Butterfly Kisses Shell

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Duct Tape Hiking Gear

CRAFT MATERIALS:
	Duct tape
	Scissors
	Water bottle
Time needed: About 1 Hour

1. Each of these pockets begins with a duct tape sheet. To make one, first lay a 12-inch-long strip of duct tape, sticky side up, on your work surface (use a durable surface, like plastic or formica). Carefully place a second strip, sticky side down, about halfway down on the first strip.

2. Flip over the strips and stick a third piece halfway down on the second strip. Repeat this process until you have a sheet that's about three quarters the height of the item to be carried. Then follow the steps below to turn the sheet into a pouch for a water bottle, a map, or an energy bar.

3. For a water bottle holder: (A.) Fold up the bottom tape edge and trim the 2 side edges to make them even. Cut H-inch-wide tabs along the exposed top piece of tape. (B.) Wrap the duct tape sheet around a water bottle with the tabs at the bottom, sticky sides out. Trim the sheet, if necessary, then tape it in place to form a loose pocket around the bottle. (C.) Fold over the tabs, sticking each one to the next, to create a bottom for your pocket, then cover the tabs with more tape.

4. For other pockets, like our map and energy bar holders: (A.) Fold over the top and bottom sticky edges of your duct tape sheet, then wrap the sheet around the item to be carried to judge the fit. Trim the sheet, if necessary, then tape it in place to form a loose pocket. (B.) Seal the bottom of the pocket with a piece of duct tape and trim the edges.

5. To assemble the belt: One at a time, slip a piece of scrap wood into each pocket as a temporary backing, then use a craft knife to cut 2 vertical slits (about 1 or 2 inches apart and slightly longer than your child's belt is wide) near the top of the pocket (a parent's job).

6. Finally, slide the pockets onto your child's belt and fill them with supplies.

Photo Board

Here's an activity only for kids brave enough to face a hungry lion -- and be photographed in a tuxedo! With an instant or digital camera, the resulting shots make for a great party favor.

CRAFT MATERIALS:
	4- by 6-foot Sheet of Foam Core (available at larger office or art supply stores)
	Pencil
	Knife (Long enough to cut through foam core)
	Acrylic Paint
	Duct Tape
	2 Garden Stakes
	Footstool (for short children)
	Camera
Time needed: About 2 to 3 Hours

1. To make a lion and lion tamer photo board, first sketch it out on the foam core in pencil.

2. Cut the mouth hole out of the foam core with your knife.

3. Pain the scene with acrylic paints.

4. Once dry, duct-tape the photo board to the 2 garden stakes set in the ground.

Tips:
Dress up your photo board lion with pipe cleaner whiskers and give your tamer a balloon tether to hold.

Recycled Tote

Fuse a stack of plastic shopping bags into a durable, water-resistant carryall, great for toting sleepover gear, wet bathing suits, or sandy beach treasures.

CRAFT MATERIALS:
	9­?10 plastic shopping bags (use only those labeled No. 2 HDPE)
	Scissors
	Parchment paper
	Iron
	Ironing board
	Colored duct dtape
Time needed: Under 1 Hour

1. Cut the handles and bottoms from 8 shopping bags. Arrange the bags into two equal stacks. Make sure any printing on the top and bottom bags faces inward.

2. Sandwich one of the stacks between two pieces of parchment paper, making sure the plastic is entirely covered. Beginning with the iron on a low setting, such as synthetics, move it steadily over the stack until the bags shrink and fuse together. If the bags do not fuse after 2 or 3 minutes, increase the iron?s temperature. You may need to experiment to get the heat just right. Avoid touching the plastic directly with the hot iron. Set the fused sheet aside and repeat with the other stack.

3. To create one long sheet of plastic, lay the two sheets end-to-end, overlapping by one inch. Then iron the overlap between layers of parchment paper to fuse the sheets together.

4. Have your child choose colored plastic bag strips to decorate the outside of the sheet. Iron these plastic pieces to the sheet between parchment paper, as in step 2.

5. Lay the sheet decorated-side down. Fold it so that the short ends match up, and tape the sides of the bag together. Trim the top of the bag to even the edges. For each handle, lay a 9-inch-long piece of tape in the center of an 18-inch-long piece, sticky sides together, then tape the handles to the inside of the bag.

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