then wind different colour strands of wool around the width to create a bangle. 7. Finger-knit necklaces for granny and aunty. (If you need help with the finger-knitting technique, visit wikihow.com/Finger-Knit) 8. Create beads out of strips of magazine paper. Tightly wrap long, narrow triangles of paper dipped in glue around a kebab stick. Apply a layer of clear nail polish when complete, carefully remove from the kebab stick and leave to dry. Thread onto wool or string to make a necklace. 9. Create a pair of sunglasses using pipe cleaners and cardboard. Decorate with glitter and paint. 10. Create pom-poms. You’ll need two “doughnut” shaped cardboard circles and wool. Forgotten how? Visit kidcraft-central.com/pom-poms.html. 11. Make a two-humped camel using egg boxes (for body) and pipe cleaners (for legs).
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12. Use buttons and pipe cleaners (bend and twist to make legs, wings, feelers) to create fun creepy crawly creatures. 13. Convert cardboard toilet-paper inners into colourful racing cars by decorating the body with paint and then adding wheels (Liquorice Allsorts and toothpicks will work nicely). 14. Create clothing out of newspaper and hold a fashion show to show off the creations. 15. Make a coat-hanger mobile. Hang painted paper shapes on strings of different lengths from the hanger, then cover the hanger in a cardboard “hood” decorated to match the theme. 16. Try your hand at origami – swans, frogs, boxes… the sky’s the limit. Check out origami-fun.com/origami-forkids.html for ideas and instructions. 17. Make your own Little Town. Cover matchboxes in paper, add a cardboard roof and paint and decorate
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