Once Upon a Time…When They Were New

Drinking Straws – 1888
 
As you sip a soft drink or lemonade through a straw, you can thank Marvin Stone. On January 3, 1888, Stone patented a “spiral winding process” that led to the manufacture of the first paper drinking straws.
 
Stone designed the straw to be eight-and-a-half inches long, with a diameter just wide enough to [...]

Fun recipe for kids!

Everyone loves freshly-made Rice Krispy Treats! Here’s the recipe (but you’ll need an adult to help with the stove parts!)
You will need:
one large saucepan, a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ pan and a spatula
3 tablespoons  butter or margarine
1 package (10 oz., about 40)  regular marshmallows
- OR -
4 cups  miniature marshmallows
6 cups  Rice Krispies®
1. In large saucepan melt butter [...]

Sand Art

There are so many ways to be creative!  It  never occured to me to ‘paint’  with sand  in  quite  this  way.   Her is a Sand Art video  from  Animal  planet
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This is  a slower  one  where you can  see the brush strokes.  Looking  for  more creative  ideas?   Check  out the Fremont [...]

Animal Tails by Ken Kawata

“This tail is short and stubby and sticks straight up in the air!  Whose tail is it?
This very long tail has silky hairs on the end.  It’s being used to chase flies away.  Whose tail is it?”
To find out, read Animal Tails by Ken Kawata.

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions for Laughs

More in the series:

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions 1

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions 2

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions 3

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions 4

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions 5

The Flintstones Wacky Inventions 6

Be Creative – With Origami!

“Origami (折り紙, origami?) (from oru meaning “folding”, and kami meaning “paper”) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper, and using only one piece of paper.” [...]

Ghosts

If you have ever wondered what made that bump in the night, where that cold draft of air came from or, where that mysterious shadow went, this is the book for you. Stephen Krensky’s book Ghosts is the fascinating story of ghosts, their history, the various kinds that are out there and how to [...]

Creative Ideas Creativos

If you had a bunch of blocks of varies sizes, shapes and colors what would you make?
Hay un DVD sobre Origami en la sistema para ninos, Origami con Leonor.    ” Leonor nos brinda origami y es através de su vision extraordinaria que crea una experiencia fantástica de aprendizaje y entretenimiento – algo que pueden disfrutar todos los integrantes [...]