paper mania
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Welcome to the book that really isnt a book at allits an
epic crafting adventure, just for you! The pages here have cool
projects for you to cut up or punch out, color or doodle all
over, build into a 3-D sculpture, or rip out and paste on a wall
near you. Some crafts take about five minutes; some areperfect for filling a boring afternoon. Some you may want to
make copies of, so you can share them with your friends.
To do these activities, you dont need muchjust
scissors, glue, regular and double-sided tape, a hole
punch, some #2 pencils, string, rubber bands, and your
favorite markers or colored pencils. But feel free to add
any other fun stuff youve got aroundlike sequins,
yarn, feathers, or sand.
Thats it! Let the papermania begin!
hey there,
Papermaniacs!
Well, what are youwaiting for? Turn the pageand pick your first craft!
Fold!
Cutsta
rter
slitsintoan
X,the
ncut
outaci
rcle.
Cut!
SECRET
SYMBOL
S
Glueandlet
dry!
Tapego
eshere!
Cut out this cheatsheet and post it
somewhere important.
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minihomecinema
spycipherhanginggardens
whirligigs!awesomeaquariumleafcollec
tionlairsweetlairbugpuppetsgrosscabinetcomicbookspeechbubblesskyracer
radrattlefamilytreelocketcharmsmasktasticferriswheelkoalapouchmealtimemishaps
messfestrobotfingerpuppets
wantedpostercreepytombstone
exquisitecorpsebook
slaprocketpickanose,anynose
pop-upgardenmanymustaches
papersneakersframesomething!
illusiondisksruinstuffnuttynotebook
piratehook&eyepatch
cutebearattack!foldamajiggumchartmapofy
oursecretcountry
postcardsfromfantasyland
littlecandyshopjigsawpuzzlespookifyingtunnelbook
build-a-burger
moviePosterpunk-bandFlyer
blingingbraceletscrapmosaiceyeballs!everywh
ere!
Hereareallthecool
projectsinthisbook.
Cutouttheslipsand
foldthemshut,then
droptheminajar.
Wheneveryoure
feelingcrafty,pick
oneoutofthejar
andmakeithappen!
c
ontent
s
Theprojectsinthisbookareforreaderswho
areatleasteightyearsold.Thepublisher
isntresponsibleformesses(ormasterpieces!)
ndpleasewieldyourscissorscarefully.
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masktastic
Theres a myriad ofmasks right here, all inone! You can go tribalin a full-on headdress,or be a mystery ata masquerade ball.
1) Punch outthe mask . . .
2) Add somedecorations.
3) Securewith stringand wear!
. . . then decide ifyou want one bigmask, or cut outa few smaller ones.Poke out eyeholes.
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These plain white masksjust wont do! Clearly, you
need something morefestive. Color them in
however you like, or glueon glitter, sequins, or
stuff you find outside.
Whoa! Checkout all thedifferentmasks youcan make !
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A few scissor snips, bits of tapeand dabs of glue, a smack of
your palm, and BLAMMO! Thisrockets headed for deep space.
Assemble and put it in orbit!
slaprocket
1) Cut out your rocket partsalong the dotted lines.
3) Fold the flaps so theyoverlap the purple spaces,making a dome shape. Tape.
4) Fold and glue therocket launcher so thenarrow tab is insidethe tube. Spread the
bottom tabs.
2) Fold the launching padalong the dashed line.
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5) Poke the tube up throughthe launching pads hole. Glue
down the tabs on the inside.
6) Refold. Tape thesides of the pad downto seal air inside.
7) Fold and glue therocket so the narrowtab is inside the tube.Crease and spread outthe top flaps.
8) Wrap the rocket topinto a cone, with the palered areas overlappinginside. Glue.
9) Glue the rocket toponto the rockets tabs.
10) Slide the rocketover the launchingtube. Smack andwatch it take flight!(To reinflate thelaunching pad, blow
through the tube.)
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1)Cutoutthefou
rstrips
alongthedottedlines.
2)Creaseonboth
dashedlinessothe
stripsfoldbackward
andforwardeasily.
3)Lineupthestrips
likethis,sothatthe
coloreddotsare
matchedup.
4)
Gluethetopstrip
to
theverticalstrips.
Thegreenandorange
dotsshouldalign.
5)Gluethe
bottom
stripsotha
tthered
andbluedotsalign.
foldamajig
Mesmerizeallwiththisca
rds
countlesscombinationsof
wacky
pictures!Glueittogether
andlet
theweirdwonderunfold.
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6)Unfoldthecardtoseeallitscoolconfigurations.
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mini home cinema
Lights, camera, action! Make your directorial debutwith a tiny cinema that plays a movie you scriptedand animated all by yourself. (Or use the goofy samplemovie strips weve made for you on the right!)
1) Find the cinematemplate and place it sothat the yellow side isfaceup. Punch out thetemplatedont forgetthe tiny slits and holes.
2) Fold the top flapdown so that its flatand the holes align.Glue down.
3) Fold this flap so thatif the paper is on a tablein front of you, the flapstands up straight. Folddown the tabs on theside of the flap. (This isthe cinemas ceiling.)
4) Fold the left wingover so that the top isflat against the tinytab, then glue in place.The wing has a top tabwith a hole in it and a
long tab on the sidecrease them backward.
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8) Cut out a strip of film.Think of a story to tell, thendraw a scene from it in eachsquare. Write your lines foreach scene on the back.
9) Tape the ends of thefilm strip to the pencils,then . . .
10) . . . twist the left pencilclockwise. The first sceneshould show in the cinemaswindow. (To show yourmovie, twist the right pencilwhile you tell your story.)
11) Punch out the decorations(theyre three pages ahead)and affix them to thetheaters front. Voil, your
mini cinema!
5) Continue folding thiswing over until thenarrow tab is flat againstthe cinema back and thetop holes align. Glue!Repeat on the other side.
6) Make steps: Foldthe sections with holesin them up, and the lowersections down. Fold up thebottom tabs; glue themto the lower sections.
7) Fold up the bottomflap to make a floor andglue it in place. All holesshould now align. Twistin two #2 pencils!
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2) Fold the top ringstabs down. Insert inthe big rings hole.
1) Cut and punch outthe cipher parts.
3) Flip over. Glue thetabs to the small circle.
The top ring shouldstill spin freely.
spy cipher
Some things are too secretto write down the regularway! Use this gizmo to passencoded notes to friends.
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Before you build yourcipher, photocopy or
trace this page so yourcorrespondent can build
her own decoder.
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4) Fold the dial inhalf on the dashedline; glue. Fold thesides to make a base.
5) Glue the dial to thetop ring.
TO ENCODE:
1) Make up a message!
2) Spin the dial and pickany symbol. Write thatsymbol down, and keep itvisible in the window.
3) Find the first letter
of your made-up messageon the outer wheel.
4) Look at the innerwheel to see what letterlines up with the firstletter. Jot it down nextto the symbol!
5) Continue encoding,keeping the same symbolin the window.
6) Give your note (and
the dial!) to a friend.
TO DECODE:
) Find the symbolt the start of the
message. Spin the dialntil that symbolppears in the window.
2) Keep the symbolisible! Locate the
messages first lettern the inner wheel.
) Find the letter thatnes up on the outer
wheel; write it down.
4) Keep going until yourmessage is revealed!
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whirligigs!
Sure, all things that go up have tocome down, but some stuff looksway cooler on the descent! Letthese colorful spinners loose andwatch them twirl-a-whirl all over.
1) Punch out thetwirler and cap.
4) Give these a goodflick of the wrist whenyou let them go!
3) Insert thewings into theslits on the cap.
2) Fold down thewings that have tinycuts at their ends.
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Psst! These whirligigs are actually an experiment.Play with dropping them from different heightsor throwing them upside downor even on their
sides to make them cartwheel! Get inventiveand discover their best airborne antics.
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