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Chinese Pencil & Pen Pot:
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Materials:
- Tubing made of cardboard - the sort that posters are carried in
- Posterboard
- Newspaper
- Wallpaper paste
- Liquid Soap
- Water-based paint
- White glue
- A mixing bowl
- Paintbrushes
- Scissors
- Decorative Trim
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Instructions:
Make A Comb: - Make a painting "comb" with a piece of stiff posterboard paper. Cut a small rectangle of posterboard 10.2cm x 3.8cm (4in. x 1.5in.). Cut small V-shaped notches along one of the short sides. This creates a painting "comb".
Prepare The Paint:
- Combine 237mL (1 cup) of wallpaper paste with 10mL (2 teaspoons) of paint, and 5mL (1 teaspoon) of liquid soap.
Paint The Posterboard:
- Place newspaper under a sheet of posterboard paper.
- Brush the paint-paste mixture thickly onto your posterboard.
- Next, take your painting comb and drag a repeating pattern into the paste. Be sure to wipe the comb on your newspaper when it becomes clogged with the paint-paste mixture.
- Work quickly before the paint mixture dries. Once you are finished, allow the paper to dry completely.
Prepare The Pencil Pot:
- Cut away the top from a length of cardboard tubing. The bottom of the tubing with its closed-end is what you will use.
- Paint the inside of the tubing. Allow time for the paint to dry completely.
- Once it has dried, cut your painted paper to size. Glue it around the outside of the tubing to completely cover it.
- Finally, use a small piece of cloth or lace trim to decorate the top edge of your pencil pot.
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A Chinese Tangram Puzzle:
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Materials:
- Black posterboard - or any sturdy construction paper
- The classic tangram design
- Scissors
- Pencil
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Instructions:
- The Chinese tangram is an ancient puzzle game that requires a fair measure of human imagination and creativity.
- Trace the tangram pattern onto your sturdy black construction paper.
- Cut out each shape in the tangram design. You should have: 2 large triangles, 1 medium triangle, 2 small triangles, 1 parallelogram, and 1 square.
- According to some, there are over 1,500 different solutions to this puzzle. In reality, the solutions are only limited by your imagination.
- The object of this game is to arrange the puzzle pieces into recognizable silhouettes.
- The only rules for this game are: a) All seven pieces must be used in your design. b) The pieces cannot overlap, and c) The pieces must be touching (just not overlapping).
- Divide your party guests into teams and see which team can come up with the most tangrams!
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Materials:
- 2 matching paper bowls
- Masking tape
- Drawing paper
- Variety of colored construction paper
- Variety of bright ribbons
- 2 flat wooden craft sticks - glued together
- Scissors
- Glue
- Colored markers
- Tempera or acrylic paints
- Paintbrushes
- Beans for the rattle sound
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Instructions:
- Put the beans in the center of one of the two plates.
- Place the second plate upside-down onto the first plate. They should have the appearance of two hands cupped together.
- Using the masking tape: tape the edges of the plates together, leaving a space for the insertion of the stick handle.
- Insert the stick handle. Tape firmly around the handle. The fit should be tight, and should not wobble.
- Next, cover the rattle with multiple layers of masking tape. The tape should be torn into pieces and applied a single piece at a time.
- Once you have a fairly thick and uniform coating of tape, paint the entire rattle.
- While the paint is drying, prepare the mask that you will apply to the rattle. Use the construction and drawing paper to create a dragon face with large eyes and flared nostrils. Glue on large ears and create a paper fringe to place around the dragons mouth.
- Glue the dragon face to the one side of the dried rattle.
- For a nice finishing touch tie many colorful ribbons around the rattle's handle!
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