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How to Make Pyramid Crafts
Making pyramid crafts is a lot of fun--they are often used for reinforcing lessons about Egypt and other places around the world. With varied materials, you can create homemade pyramids that are very similar looking to the real thing.
How to Make a Ceramic Ocarina
A ceramic ocarina is a clay instrument with a mouthpiece which makes musical sounds through a hollow air chamber. The ocarina originated in Africa thousands of years ago; however, this simplistic instrument can still be found in use worldwide.This flutelike vessel is modeled
Telling Kids About The Importance Of Thanking And Thanksgiving Day
In the United States of America and Canada, this festival is deemed as a harvest festival and so is an important unit of their annual holiday calendar. A majority of holidays in the U.S. are ...
A Step By Step Guide To Making Tree Skirts
When it is Christmas time, everybody in the family is in on creating the best looking Christmas tree that they can make. Aside from all the beautiful decorations and the shiny star on top of ...
Toddler Football Crafts
Toddlers are just beginning to discover activities and traditions, and football season is no exception. Get the youngest of children involved in this American pastime with a variety of crafts found everywhere from the kitchen to the classroom. Try out a football craft at the beginning of the school
How to Wire Wrap Undrilled Stones
Many jewelry-makers use semi-precious stones in their projects. Semi-precious stones are much less expensive than precious stones and sturdier than glass. Stones come in thousands of shapes, colors and sizes. Some are dyed, but more come with their own natural color and sparkle. Some stones come car
How to Make Pageant Socks
Preparing for a child's pageant requires getting all the necessary accessories ready that match each outfit for categories such as beauty, talent, specialty wear and outfit of choice. These accessories include socks. Sewing ribbon ruffles on the elastic top of children's socks in colors, prints and
How to Make your Own Earrings
Earrings are one of my favorite pieces of jewelry to wear. I feel that if you want a fun night out on the town you can wear some dangly earrings, they're just so much fun. If they dangle, peo
How to Create a Free Tournament
A tournament can create a sense of competition and entertainment in those who participate. Whether you're holding a pool tournament for eight friends or a poker tournament with the neighbors, these events can be time consuming to plan and end up costing money. To house a free tournament, you don't n
How to Culture & Grow Bacteria
Growing bacteria is an interesting hands-on science experiment which children of all ages are able to complete. Children can design experiments to test many different theories about bacteria growth, including the effectiveness of soaps and cleaners or which areas of the home contain the most bacteri
Sewing a Reversible Stitch
Reversible or "marking" stitches were once commonly used in samplers and for sewing monograms on napkins, handkerchiefs or other linens. A reversible stitch appears the same when seen from the front or the back of a piece of fabric, and it is an attractive stitch whenever you are sewing so
How to Make a Flapper Headband From Ribbon
Despite Prohibition, life in the 1920s was filled with lavish parties, speakeasies and smuggled alcohol. After the devastating losses of the World War I, Americans were ready to have a good time. One of the most iconic images of the 1920s is the flapper. Dressed in fringed frocks, jewels and fantast
How to Use Peanut Butter to Catch Tuna
From fresh steaks to canned meat, tuna is adored around the world as a fishy protien that can be added or used ina variety of dishes. However, purchasing fresh fish is more expensive and less enjoyable than catching your own. Using homemade bait to lure fish to your hook is cheap and simple to crea
How to Make a Beaded iPod Case
A homemade case for your iPod can be a decorative way to carry your personal music player as well as provide protection against scratches and damage. You can design your case and embellish it with beads to fit your personality. Create a design out of different colored beads to form a monogram, anima
How to Make a Purse Out of Old Cassettes
Cassette tapes, like vinyl record albums and 8-track tapes, have long since been replaced by newer musical technology, but these nostalgic icons of years gone by can be recycled into a new purpose. Add a retro accessory to your fashion wardrobe by making a purse out of an old cassette tape. Althoug
How to Produce Lighting & Thunder Sound Effects
When opposing electrical charges build up between clouds and the Earth below, spontaneous columns of electricity-conducting plasma can form as the two areas try to equalize the charge gradient. As a result of this massive influx of electrical current, the air molecules in the plasma column emit visi
How to Make Artificially Weathered Paper
The sight of weathered, antiquated paper conjures up nostalgic images of past times. You do not have to wait several decades to see your paper take on an aged appearance. You can speed up the weathering process and create the aged, vintage look in a few minutes with an oven and some coffee or tea.
How to Crochet a Toilet Paper Holder
It is handy to have quick access to an extra roll or two of toilet paper in the bathroom or nursery. A toilet paper hanger allows you to store an extra roll without setting it on the counter top or toilet tank cover to gather dust. Crochet simple single, double and chain stitches for a quick-to-make