squish kid's activities & craft playbook issue 01 november 2011

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issue 1

Leaves& autumny things

Kids’ activities craft playbookfor ages 5+



leaf

yetiGo out, collect some

leaves and stick them

down to dress this

Yeti! Quick!

He might need hairon his head too...



Beetlewingus Colouriamus



birdmarionette

1Paint the toilet roll and let it dry.

Colour the beak, wings and tail.

Cut them out. 2Make the head - cut out the long strip and fold it along the

dotted line. Cut a fringe. Unfold it and roll it into a bow-tie.

Tie it in the middle and leave a long length of thread.

4

Poke holes in the toilet

roll. One in front for

the head string, two in

the back for balance strings

and two below for the legs. 5

Cut 2 lengths of string for

the legs and tie on the feet.

Pass through the leg holes

and tie a knot on the end of the

string inside the roll. 6

Cut 2 long lengths

of string that will

hold up the back of

the marionette. Cut an-

other that will be the neck.

TOP

BOTTOM

Thread through

the holes and knot

in the roll.

7Stick on the

wings and

tail. Glue (or

tie) the head to

the neck string.

3

Fold the beak

along the dotted

line. Cross the

faps at the back and

glue them together.

8 Tie the

two sticks

together

in the shape of

a T. Tie the back

strings and the

head string to

the T sticks.

string toiletroll

2 small Y-shaped sticks

2 big sticksscissorsglue gun paint

head

legs

h e a d

s t r i n g

b a l a n c e

s t r i n g

b a

l a n

c e

s

t r

i n g

legs



If you want tomake more

marionettes, you

can download the

template for free

on the website:

www.famingoknees.com

dashed means cut

dotted means fold

hashed means glue

s t e p

2

m a k i n g t h e

h e a d .

C u t o u t t h e l o n g s t r i p a n d f o l d i n h a l f . C u t a f r i n

g e a l o n g t h e d a s h e d l i n e s .

C o n t i n u e t h e f r i n g e a l l a l o n g t h e

s t r i p a n d t h e n u n f o l d .



dragonfiesstring 6 small sticks

2 big sticks

scissors

glue gun

coloured pencils

paint

Tie the two large sticks in a X shape to

make the mobile. Tie the dragonfy strings

to them so they dangle down

t he f ron t of t he dragon y

can be hea vier so yo u mig h t

ha ve to tie or g l ue t he s tring

c loser to t he f ron t.

Cut out the w ing s a nd f old them

a r ound the bod y .U se the g lue g un to secur e the w ing s under the bod y

tow a r ds the f r ont.

p a i n

t t h

e t i

p

o f t h e

s t i

c k s

t o l o o k

l i k e

e y e s !



dashed means cut

dotted means fold

hashed means glue

paper lanternsC on e l an t e r n s N eed to be g lued into cones,

then k not a thr ea d into a loo p a nd pull it thr oug h

Square

lanterns

Cut out, colour,

fold and glue,

then pierce two

holes and tiethe string

slotted lanterns

These need to be cut out then

folded in half before cutting theslits. They can then be glued

around painted toilet rolls

before you string them up

If you want to

make more, you

can download the

template for free

on the website:

www.flamingoknees.com



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a k e m o r e ,

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c a n

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f o r

f r e e

o n

t h e w e

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a m i n g o k

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slotted lanterns



Flamingo Knees is a Berlin-based

children’s book publisher specializing

in storytelling, experimental narratives

and interactive games. It was started in

2011 with a desire to bring a fresh

perspective to classical storytelling.

SQUISH is a magazine inviting children

and their care givers to participate in

seasonal activities together. It connects

outdoor fun to indoor arts and crafts

projects for children aged 5 and above.

Maia Beyrouti

Author & illustrator

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SQUISH is made of

quality paper for

colouring and crafts.

The pages are bound

like a notebook, so

they can be detached

as you are working

through them.

Wanna make more?

Download templates

online for free!

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