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Item	Description
Collage Art Project: General Directions	Fun collage activity.
Craft/Game: Let's Go Fishing	Create a fishing game and then go fishing.
Craft: "Camouflage" Pencil Holder (upper elem)	This cute camouflage pencil holder is one of several camouflage school supplies crafts available on our member site.
Craft: Apple Candle Holder (upper elem)	Attractive apple candle holder -- great for fall!
Craft: Autograph Book	Kids of all ages love autograph books!
Craft: Balloon Flip Flops (any age)	Follow the directions for great party footwear.
Craft: Bird Feeder (elem)	Easy-to-make bird feeder.
Craft: Bubble Painting (elem)	Instructions on how to make beautiful bubble paintings.
Craft: Bug Inn (elementary)	Make a luxurious hotel for those little six-legged guests (don't forget to release them again!)
Craft: Cardboard Dart Board (elem)	Easy to make cardboard dart board-- assemble and play!
Craft: Cereal Box City	Build your own city out of cereal boxes and toilet paper tubes. Great project for the little ones.
Craft: Cereal Box File Folder (elem)	Transform an old cereal box into a file folder.
Craft: Cereal Box Travel Folder (upper elem)	Transform an old cereal box into a "travel case"
Craft: Chenille Stem Games (primary/elem)	Suggestions for great games with chenille stems.
Craft: Chenille Stem Mini-golf (elem/upper elem)	Suggestions for indoor mini-golf craft.
Craft: Construction Paper Chalkboard	Fun project with construction paper and cardboard.
Craft: Doll House	Made with a cardboard box.
Craft: Edible Art (primary)	Great craft idea for art that nourishes more than your eyes.
Craft: Edible Art 2 (elem)	Another idea for nourishing art!
Craft: Fall Leaves	Directions for making beautiful "suncatchers" with fall leaves.
Craft: Flip Books	Make your own "movie" with this fun flip book project.
Craft: Floral Flip Flops (primary/elem)	Suggestions for making ordinary flip flops more florally fun.
Craft: Floral Magnets (primary/elem)	Transform plastic flowers into floral magnets. Makes a great decoration for lockers or refrigerators.
Craft: Floral Picture Holder (elem/upper elem)	Make a great picture holder from chenille stems and plastic flowers.
Craft: Food Color Paintings (elem)	Make easy and brilliant paintings from food color.
Craft: Gigantic Bubbles (all ages)	Directions for making giant bubbles.
Craft: Grass Heads	Make a cute grass head out of a nylon, sand and grass seed!
Craft: Greeting Card	Make your own greeting card!
Craft: House of Cards	Fun use for old playing cards.
Craft: Jean Pouch	Make this cute jean pouch to carry special items!
Craft: Juice Box Shelf Sitters (elem/upper elem)	Make these cute characters to sit on the shelf.
Craft: Leaf Birds	Make these cute leaf birds.
Craft: Leaf Prints	Great activity for spring, summer, and fall.
Craft: Make a Wave (elem)	Make your own miniature wave in a bottle.
Craft: Maracas	Have a good time with these great maracas!
Craft: Marble Painting (elem)	Cool idea for abstract art using paints and marbles.
Craft: Meat Tray Art	Ingenious use for meat trays!
Craft: Mini Sailboats (elem)	Make miniature sailboats out of nutshells.
Craft: Music Magnets (primary/elem)	Transform an old or damaged CD into a magnet. Great for lockers or refrigerators.
Craft: Paper Bag Puppets	Fun activity.
Craft: Paper Mache	Fun activity with paper mache.
Craft: Paper Plate Masks	Make these cute paper plate masks.
Craft: Paper Plate Projects	Five cute projects.
Craft: Photo Boxes	Make photo boxes for a great holiday present.
Craft: Plastic Bag Holder (elem)	Suggestions for using an old tissue box as a plastic bag holder.
Craft: Plastic Bird Feeder (all ages)	Change an old plastic bowl into a pretty bird feeder.
Craft: Play Microphone	Make this fun pretend microphone!
Craft: Potato Head People	Make "people" from potatoes.
Craft: Quill Feather Pen	Make your own old-fashioned quill pen.
Craft: Recycled Box (primary/elem)	Decorate a recycled box with old postage stamps. Great for storing buttons, pins, or... postage stamps!
Craft: Rubbings	Make your own rubbings of natural or man-made objects!
Craft: Savings Jar (elem/upper elem)	Suggestions for making a family savings jar. Save up for your next vacation!
Craft: Shoebox Dioramas	Directions for making a diorama out of a box.
Craft: Snake Charmer (elem)	Charm your very own snake with this great project.
Craft: Sock Puppets	Fun craft activity: make your own sock puppets!
Craft: Three-Sided Dioramas	Directions for making a three-sided diorama.
Game: Clothes Hanger Tennis	Fun game to make of indoor play.
Mask: Endangered Animal - Bat
Mask: Endangered Animal - Bear
Play Dough Recipe	Flour, water, cream of tartar... carry a baggie of this super easy play dough and some cookie cutters, and the kids can express themselves!
Project: Good Choices Mobile	Make a mobile of good choices. This is a good tie-in for a drug awareness program.
Project: Money Umbrella	Fun project to make a present for someone special.
Project: Sewing Kit	Gift idea: Make a small sewing kit.

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Item	Description
Craft: Ornament/Pendant	Make Christmas ornaments or pendants from plaster of Paris.
Craft: Rudolph Decoration	Instructions for making a fun Rudolph decoration.
Craft: Pierced Earring Frame	Fun gift project.
Flower Power Art Projects - Folded Fan	"Seize the daisy!" with our flower-themed art projects. These are great for motor skills development, following directions, and CREATIVE FUN!
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Instructions	Use these clear instructions to help your students create bag puppet animals using our fun bag puppet designs and simple paper lunch bags.
Craft: Spring Daisy (preschool/primary)	This pattern for making spring daisies comes with simple instructions and a variety of suggestions for use.
Flower Power Art Projects - "Petal Pusher" Eyeglasses
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Cat
Flower Power Art Projects - Sunflower Windsock
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Chicken
Flower Power Art Projects - Picture Frame
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Cow
Flower Power Art Projects - Door Hanger
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Dog
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Duck
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Goat
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Horse
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Mouse
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Pig
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Sheep
Craft: Farm - Basic Shapes Cow
Craft: Farm - Giant Pig Necklace
Craft: Farm - Paper Plate Chicken Mask
Craft: Farm - Salt Dough Horse Necklace
Craft: Farm - Scarecrow
Craft: Farm - Shoebox Barn
Craft: Farm - Splat Paint Cow Wallpaper
Craft: Farm - Stuffed Pig
Craft: Farm - Tom Turkey Pencil Holder
Craft: Farm - Woolly Lamb Magnet
Collage Art Projects - Birdseed House
Collage Art Projects - Dried Bean Bottles
Collage Art Projects - Food Groups
Collage Art Projects - Framed Family Photo
Collage Art Projects - Masquerade Mask
Collage Art Projects - Pressed Flora
Collage Art Projects - Recycling Awareness
Collage Art Projects - Recycling Sculpture
Collage Art Projects - Seaside Sculpture
Collage Art Projects - Self-Portrait
Craft: Bugged Out Eyeglasses	Make bug-shaped eyeglasses with this simple pattern.
Craft: Edible Butterfly
Craft: Egg Carton Myriapod
Craft: Frog Necklace	Wear your frog necklace with springtime pride!
Craft: Handprint Butterfly
Craft: Jumping Frog	Make a jumping frog from a paper sack with this cute pattern.
Craft: Ladybug Visor	Make your own ladybug sun visor.
Craft: Lunch Sack Frog Puppet	Make a cute frog sack puppet with this handy pattern.
Craft: Paper Ladybug	Make a ladybug with this simple pattern.
Craft: Turtle Environment	Make a turtle and its environment with this simple pattern.
Flower Power Art Projects - Bead Necklace
Flower Power Art Projects - Painted Tic Tac Toe Tokens
Flower Power Art Projects - Paper Lei
Flower Power Art Projects - Sand Flowers
Flower Power Art Projects - Three Dimensional Daffodil
Art Project: Design a Medieval Shield (primary/elem)	Simple directions for designing your own medieval shield.
Art Project: Design a Medieval Shield (elem/upper elem)	"Use color, division of field, and charges to design a shield that identifies you." A brief history of heraldry and directions for creating your own shield.
Art Project: Make a Medieval Shield (elem)	Directions for making a shield from construction paper and a cereal box.
Art Project: Castles and Perspective (upper elem/middle)	Explains perspective drawing, and then tells how to draw a linear perspective castle using a horizon line and two vanishing points.
Mask: Animal - Frog (primary)	Make a cute froggy mask with this cutout design.
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