Crafting Secrets

I need to find a good wood to make a fly swatter gun for my Tech project. Are there any relatively cheap woods that are sturdy, easily cut and generally easy to work with?

Cheers.

Plywood wood be good, the layers of wood with the grain going in opposite directions to each other makes it really strong, DEAD easy to work with!

hey hope u guys can help, i work in a nursery and our current topic is under the sea, i just wondered if anyone knows any good sites that i could look at,or even better if u have ideas for me, stuff like making fish biscuits or making octupuses out of paper plates etc

ideas fromt he daycare my 3 yr ol d goes to.
straw adn beeads= thread with wool
makign a seaweed jungle out of popsicle sticks
makign a mask out of egg carton base as a snorkle
makign a felt puppet
decoratign paper fish that have a paper clip on the mouth and then fishign with them – u can put letters on them and make words for older kids, like sea , me

I’m 13 and a girl. I get to do 2 projects and it’s really important I do well because I’m a candiate for the fair princess.

do you have a sewing machine?? if so you could take up sewing and make your own cozy fleece pajama pants…all you need to do is with a little help from someone who knows what theyre doing, get a patteren, some good fabric, a new pair of scissors, and have at it

They are 12 and 9.

Its fathers day soon! hint hint! make some cards! paint or draw, sketch something in the house / garden / something their dad likes!

also, i usually do this with younger kids but …
mix cornflower and water, its a science experiment.
its like putty in the bowl. but see what happens when you pick it up in your hands. it turns to liquid! and slips through your hands and turns back to putty! at least half an hour of fun!

icing sugar and digestive biscuits! make edible funny faces with sweets or raisins, whatevers handy in the kitchen!

let me know if you need more ideas!
i used to child mind a lot! xXx

i need A WEBSITE

Origami (paper folding)

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/free-origami-instructions.html

but it expands to fabric folding

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/fabric-folding.html

business card folding

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/business-card-origami.html

and even toilet paper folding

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/toilet-paper-origami.html

Hi! I am holding a summer class for girls and boys ages 6-12. I have a few 6,7 year old girls, a few 8,9,10 year old boys and some kids in the middle. I really need some fun craft ideas to keep these kids occupied, but am having some difficulties finding crafts for both of these age groups. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Also, any fun games, stories, other ideas that anyone has to pass time would be great! The classes are an hour long.

the previous poster has some good suggestions.
i would go a little further & add that, to make it interesting, you can announce a sort of competition – either between mixed groups or between diff age/gender groups. and there will be some reward – either they accumulate points & will be rewarded later, or daily – as you wish.

eg. have them make origami planes, boats, balls, hats, etc. & then hold a contest to see who’s plane flies farthest, who’s boat floats longest, & so on.

they can make origami flowers or crepe-paper flowers [i think that's the word my previous poster wanted] or tissue paper carnations. tell them that they’re going to make a bouquet for their Mom…

make papier mache articles. there’s tons of fun stuff you can make.

make masks – construction paper, papier mache, or innovate. the most ingenious one gets prize.

make puppets – marionettes, sock, finger, string, whatever… then hold a play/skit.

collect twigs, dried flowers, leaves, etc. & make greeting card for an upcoming occassion. the best one gets a prize.

[remember, you can put these to vote too, so that everybody feels involved & doesn't feel there's any bias...]

make paper beads & string into jewelery, purses, curtains, mobiles, etc.

braid ribbons or fabric strips into mats, rugs, coasters.

get each kid to tell a story/joke/anecdote while they are working.
maybe build a story — you start with a sentence, the next kid adds another sentence to it, then the next & so on till you get a great/weird story!

singing & dancing –
if it is a multicultural group, each can try to bring in their traditional or folk song/dance too.

play "telephone", "tailing the donkey", 20 Questions, dumb charades, or any such party game.

doodling, finger-painting, etc. Or, again ‘build’ a drawing. pin up a large sheet of paper or board. let each kid come up & draw something. it should be connected/joined to what the previous kid drew [so that you get some sort of continuing picture & not isolated images] & see what image emerges. you can start off with any simple geometrical shape.

paint t-shirts

stamp or print on bedsheet, etc. You can use cut vegetables, leaves, etc.

hope these inspire
just use search engines to get tons of sites for these activities. if you choose any, you can also email me [or go thru' my answers] for specific sites. the list is too long otherwise.
all the very best & have fun )

its to download to my video ipod. im catholic but i like studying about that. i need to know if i can download it for free.
i have already tried limewire.
i am not sure it is based on the book. it was filmed in 2006 in england i think. but heer i wat i found i youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOQZmeK2K1o

The Video mentioned above, "Demystifying Paganism" can be found here.

Rev. Derek Younger is an eloquent speaker and passionate about this topic. Great Video.

I’m a free player and have 37 lvl rune crafting and I do go to world 16 to try to lvl up faster,but is there a faster way to lvl up then what I’m doing now? I’m trying to get into the rune crafting guild.

Craft the highest level rune you can.

Franks scrollsaw woodshop project part two. Wood Craft, wood working demonstration ZEighty8 Windmill project on DeWalt Scrollsaw
www.frankswoodshop.com

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Shiho repurposes an old book to create a one-of-a-kind photo frame. A beautiful gift idea for Mother’s Day! Here’s what you’ll need… 1) a hardcover book, 2) wrapping materials (leftover gift wrap, newspaper/magazine pages, or any available fabric), 3) dried flowers, 4) leftover ribbon or thread, 5) two 4 x 6 photos. Tools: scissors, exacto knife, spray mount (or glue), tape, ruler, glue gun. Song is “Picture Book” by The Kinks.

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