Videos on how to make things

These videos are designed to be used by kids from the upper elementary grades on up, with no adult help.

How to make masks from paper

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 (and how to play it)

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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.