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Was: Fiona Watt
and Ray Gibson
Designed by Non Figg
Photographs by Howard Allman
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Illustrated by Amanda Barlow, Chris Chaisty, Non Fig,
‘Teri Gower, Michaela Kennard, Kim Lane and Sue Sut
Photographie mantpulation: John Rus: } &
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Floating fish 14 Concertina caterpillars 26
Picnic cheese tarts 16 ri
Printed cea picture 18
Seed shapes. 20
An octopus puppet 22
Plowers to paint 24
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30 Sunshine toast
31 Bean spronts to eat
32 Asnake pencil-top
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Use diferent types of
paper, such as tiny
Paper and tisue paper
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Glue another ele
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|. Glue shapes on top. 5. Cut some triangles of 6. Cut long strips of
rim off any pieces paper. Glue them along tissue poper. Glue
1. Draw the outline ofa 2, Cut out the shape. 3. Cut strips of paper
"} which overlap the edge. the top of the body. them on as a tail.
fish's body on thick Draw an eye, cut it out, and glue them on,
bright poper. then glue it on.Ficnice cheese tarts
12 tarts, you will need:
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134 cups) ploin flour
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12/6 tablespoons) margarine
spoons of very cold water
small can of corn, droined
50g (202.13 cup) cheese, groted
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3 tablespoons of milk
round cookie cutter
greased boking or cookie sheet with shollow pons
Heat your oven to gos mark 5, 190°C, 375°F
‘Ask an adult to help you use the oven.
1. Sift the flour ond 2. Add the woter. Mix 3. Sprinkle a little flour 7. Put the milk and the
salt. Rub the margarine it in with a blunt knife, onto a work surface. 699 into a jug. Beat
into the flour until it then squeeze the Roll out the pastry them together. Pour
looks like crumbs. mixture into a ball. until it is quite thin. little into each tort.
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z 4. Cutout 12 circles 5. Press the circles into 6. Sprinkle grated
from the dough using the baking sheet. Puta cheese on top of the.
the cutter, Cut them heaped teaspoon of corn. Try not to get any
close together. com into each one. _on the baking sheet.
8.Boke the tortsin 9. Use a spatula to it
your oven for 15-20 the tarts onto a rack.
Minutes until they ore Leave them for a little
golden and putty. while to cool.Printed crab picture
1, Laysome kitchen 2. Pour some orange —_—3. Cut a big potato in:
Poper towels ontoa paint on top. Spread hall. Then, cut away.
thick pile of old the paint with the back — two sides like this, to
newspapers. ‘of a spoon. moke a handle.
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% 4. To print the crob’s 5. Use a brush to paint 6. Dip a finger in white
body, press the potato two stalks. Use a paint and print the eyes. La
into the paint, then fingertip to print a circle Paint a blue dot in the % s
press ion some poper. on each stalk. middle of each eye. Youcould mnt 2 achon Up
‘a postcard (see page 28)
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7. Dip the tip of athin 8. Paint four orange OS
Paintbrush into black —_legs on each side of
Paint and paint abig the body. Add claws
‘smiley mouti ‘on the top two legs.hapes
1. Pile ten poper towels 2, Put water on the 3. Lay some cookie
onto a large fot plate paper towels until they cutters on the towels.
or a plastic tray. ‘are socking wet. Spread them out.
6. Lift the cutters off
the towel. Put the plate
or tray in a light place.
4, Carefully sprinkle _5. Spread the seeds to
lots of cress or alfalfa fill each shape. Hold
seeds into each shape. the cutter as you do it.
7. Water around the 8. When the
seeds very carefully plants are as long as
every day. Don't put ——_your little finger, you can
water onthe seeds. cut them and eat them.eh ae Ores ‘pepper ee : Sez
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4. Cut a piece like this
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paper plate. You will
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yg unroll each piece. the plate. Glue them .
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ue of the plate on the back,
* for a handle. Glue eyes
~ and a mouth on the front.Flowers to paint
Poppies
Daisies Tulips
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4% 1. Drow a swirly shope 2. Brush bright paint on 1. Draw loopy petals,
, with o white wox crayon top of the waxy line to —_ with the white wax
® or a white candle. make a flower shape. crayon or candle.
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2. Paint a flower shape 1. Drow four upright 2. Brush paint over the
like this, over the top of petals, like this, with _top of the lines you
the waxy petals. the crayon or candle. have drawn.1. For a bug's body,
pour a patch of paint
onto a pile of folded
newspapers.
4. Use the tip of a
finger to print the eyes.
‘Add a dot with a pen
when the paint is dry.
2. Clench your fist,
then dip the front of
{your fingers into the
Patch of paint.
For tiny bugs. ase a
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3. Press your fingers
‘onto a piece of paper.
Roll your hand from
side to side, then lift it.
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") print'a caterpillar.
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printed with a left band.
A dragonfly yee
1\ For the body, dip a
fingertip into paint. Pull
{your finger quickly
across the poper.
2. Dip your middle
fingertip into the point
‘and print a head at the
top of the body.
To print a bee, follow
the steps for the bug.
Draw feelers and glue
‘on paper wings.
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3. Dip the side of your
little finger into paint.
Print two wings on
each side of the body.
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1. Cut two pieces of
uw Paper, so that they are
“the same size. Fold
1% one of them in half,
short edges together.
6. Fold the other piece
of paper in half. Glue
the two pieces together,
like this, matching the
middle folds.
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"= 2. Make two culs, the zi 7. Cut a piece of paper
W same length, in the 3 - 7 | which is the same size
middle of the folded as the card when itis
(@ edge. Fold over the folded. Draw a picture
ig "0 between the cuts. on it and cut it out
3. Turn the card over, 4. Pinch along the 5. Push the flap down 8. Use felt-tip pens to
(@ fold the flap the other —_ middle fold on either _—_with your finger. Then, decorate the inside of
way and crease it side of the flap. Hold it close the card corefully the cord. Then, glue
%@ Unfold the flop, then at each end of the fold, and smooth it flat your picture onto the
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we open out the card. not near the flop. Open the card. front of the pop-up flap.Parachutes
1. Cut one side from 2. Lay this book on the
large plastic bag. bag and use a ballpoint
Smooth it flat, en to draw around it
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3. Cut out the rectangle. 4. Fold the comer back 5. Carefully poke a
Then, fold one corner —_up ogain. Cut along the hole in each comer
over and draw aline. line you have drawn. —_with the ballpoint pen.
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6. Cut four pieces of |_7. Push one piece of
string. Make each piece string through one of
the height of this book. the holes. Tie a knot.
in the other corners. | them in a big knot. ‘small plastic figure.,Viving dolphins
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e 1. Use a blue crayon
to draw a curved line
for the tummy.
4. Add a fin on the top
of the body and one
underneath, like this.
A fish
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1, Drow the body with
@ crayon. Add an eye
1 and a mouth.
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2. Drow another curved 3. Add a long curved
line above the firstone shape. This is the
for the back. dolphin's nose.
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5. Drow on eye ond 6. Add a toil, then fill “
add a line inside the in all the shapes with
nose, for a mouth. « feltip pen. “
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2. Croyon some 3, Add a tail and two e
patterns on the body. _ fins with a crayon. “
Fill in with a felt-tip pen. Add some air bubbles.
A __—€ a-t snakes ond four caterpillars, you will need:
|144Cups) selt-raising flour
salt
‘margarine
moe 2s aan ly eg cane
@ greased boking or cookie sheet
Heot the oven 16 gas mark 6, 200°C, 400°F
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Brush the shapes
with the egg mixture in
Se occ ion ~ the oup. Sprinkle them
3. Put a tablespoon of
the egg mixture into a
‘cup. Stir the rest of the
mixture into the flour.
Mix it to make a dough.
4. Sprinkle some flour.
‘surface. —
Roll out the dough
itis os thick as your
(of cheese on a saucer.
* Add the rest of the
cheese to the bowl. Stir
verything together.
7. To moke a Caterpilicr
press a bottle top into. _
the dough; than-shake =
ut the circle of dough:
Cut five more circies.<
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10. Lift the shopes
‘Ofte. o greased.boxing,
shel. Bake them for
eight-lo ten-minutess—— =