Monthly DIY Magazine for Kids Aged 5+ (August 2018)

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Books You Must Read Before Turning 8!

August 2018

Kids DIY Magazine CreativKits’ Book Week Special is hosted by

Instein, the Artsy, Booklover, Gardener, Maker & Scientist

Table of Contents 1. DIY Holographic Slime Introduction Things you will need Instructions (Video & Written)

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2. DIY Dream Glass Sun-catchers Introduction Things you will need Instructions (Video & Written)

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3. DIY Paper Straw Tulip Craft Introduction Things you will need Instructions

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4. DIY Air Pressure Powered Car Introduction Things you will need Instructions

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Science, Combo and Plus Kits

DIY Holographic Slime

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Art & Craft, Combo & Plus Kits

DIY Dream Glass Sun-catchers

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Art & Craft, and Plus Kits

Science & Plus Kits

DIY Paper Straw Tulip Craft

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DIY Air Pressure Powered Car

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DIY Holographic Slime

What are Holograms?

How many holograms have you got in your pocket? If you’re carrying any money, the answer is probably “quite a few.” Holograms are those shiny, metallic patterns with ghostly images floating inside them that help to defeat counterfeiters: they’re very hard to reproduce so they help to stop people printing illicit copies of banknotes. Credit cards usually have holograms on them too and software packages also frequently have hologrammatic seals to prove their authenticity.

What else can you use holograms for?

Read more Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

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Isn’t it hard to take a good photo of a Hologram?

Give it a try!

Introduction • Knowledge Nugget •

Holograms are on Bank-notes!

Holograms are on Driver's License

Holograms are on Credit Cards!

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DIY Holographic Slime

What’s included in the Holographic Slime Kit? ❶ 1 x Sodium

Tetraborate Liquid

❸ 1 x Measuring Cup ❷ 1 x Glitter Glue

(50 ml)

❹ 1 x Mixing Stick

❺

2 x Bags of Glitter

❻ Measuring Spoons

❽ Warm Water

4ml and 15ml (Not included)

(Not included)

❼ Plastic Bowl

(Not included)

❾ Cleaning Cloth

(Not included)

HAZARD - Not suitable for kids under 3 yrs. This set contains chemicals WARNING: CHOKING that may be harmful if misused. Read cautions on individual containers carefully.

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Instructions •

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

Watch the Instruction Video to how to make Holographic Slime? https://youtu.be/C8eufeIBLAE Step 1: Get Ready Gather all the material required and use a flat surface like a table or a bench to do the activity. Keep some tissues or Cleaning Cloth ❾ ready for use in case of spillage. Make sure an adult is watching over you while you do the activity.

Step 2: Make the Base Use a Plastic Bowl ❼ and fill it with 30ml of Warm Water ❽. Then add 4ml of Sodium Tetraborate liquid ❶ to the cup. Use the Mixing Stick ❹ to stir it until the liquid is completely dissolved in water.

Step 3: Mixing the Glitter Add 15ml of the Glitter Glue ❷ to the base and mix it with the mixing stick. Add more glitter from the Glitter Bags ❺ as much as you desire.

Step 4: Making the Slime Allow this mixture to sit for 2-3 minutes and then use your hands to stretch and fold the slime. Your very own Holographic Slime is ready! Make sure you store in a closed container to play with it day after day.

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DIY Dream Glass Sun-catchers

What is a Sun-catcher?

A sun-catcher or light catcher is a small, reflective glass or nacre piece that is hung indoors at windows to “catch the light� from a nearby source.

A sun-catcher is like the optical equivalent of a wind chime. Some designs are simple and abstract with perhaps some mobile-like chained elements, while more complex designs often evoke plants or animals.

Sun-catchers are also called as Light-catchers for obvious reasons.

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

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Introduction • Fun Facts •

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DIY Dream Glass Sun-catchers What do you need to make Glass Sun-catchers?

❶ 1 x Nylon Thread with

Suction Cup Hangers

❷ 1 x Stained

Glass Frame

❸ 1 x Pattern Multicolour Sticker Sheet

Note: 1 of 2 beautiful designs has been provided in the kit. Option to choose the design is not available.

HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

WARNING: CHOKING Keep out of reach of young children to prevent accidental swallowing.

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Instructions •

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nce you have gathered all material, follow these steps. Make sure your mum or dad is watching over while you do this so that you can reach out to them when you needed.

Step1

Step2

Step3

Placing the Design

Using the Stickers

Using the Hangers

Start with placing the sticker sheet over the stained glass frame to ensure proper line up.

Repeat this step as often as required.

Peel the stickers of the sheet one by one and place them on the grooves in the stained-glass frame.

To get best results, start with lower end of the frame and from left to right.

Once the whole frame is complete with stickers, use the nylon thread and tie it over the tiny hole on the stained glass frame. Hang it using the section cup over your window.

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

Watch this Information Video on how to make Sun-catchers? https://youtu.be/lYU9HfyTdFY

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DIY Paper Straw Tulip Craft

Fun Facts about Tulips!

1. There are over 150 species of tulips with over 3,000 different varieties.

2. Their flower buds are known for being almost perfectly symmetrical.

3. Most tulips sprout a single flower bud, but a few varieties have up to four on a single stem.

4. Tulips are part of the lily family.

5. Tulips only bloom for 3-7 days in the spring.

6. You can find tulips in almost any colour.

7. According to Teleflora, different coloured tulips have different meanings. The red flowers symbolize true love while purple represents loyalty.

8. Make a mistake? White tulips mean “I’m sorry.”

9. Tulips are also said to signal the arrival of spring.

10. Tulips are native to central Asia but didn’t really become popular until reaching the Netherlands.

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Introduction • Fun Facts •

Did you know?

Tulips were once the most expensive flowers!

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

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DIY Paper Straw Tulip Craft Things you’ll need to make DIY Tulip Flowers ❷ Paper Tulip

Template

❶ Construction

Paper

❸ Paper

Straws

❹ Glue

Stick

Scissors (Not included)

Hole Punch (Not included)

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Kitchen Towel (Not included)

Instructions •

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

Watch this Information Video on how to make Paper Tulip Flowers? https://youtu.be/-iLOZm1J82A Step 1: Get Ready Gather all the material required and use a flat surface like a table or a bench to do the activity. Keep some tissues or cleaning cloth ready for use in case of spillage. Make sure an adult is watching over you while you are doing the activity.

Step 2: Make the Flower Use scissors to cut out the tulip flower from the template provided in the kit. Using pencil trace the tulip on the construction paper. Fold the tulip flower like an accordion giving it four folds. Refer to the video link to see an accordion fold. Punch a hole in the centre of the accordion flower using the hole punch.

Step 3: Use the Straw Unfold the tulip flower and fit your green paper straw in and out through the holes of the tulip. Make sure you do this step gently so as to not rip the flower.

Step 4: Stick the Leaves Cut out two thin leaves from green construction paper. Add glue to the bottom of each leaf and wrap them around the bottom of the paper straw. It’s ready!

Make some more with different colours and give a bunch to your Dad on Father’s day!

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DIY Air Pressure Powered Car

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

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Introduction • Fun Facts •

Meet Airpod 2.0 This funny-looking car runs on Air. Yes, you don’t need to use Petrol or Diesel - it runs on Air Pressure alone. As a result, this car does not produce smoke and is safe for our planet. India’s Tata Motors is planning to launch this in 2019.

Make our own Air Pressure Powered Car today. It won’t carry you and your friends around but is sure to impress everyone at your home and school.

Our world needs more Entrepreneurs who can build Safer and Smarter Technologies.

Would you be the next one?

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DIY Air Pressure Powered Car What’s in the Air Pressure Powered Car Kit?

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Instructions •

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nce you have gathered all material, follow the steps in the booklet provided. Make sure your mum or dad is watching over while you do this so that you can reach out to them when you need.

Your Air Pressure Powered Car

Your Instruction Booklet EDGES - Not suitable for kids under 3 yrs. Choking hazard.

WARNING: SHARP Please use adult supervision while handling Needles and using Screw Driver.

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

Air Pressure is measured by Barometer. How does it work? https://youtu.be/EkDhlzA-lwI

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Must-read Picture Books Before Age 8

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quids Will Be Squids | by Jon Scieszka (Author), Lane Smith (Illustrator) Sure we’d all love to be able to go around telling stories about all the weird, scary, and just-plain-annoying people that we know. But the truth is, no one likes a gossip.

Here, the irrepressible Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have found a way around that problem-they just make like Aesop and change all the people to animals..

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ctual Size | by Steve Jenkins

How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world’s largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that’s bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don’t tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to see things for yourself—at their actual size.

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aps | by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski A celebration of the world, from its immense mountains to its tiny insects – and everything in between. Features fifty-two highly illustrated maps, full of detail and curiosities.

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Celebrating Book-Week 19-26 Aug 2018

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irefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems | by Paul B. Janeczko (Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) It only takes a few words, if they’re the right words, to create a strong image. Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently, the thirtysix very short poems in this collection remind readers young and old that a few perfect words and..

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randfather Gandhi | By Arun Gandhi & Bethany Hegedus | Evan Turk (Illustrator) Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace. How could he—a Gandhi— be so easy to anger? One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels with his family to Grandfather Gandhi’s village.

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rdinary People Change the World Series | by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos Each picture book biography in this New York Times bestselling series tells the story of a significant historical figure in a simple, conversational, playful way, always focusing on a character trait that makes the hero a role model for kids.

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TED Videos Worth Watching...

Why I Read?

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

https://youtu.be/zW2_ApmFYXo Kids Tell Us: “Why I Read”

Follow the Steps on the Back Cover Page

https://youtu.be/_YqYtdPUis4 The evolution of the book - Julie Dreyfuss 22 of 24

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Book Week 19-26 August 2018

“There is more treasure in Books than in all the pirate’s loot on treasure island” - Walt Disney

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