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Interesting Labels
We all have parties at home and often we hear people asking the ingredients of a dish. Here is how you can tell them. The things you need: Interesting Labels [Illustrations by Shiju George] White card sheet, pencil, eraser, sketch pens and colours. Step 1. Draw on the card sheet the main ingredient of your dish. Step 2. If it is a non vegetarian dish you can draw the animal whose meat is used....
Danglers for your Car
Some use them as good luck charms — the danglers hanging from the rear view mirror of the car. Some like to see a nice decoration. Many prefer to buy these danglers but it is possible to make the most interesting and whacky danglers at home. The things you need: Danglers for your Car [Illustrations by Sudheer Nath] Coloured beeds, thick wire and flat buttons. Step 1. Tie a knot at the end of the wire so that the beeds do not fall....
Kappu's Evening Stroll
Kappu maharaj sat in his pram, With a bottle full of jam. All set to go to the park, He chuckled when he heard Buzo bark. Mama pushed his pram, and alongside Buzo ran. When it became dark, They came back from the park. Kappu’s Evening Stroll [Illustration by Shinod AP]
Paper Chains
Diwali is that time of year when markets get flooded with decorations. You could buy them or perhaps try and make them on your own. Paper Chains [Illustrations by Shiju George] All you need is: Crepe paper or Glossy paper. Scissors. Colours. Adhesive. Step 1: Take a sheet of paper, nine inches square. Fold it diagonally into two. You will get a triangle like the one in the illustration....
The Walnut Tortoise
The tortoises are simple to make and you can have great fun playing with them. The things you need: The Walnut Tortoise [Illustrations by Sudheer Nath] Walnut, card sheet, pencil, eraser, scissors, glue and colours. Step 1. Break a walnut into two. Atleast one shell should be perfect. Step 2. Put the shell, dome side up on the card sheet. Draw out the legs, mouth and tail of the tortoise. Step 3....
Bidriware
_Pallo latke gori ko pallo latke…_The music of this famous Rajasthani folk song filled the air at the Crafts Museum in New Delhi where I went one Monday afternoon. Sitting in the verandah were rows of people who had displayed their work. What work it was too! My heart soared looking at all the things that they had crafted. It was all so beautiful that I could not help but talk to the artisans who had created them....
Going to School
I am sharing a small, yet the most important part of my life, with you. You may think “What the dickens have we got to do with her life?” After all, even I used to think the same way when I was a child but sometimes other’s lives can be interesting depending on how you see it. I can’t forget the date. It was January 25th, 1987. The temperature was around 5 degree Celsius in Moradabad, my hometown, in India....
My Hut
My Hut [Illustrations by Anup Singh] All you need is: Square sheet of paper. Colours. Fold the paper as shown in each of the figures. The hut that you have made looks unfurnished. Use some good colours to paint it.
Colourful Streamers
A simple way to make shining, colourful streamers. Colourful Streamers [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Sheets of thin, coloured paper Scissors Step 1: Make three folds in the paper as shown in the figure. Step 2: Make slits at regular intervals all along the length of the paper (L1) without cutting the opposite length (L2). Step 3: Now repeat the same procedure making slits from L2 towards L1....
Paper Bag Tiger
With more amd more people using paper bags instead of plastic ones, you can find one easily for your tiger puppet. Paper Bag Tiger [Illustrations by Sudheer Nath] The things you need: Paper bag, paints and eyes. Step 1. Take a paper bag and make the face of a Tiger using black paint. Step 2. Paint the Tiger yellow. Step 3. If you cannot imagine then see this picture and make the face accordingly....