Download - Paper Mania

7/31/2019 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!

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Tapego

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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!

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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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