgeridoo, or a fantastic lion raffia, and crochet thread
at department stores
or craft shops.
mask from Africa. Follow the photographs
and easy instructions
for your very own
world tour! jSf

Getting started
Read the
steps for the
project first.

Gather together
all the items
you need.
i designer

Cover your work Id Cra(« " >eg *‘vv

do require
out occas'O"0
surface with the Pro'e
[or ch^en « rs and
newspaper. £<**»£* ct'ons
need «ou “' 'ste,SUh
through the
tn f
the use o\ sn
-u-Ts work.
Wear an apron A\es PVe°
1needves.

or change into before gour

old clothes.

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A message for adults When you have finished

This is how to make the patterns on pages
30 and 31. Using a pencil, trace the pattern Wash paintbrushes, and
onto tracing paper. To cut a pattern out of put everything away.
cardboard, turn the tracing over, and lay it
onto the cardboard. Rub firmly over the
pattern with a pencil.The shape will appear
on the cardboard. Cut out the shape. Some of Put pens, pencils, paints,
the patterns in this book are half patterns.To and glue in an old box or
find out how to make a whole pattern using ice-cream container.
them, read the instructions for the project.

Keep scissors and any

other sharp items in a
Making stencils safe place.

To make the stencil on page 31, follow the

instructions for making a pattern; but instead of Stick needles and pins
cutting out the shape, push your scissor points into a pincushion or a
into the middle of the design. (Ask an adult to piece of scrap cloth.
help you.) Carefully cut around the inside of the
pencil outline, leaving a “window” in the paper
or cardboard.This is the stencil.

BE SAFE
Look out for the safety
boxes.They will appear
whenever you need to
ask an adult for help.

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Nardi Gras tambourine

Mardi Gras is a festival held every
YOU WILL NEED
year on Fat Tuesday. There are 2 paper plates beads
felt-tip pens hole punch
processions Ln the streets, and people dance dried beans clear glue
or macaroni
and play musical instruments. New scissors
ribbon
Orleans has one of the most
/amous Mardi Gras
festivals in
the world.
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Using a
black felt-tip pen,
draw a zigzag pattern
around the edge of
one plate, as shown.
Do this on the back
of the
plate.

^ Hold both plates

Hi together, face to
face. Carefully cut a
zigzag edge on both
of the plates.

m With the blank side of the

'plates facing you, put a
Draw a pattern on the handful of beans or macaroni in ■ Using a hole punch, make
back of each plate, and the middle of one plate. Put glue ill holes in some of the zigzag
color it in with felt-tip pens. around the zigzag edge, and stick points.Tie ribbons through the
Copy the designs shown here, the plates together, trapping the holes.To finish, thread beads
or draw your own patterns. beans or macaroni inside. onto the ribbons.Then shake!

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Celtic window
This beautiful window is inspired by
the circular pattern used for
YOU WILL NEED
many Celtic stained-glass thin black colored
cardboard cellophane
windows. Hang your
tracing paper double-sided
window so that the pencil taPe
scissors cotton threa
sun light shines through white pencil

the colored cellophane.

-M

j®-3BSj®Eg

Ask an adutt
Xo help «oU
use sharp
scissors-

Trace the frame pattern on page 31. (See Making patterns, on

page 5.) Lay the half pattern face down onto black cardboard.
Rub over the outline with a pencil.The shape will appear on the
cardboard. Flip the tracing over, line up the pattern, and trace back
over the pencil lines to make the other half of the pattern. Cut out
the frame. Push scissor points into the window to cut out the
shapes. Ask an adult to help you.

8
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Lay the frame onto black

cardboard, and draw
around the shape with
a white pencil. Cut out
a second frame.

Stick pieces of
double-sided tape
onto one side of each
frame, as shown.

Cut four quarter-circles of cellophane. Peel

the backing off the double-sided tape on
one frame, and stick the cellophane quarter-
circles in position.

Peel the backing off the tape on the second

frame. Carefully stick the two frames
together.To finish, make a hole at the top of the
window.Thread cotton through the hole to make
a loop for hanging up your window.

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Lion mask
The idea for this fabulous lion,
mask comes from West Africa.
Animal masks were worn during
ceremonial dances and were
originally made from straw
and grasses woven
together.

YOU WILL NEED

thin yellow 2 pipe
cardboard cleaners
red raffia scissors
frilly red black felt-tip
crepe paper pen
streamer
clear glue
thin elastic
large needle

4 To make the lion’s face,

HU draw a circle 9in (23cm)
in diameter onto thin yellow
cardboard. (An easy way to do
this is to draw around a dinner
plate.) Cut out the shape. Draw
on features with a black felt-tip
pen. Cut out the eyes.
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*y Thread a large needle with thin elastic, and

With the back
^ make a hole at each side of the face. Ask an
of the mask
adult to help you do this. Pull the elastic through
facing you, glue
the holes, and adjust the length so that the
lengths of raffia
mask fits around your head. Knot the ends of
around the edge
the elastic over the holes.
of the circle to make the
mane.Trim off any straggly ends.

I- For the whiskers, make

two holes at each
side of the lion’s mouth
using a large needle. Ask
Fold the red crepe paper an adult to help you. Fold
■
streamer in half. Glue the pipe cleaners in half,
several rows of it close together and poke them through the
to the front of the mask. holes, as shown.

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Indian mirror
Make this stunning mirror to Kang on your
bedroom wall. The frame is made from cardboard
stuck onto a mirror tile and decorated with, glitter,
stickers, and a gold elephant.

YOU MILL NEED

mirror tile, paintbrush
5%in x 5%in
double-sided
(15cm x
tape
15cm)
glitter glue
pink
cardboard glitter
gold paper scissors
shiny stickers pencil
PVA glue tracing paper

a Trace the patterns on page 30. (See Making

1 patterns, on page 5.) Lay the half pattern for
the frame face down onto pink cardboard. Rub
over the outline with a pencil.The shape will
appear on the cardboard. Flip the tracing over,
line up the pattern, and trace back over the pencil
lines to make the other half of the frame. Cut out
the shape. Cut an elephant out of gold paper.
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• •
* * .
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gj3 Stick long strips of double-sided tape to the <5Dilute a little PVA glue with water to make it
* back of the window frame, as shown. ^ easier to apply. Now paint PVA over the front
of the window frame, leaving a
narrow border around the edge.

' Vi
>•*.*,- ». • A
r

|L
m
C Peel off the backing
^ on the double-sided
tape, and stick the frame
onto the tile. Decorate
■ '' WY
the frame with glitter glue
■M Stick the elephant to the and stickers.You can also
""F tv*ryr>r\r\ r\ I nlif'I’OT
frame. CSprinkle glitter nil
PM-1
all
!✓ glue a loop of string to the
over the frame while the glue is back so you can hang up
still wet. Shake off excess glitter. the mirror.

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Gambian bracelets
Try making these pretty woven bracelets
■t—to give to your friends as
YOU WILL NEED
MM® presents. They are based on plastic bottle crochet th
scissors in 3 color!
cS|^^La design from The Gambia
black crochet scissors
thread, Velcro pa<
in West Africa.
1«d(1m) clear alue

a Cut a strip from a plastic bottle about /in

1 (2cm) wide and long enough to fit around
your wrist, including an extra 1 in (2.5cm). Ask an
adult to help you do this.
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•y Cut two lengths of each

color crochet thread as long
as the plastic strip plus an extra
2in (5cm). Stick one end of the
colored threads and the black
thread to one end of the plastic
strip.

Wrap the black thread

around the strip, covering
the colored threads. Do this until
you have covered about 1 in
(2.5cm) of the bracelet.

yl Lift up the colored threads.

^ Now wrap the black thread
around the plastic strip three Dab glue onto the end of
times. the bracelet, and stick the
colored threads onto the plastic
Lay the colored threads strip. Continue wrapping the
back down onto the plastic black thread around the end of
strip. Now wrap the black thread the bracelet, then glue in place.
Ask°°o®dcuttbe
around the colored threads To finish, stick small pads of
hClPt£
plastic b°ttVe‘
o three times. Continue doing this Velcro to both ends of the
until you are about 1 in (2.5cm) bracelet so you can fasten it
from the end of the strip. around your wrist.
Creative Crafts for Kids

Dream catcher
Native American dream catchers are
shaped like a circle to represent the whole YOU WILL NEED
metal ring thick gold
universe. Hang It over your bed—good (from a craft thread,
shop) 1yd (1m)
dreams are caught In the web, and bad clear glue beads
narrow feather
ones escape through the holes. ribbon, 1 yd
large needle
(1m)

a Dab a small amount of glue

1 onto the ring, and stick
down one end of the ribbon.
Wind the ribbon around the To make the web, loop the
ring until it is completely gold thread evenly around
covered. Glue the end of the the ring, as shown in the
ribbon to the ring. diagram.

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Continue making the web. Now thread a bead onto

Use the needle to push the every other loop. Make one
thread through the loops, as more layer of loops, and then
shown, and pull the thread tight. tie the end of the thread neatly
Continue until you have made a to the web.
second layer of loops.

5 Tie a large bead to a length To make a tail, tie a feather onto a length
of gold thread, and tie it to of thread. Push beads onto the thread, and
the middle of the dream catcher. tie it to the bottom of the ring.

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Didgeridoo
Didgeridoos are traditional wind
instruments made by Native YOU WILL NEED
long cardboard
\ Australians. The shapes ^ cardboard (for palette)

| and patterns represent a ^ tu^e clear spray

poster paints varnish
ffi bird’s eye view of the thick and thin
paintbrushes
^ country—-just like a map. The
wavy lines are snakes
and roots, and the
Ji§| '
circles and lines represent
animal burrows.

a Mix together red, blue, yellow, and a little

black paint to make a rich earthy brown.
Using a thick paintbrush, paint on the first shape
as shown.This shape represents the burrows of
a goanna (a type of lizard).
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Mixing colors
Native Australian
painting is traditionally
done in earthy colors.
To deepen the color of
the paints you use,
add a little black
Paint a set of blue and ^ Paint different-sized shapes paint. Here are
orange wavy lines at both M all over the rest of the tube some ways you can
mix your own colors.
ends of the cardboard tube, as shown, until the tube is
as shown. completely covered.

blue yellow

yellow red orange

yellow red blue brown

Using the hard end of the I- To finish, spray varnish over

paintbrush, add dots of color ^ the tube. It will protect the
to the shapes. Use white dots to tube and make the colors
outline the main shapes. brighter. Ask an adult to help
uou do this.

to
idult
p^sk an
J0u use
the

fj/.
;aet£-tio"s
«rko9'U9
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Mexican armadillo
This cute little armadillo is made
from air-drying clay, which is left
to harden and then painted in bright
colors. Follow the instructions on
the packaging for drying and
hardening the clay.

YOU MILL NEEP

air-drying paintbrush
day (from toothpicks
a craft shop) r
poster paints sPon9e

4 To make the body, roll a ball y Turn the body shape over,
■ of clay about the size of a - and flatten the open edge
tennis ball. Press your thumb by tapping it gently on a table.
into the middle, and hollow out Now make a neck hole at the
the ball by squeezing the clay front of the body shape. Pull up
between your thumb and fingers. the edges of the neck to make a
Work evenly all around the ball. raised collar, as shown.
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Roll four small balls of clay I- Hold the head in the neck
for the feet and a short hole. Carefully push a
sausage shape for the tail. Using toothpick through one side of the
When the clay has dried
a small piece of sponge, moisten neck hole, into the neck, and out
** and hardened, remove the
the surfaces with water, and through the other side of the
head from the body, and paint
stick the feet and tail neck hole. Let the armadillo dry
the armadillo in bright colors.
to the body. Blend in a safe place.
To reattach the head, push the
the edges of the
toothpick back through the
clay together.
holes in the neck and head, and
trim off the ends with a pair of
scissors. Ask an adult to help.

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<ri
Chinese dragon
This colorful dragon YOU WILL NEED
red and gold scissors
would make a paper garden stick
great decoration for tracing paper thread
pencil large
Chinese New Year. gold gift- matchbox
wrap ribbon
large needle
You can attach the black felt-tip colored
pen pencils
finished dragon to double-sided
gold pen
tape
a garden stick to
clear glue
play with or hang ||
it on a wall.

Trace the pattern on page

31. (See Making patterns,
on page 5.) Lay the half pattern
face down on red paper. Rub
over the outline with a pencil.
The shape will appear on the
paper. Flip the tracing over, line
up the pattern, and trace back
over the pencil lines to make
the other half of the dragon’s
head. Cut out the head shape.
Go over the features with a
black felt-tip pen. Fold the
head at the dotted lines to Color in the dragon’s
make the center panel shown features using colored
on the pattern. pencils and a gold pen.

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•y To make the dragon’s tail,

J cut a strip of red paper and
a strip of gold paper the same
width as the striking side of the
matchbox and 36in (92cm) long.
Glue the two strips together
at right angles, as shown. Now
fold one over the other to make
a concertina.

Stick one end of the tail into

the matchbox lid, as shown,
using double-sided tape.

Glue the head onto the

matchbox, sticking the
g* Thread a needle with a double length of
center panel to one long edge,
® cotton, and make a knot at the end. Push the
as shown.
needle through the matchbox, as shown, to make
a hanging loop. Push the tongue
;he matchbox. Glue in place,
lish, stick gift-wrap ribbon
to the dragon’s tail.

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Creative Crafts for Kids * *•

Poncing bear
This funny dancing bear Ls a
traditional toy from Russia. The YOU WILL NEED
red cardboard paper
legs and arms are attached to a fasteners
tracing paper
long length of thread. If you and pencil crochet
thread
scissors
pull the thread, the colored
large needle
pencils cotton thread
bear will dance felt-tip pens
r + A
jor you. |

4Trace the patterns for the bear on page 30.

■ (See Making patterns, on page 5.) Cut the
shapes out of red cardboard. Using a needle,
make holes in the shapes, in the positions shown
on the patterns.To make the large holes, push the
needle through the shape several times. Ask an
adult to help you do this.

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■5 Turn all the shapes over so

_ they are facing down. Push
paper fasteners through the Thread crochet thread
Draw the bear’s features large holes in the body, from through the small holes in
with a felt-tip pen. Decorate front to back, as shown. the top half of the legs and
the body, arms, and legs with arms. Do not tie the ends
colored pencils. together yet. Attach the arms
and legs to the body by pushing
them onto the paper fasteners.
Bend over the ends on the
fasteners to hold the arms and
lone in nlnro

5 Attach the bottom half of

the legs to the top half with
paper fasteners. Put the arms
and legs in line with the body.
Now tie the ends of the thread
> Trim the ends of the paper
holding the arms together
® fasteners with scissors, as
and tie the thread holding
shown. Ask an adult to help you.
the legs together.
To finish, tie a long length of
thread to the loop holding the
arms together. Now tie the
thread to the loop holding the
legs.To make the bear dance,
just pull the thread.
Creative Crafts for Kids

This pretty box is based

on a design for an old YOU MILL NEED
small, empty thin card!
English tea caddy (a box cardboard glass ,
carton with ffromaci
for holding tea leaves). sloping lid ^hop)
gold spray beads
It’s decorated with paper paint
.... stickers
quilling pen
quills, gold paint, and (from a craft scissors
sh°P) clear qlue
glass nuggets.

a Spray the carton gold on the outside. Ask an

■ adult to help you do this. Let it dry. Now cut
around the carton on three sides, as shown, about
1 in (2.5cm) below the sloping top.
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Spray the inside of the box To make the quills, cut about 80 strips
gold. Ask an adult to help ^ of thin cardboard Min x 4in (0.5cm x
you do this. Cut the top of the 10cm). Roll the strips up into tight coils
box into points. using the quilling pen.

Glue the quills all over the

carton, leaving spaces for
the glass nuggets, stickers, and
beads. Spray gold paint all over
the carton. Ask an adult to help.
To finish, glue glass
nuggets, beads, and
stickers to the box.

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Japanese fan
Fans were /irst made in Japan
hundreds of years ago. Make YOU WILL NEED
red cardboard pencil
the one shown here, with its black white paper
cardboard (for stencil)
pretty leaf and flower pattern, black poster clear glue
paint black felt-tip
to keep you cooi on a Hot day sponge pen
scissors red thread,
or to use as a decoration. 2yd (2m)
tracing paper

4 Trace the patterns for the fan, crescent, and

1 handle on page 31. (See instructions on page
5.) For the fan, lay the half pattern face down on
black cardboard. Rub over the outline with a
pencil.The shape will appear on the cardboard.
Flip the tracing over, line up the pattern, and trace
back over the pencil lines to complete the whole
fan. Cut out the shape. Cut a crescent from red
cardboard in the same way. Cut three handles
from black cardboard. Glue one handle to the
bottom of the crescent, as shown.
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Trace the flower and leaf When the paint is dry, carefully glue the
patterns on page 31, and crescent onto the fan, as shown.
make a stencil out of white
paper. (See Making stencils,
on page 5.) Hold the stencil
in place on the crescent, and
sponge black paint onto the -
crescent through the cut-out shapes.

5To make a tassel, wind red thread around

Glue the extra handles your fingers to make a loop.Tie a short piece
to the main fan handle to of thread around the top of the loop. Cut through
strengthen it.Touch up the edges the loop at the bottom of the tassel.Tie the
with a black felt-tip pen. tassel to the handle of the fan.

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Patterns
and stencils
Here are the
patterns and
stencils you need
to make some of
the projects.To find
out how to make a
pattern, follow the
instructions on
page 5. Some of
the patterns are
half patterns.To
find out how to
make a whole
pattern with
them, read the
instructions for
the project.

his edge when making pattern

center line—line up this edge when making pattern
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Creative Crafts for Kids •* •

Glossary
armadillo a mammal with concertina a small octagonal tambourine a shallow drum
a hard-plated body found in accordion with button keys with jingling metal disks in its
temperate and tropical regions frame, held in one hand and
of the Americas Mardi Gras a name for the day played by shaking it or striking it
before the beginning of the with the other hand
burrow a hole an animal digs in Christian time of Lent
the ground for shelter tassel a bunch of loose threads
PVA glue one of the most tied together at one end that is
cellophane a thin, transparent, common glues. “PVA” stands for used as decoration
waterproof material used for polyvinyl acetate.
wrapping and covering varnish a substance that gives
raffia fiber in the form of flexible an object a protective gloss, or the
ceremonial having to do with a straw-colored ribbons used in act of applying this substance
ceremony, or series of actions making mats, baskets, and other
done for special occasions products Velcro a material of two strips,
one consisting of hooks and the
stencil to apply a design to a other consisting of loops, that
surface using a pattern fasten together

Index
C G materials 4-5
cardboard projects 8-9,10-11, Gambian bracelets 14-15 Mexican armadillo 20-21
24-25, 28-29 gift ideas 8-9,12-13,14-15,16-17,
Celtic window 8-9 20-21,26-27, 28-29 P
Chinese dragon 22-23 painting projects 18-19,20-21,
I 28-29
9 Indian mirror 12-13 patterns 30-31
Dancing bear 24-25 how to use 5
decorations 8-9,12-13,16-17, J
20-21,26-27 Japanese fan 28-29 S
Didgeridoo 18-19 safety guidelines 5
Dream catcher 16-17 K. stencils 30-31
Lion mask 10-11 how to use 5

f
Mardi Gras tambourine 6-7 Treasure box 26-27

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With 120 inspiring projects for young readers, this series is bursting
with crafts to celebrate every occasion. Photographs enhance the
simple step-by-step directions for each project to guide every reader
to successful completion of the activity.

KEY FEATURES
• Lively photos accompany simple step-by-step instructions
• Comprehensive lists of materials and safety tips
• Fun patterns to trace
• Glossary and index

World Crafts
This book is a round-the-world voyage that stops '» ttn« to P«k
up inspirational projects and gives young readers easy-to-foll
ways to re-create them.The countries visitedJnCude Aust^l a
China, Eng.and, Gambia, India, Ireland, japan, Mex.co, and Russ.a.

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