1000 ZAAAP Why buy a new toy with lots of plastic packaging when you can make something better Learn to juggle with cool colorful juggling balls made of old plastic bags or make a set of alien puppets that are out of this world From castles to kites there's plenty to keep you busy
FLOWER CATCH GAME Have you heard the buzz This flower catcher game is un BEE lievable How many times can you use the flower to catch the bee without missing Can you BEE t your friends records STEP 1 STEP 3 Fold the petals back on themselves so they stick out at right angles to the rest of the bottle Measure 4.5 inches from the bottom of the plastic bottle Mark several points around the bottle then join up the points to draw a line all around the bottle Ask a grown up to help you cut along the line STEP 2 YOU WILL NEED 1.5 liter plastic bottle scissors marker STEP 4 colored card holepunch liquid glue tissue paper cork thin black ribbon sticky tape Discard the bottom part of the bottle use it to do one of the other crafts in this book Draw five petal shapes around the edge of the top part of the bottle and carefully cut them out Mix up a solution that is one part liquid glue one part water Tear up pieces of green and orange tissue paper One by one dip the pieces of tissue paper into the glue mix and stick them to the bottle using orange for the petals and green for the rest of the flower
STEP 5 Lo Fold a small piece of card in half and cut out a rounded shape for the wings Use a holepunch to make a hole about half a centimeter from the fold line Then cut out other shapes of card to make the bee's face BZZZ STEP 6 Stick the card shapes onto the front of the cork arranging them to make a face Cut some short lengths of ribbon and stick them onto the bee's body to make its stripes Then thread a piece of ribbon 20 inches long through the two holes in the wing shapes and tie it tightly around the bee's body STEP 7 Thread the end of the ribbon through the bottom of the bottle and tie it around the bottle's neck Add some sticky tape o secure it Your catch game is ready to play
