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Trace it all

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Using the wrappers from clothes and a marker pen you can create your own characters to fly on windows or decorate clocks. Using wrappers from clothes and a magazine.. Trace the characters... Add to window to see flying fairies Add to the clock for clock fairies Trace a family photo

Bottle Boy

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Inspired from the Red restaurant  menu, we created a character from the menu in a matter of minutes. Try it yourself by simply adding features to a bottle of water filled with squash. Inspired from The Shakes Taken from the Red's menu Here is the final creation - one of the Shakes!

Wock Bands - Wrist bands made from socks

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Using socks that are about to be thrown away and a bit of imagination you can make you own "Wock" creations. Turning a Sock into a wrist band in a matter of minutes. A sock... Fold top of sock and cut Stitch up The final product. A new Wock Band! A new cool Wock Band!

Lollypop Tree - great for parties

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Create your very own lollypop tree which is an ideal way to give out lollies at parties or to leave by the door as a "thank you for coming" treat. Easy to build with a paper roll, paint it and stick the lollies into it. Done! A cardboard roll, painted with lollies inserted Great for parties and surprises! Create the biggest lolly tree ever!

FFArt - Affordable Art for Everyone

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Have your own piece of aFFordable Art in your house, created by an exclusive designer for only £80 pounds. Sounds impossible? Well not anymore as FFArt brings designers to the public - expanding their portfolios and adding beauty to everyone's world. Here are some concept pages showing how an area over a kitchen hob could be changed into an inspiring thought... Home Page for FFArt A Design over a kitchen hob. Wow! How it works Creating a treasure chest of gold Time to Design Interested in this idea or other ideas on the site? Then leave me a post below to start a conversation...

Action Balloons - a party game

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A game based on Actions with Balloons. Get some balloons, draw some actions on them. Start the music and let the kids jump around passing the balloons around. Once the music stops they have to complete the action on the balloon that the end up with. Continue until kids get bored...enjoy. Action Balloons - spin, sit, jump, dance or trump Spin when you get this Action Balloon! Do a little dance when you get this Action Balloon! An alternative is to add a balloon with the action "Collect Sweets". So the child leaves the dance floor and gets a sweet. Other actions could be added such as "find something blue". So the kids have to run around the room, find something blue and return to the dance floor.

Paper Faces

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Use very basic drawing skills to create your own Paper Face sets, very much like the add-a-moustache project.  Get some inspiration from tv or magazines. Grab a pen and draw your own pair of glasses or moustache. The only limit is your imagination... Create your own Paper Faces