These videos are designed to be used by kids from the upper elementary grades on up, with no adult help. (Younger kids may need adult help.)
- How to make masks from paper
- How to make mini-books
- How to make note cards and envelopes (two part series)
- How to make pretend paper people
- How to make the Substitution Game (a fun solitaire game)
- How to make costumes for stuffies
How to make masks from paper
Watch this video to learn how to make cool masks out of paper.
What’s needed: blank paper, crayons, pencil, scissors.
How to make mini-books
Watch this video to learn how to make a mini book. You get to write your own story in the book, too!
What’s needed: blank paper, pencil, scissors, sticky tape.
How to make note cards and envelopes, pt. 1
Watch the video to learn how to make simple note cards from scrap paper. Give a card to someone in your family!
What’s needed — just scrap paper and crayons. (For this project, you don’t even need scissors or tape.)
How to make note cards and envelopes, pt. 2
Watch this video to learn how to make more attractive note cards and envelopes.
What’s needed: blank paper, old magazines or catalogs, crayons, scissors, sticky tape.
How to make pretend paper people
Watch this video to learn how to make pretend paper people. You can create your own world!
What’s needed: blank paper, old magazines or catalogs, scissors, sticky tape, maybe pencils or crayons.
How to make the Substitution Game
Watch this video to learn how to make a fun game that you can play by yourself.
What’s needed: scrap paper, crayons (only two colors needed), pencil, scissors.
How to make costumes for stuffies
Watch this video to learn how to make easy costumes for your stuffed animals. You could use these costumes for Halloween, or doing plays with your stuffies, or just for fun. Instructions for making the following costumes: Queen, Pirate, Cowboy, and Angel. Use these ideas as inspiration for making up your own costumes.
What’s needed: felt or cloth; construction paper; paper clips; scissors; other materials you happen to have lying around your house.