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ISBN 1-61628-390-4
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DO IT NOW!
COOL ART PROJECTS & TASTY SNACKS
DO
IT NO
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DO IT NOW!
69 awesome art activities and yummy recipes that you can make today!
12 pour a sand candle
7 marbleize pretty paper
1 take aim with a catapult
57 roll pasta dough
48 bake stained-glass cookies
US $6.99 CAN $7.99ISBN 13: 978-1-61628-390-2 ISBN 10: 1-61628-390-4
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take aim with a catapult
fire a pen crossbow
design a kite
fly a kite
fold a paper airplane
whip out a ninja star
marbleize pretty paper
cut festive papel picado
paste up a piñata
light paper-bag luminarias
fill a sea globe
pour a sand candle
weave a friendship bracelet
hook a gum-wrapper chain
link a daisy chain
tie-dye a stripy shirt
tie-dye a swirly shirt
cover an mp3 player
roll up a duct-tape rose
bead charms
mold clay monsters
contentshow to use this book
create
create silhouette portraits
draw a cat
sketch a dog
draft a horse
draw awesome manga
flip out with a flip book
pop out a 3-d card
sport a comic-book tote
beautify sneakers
punk up high-tops
trick out slip-ons
fashion a no-sew skirt
paint one-of-a-kind nails
make a crazy ponytail
ink a fake tattoo
annoy with a balloon horn
toot a straw horn
wire cereal-box speakers
screen-print a t-shirt
make a compact disc-o ball
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tell me more
index
about the authors
credits
roll candy sushi
pull tasty taffy
kick up some ice cream
make fruity soda pop
build a jiggly city
make a dessert aquarium
bake stained-glass cookies
adorn a gingerbread house
make icing “glue”
separate an egg
make fortune-cookie dough
fold fortune cookies
freeze smoothie pops
blend a smoothie
make chewy fruit leather
roll pasta dough
fold tortellini
enjoy purple pasta
dye rainbow celery
twist up soft pretzels
chill refrigerator pickles
sculpt snack art
roast veggies in the wild
cook
grill cheese on a stick
bake a cake in an orange
cook campfire candy apples
concoct chocolate anthills
make edible fake barf
tell me more
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tool kit
Here are some basic items that you probably have at home, so they aren’t listed in the toolbars. Pack a tool kit, and keep it handy!
scissors pen, pencil, and marker
plain paper
utensils water
glue
The activities in this book are designed for children ages ten and older. While we have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book is accurate, reliable, and totally cool, please assess your own child’s suitability for a particular activity before allowing him or her to attempt it, and provide adult supervision as appropriate. We disclaim all liability for any unintended, unforeseen, or improper application of the suggestions featured in this book. We will, however, be happy to accept the credit for increased awesomeness.
a word to parents
tape containers
Flip to the back of the book for extra info about this activity, including trivia, special techniques, history, or the science that makes it all happen.
This project helps you recycle old junk you probably have at your house. Go green!
Wear old clothes, put down newspapers, and warn the parents. This one will be messy!
The timer shows the number of hours, minutes, or seconds you should spend doing a step.
The thermometer indicates the temperature to which you should heat or cool an ingredient.
This symbol tells the number of times you should repeat a particular action.
The calendar’s x’s shows the number of days, weeks, or months that a step requires.
Follow the little asterisk in a step to the larger one on the page for information about alternative methods or materials, or for tips.
uses recyclables
messy
2fire a pen crossbow
Take apart a pen that has run out of ink.
Drill a small hole in the middle of the tube.
Push the hollow tip through the hole.
Cut two notches in each end.
Secure the pen perpendicular to a pencil.
Place a rubber band in the notches.
Tape the clothespin on so it can still open.
Load the ink tube through the hollow tip.
Clip the rubber band into the clothespin. Take aim and fire,
but never at people or animals!
dead pen rotary tool
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Clean a small jar and remove the label.
Soak beach shells and sand to clean.
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Press onto polish. Let dry.
Let dry.
Add to wet polish.
Let dry.
paint one-of-a-kind nails
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Roll out prepared cookie dough.
Use a flour-coated cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
Set on parchment paper and cut holes.
Fill a bag with hard candy. Crush with a rolling pin.
Cut the tip off the plastic bag.
Sprinkle the crushed candies into the holes.
Bake until light brown. Let the sun shine through!
bake stained-glass cookies
350˚F (175˚C)
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Cut the veggies into equal-size pieces.
Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Put the veggies on a square of tinfoil.
Fold into a packet.
Add to coals. Flip after five minutes.
Unwrap and enjoy!
Scrape the bark off part of a forked stick.
Butter one side of each bread slice.
Put cheese between the unbuttered sides.
Hold over the fire.
When it browns, move away and flip.
Grill the other side.
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WELDON OWEN INC.
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Senior Designers Stephanie Tang, Meghan Hildebrand
Designer Delbarr Moradi
Illustration Coordinators Sheila Masson, Conor Buckley
Production Director Chris Hemesath
Production Manager Michelle Duggan
Illustration credits
Front cover
Raymond Larrett: kite Liberum Donum (Juan Calle,
Santiago Calle, Andres Penagos): taffy Bryon Thompson:
fortune cookie Gabhor Utomo: tie-dyed shirt
Back cover
Britt Hanson: sea globe, snack sculpture Gary Henricks:
sand candle Vic Kulihin: catapult, straw horn Raymond
Larrett: kite, stained-glass cookies Liberum Donum (Juan
Calle, Santiago Calle, Andres Penagos): comic-book tote
Christine Meighan: cake in an orange, paper airplane
Vincent Perea: fake tattoo Otis Thomson: flip book
Special thanks to:
Storyboarders
Esy Casey, Julumarie Joy Cornista, Sarah Lynn Duncan,
Chris Hall, Paula Rogers, Jamie Spinello, Brandi Valenza
Illustration specialists
Hayden Foell, Raymond Larrett, Ross Sublett
Editorial and research support team
Ian Cannon, Marc Caswell, Mollie Church, Elizabeth
Dougherty, Kat Engh, Alex Eros, Justin Goers, Sarah
Gurman, Susan Jonaitis, Peter Masiak, Grace Newell,
Jennifer Newens, Paul Ozzello, Ben Rosenberg, Hiya
Swanhuyser
Kid-reviewer panel
Emma Arlen, Leah Cohen, Sally Elton, Whitman Hall,
Tesserae Honor, Nami Kaneko, Emily Newell,
Eloise Shaw, Georgia Shaw
A Show Me Now Book.Show Me Now is a trademark of Weldon Owen Inc.
Gabhor Utomo: marbleized paper, piñata, tie-dyed shirt,
screen-print Tina Cash Walsh: pasta dough
Interiors
Key: bg = background; bd = border; fr = frames;
ex = extra art
Henry Boyle: 37 Hayden Foell: 45 ex Britt Hanson: 11, 15,
22, 34, 42 bg, 60, 63 Gary Henricks: 12 Joshua Kemble:
59 fr Vic Kulihin: 1–2, 38 Raymond Larrett: 3–4, 8, 10,
48 Liberum Donum (Juan Calle, Santiago Calle, Andres
Penagos): 23–26, 29, 35, 43, 46–47, 68 Christine Meighan:
5–6, 14, 44–45, 49–50, 64, 66–67 Hank Osuna: 42 fr, 61–62
Vincent Perea: 36 Ross Sublett: 33 bg, 35 bg Bryon
Thompson: 20–21, 28, 51–56 Otis Thomson: 27 Taylor
Tucek: 39 Gabhor Utomo: 7, 9, 13, 16–17, 30–32 bg, 40, 41
bg, 59 bg, 69 Tina Cash Walsh: 18–19, 30–32 fr, 33 fr, 41
fr, 57–58, 65
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Do It Now! Crafts: Cool Art Projects & Tasty Snacks
Copyright © 2012 by Weldon Owen Inc.
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Excerpted from Show Off, first published by
Candlewick Press in 2009.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012932623
ISBN 13: 978-1-61628-390-2
ISBN 10: 1-61628-390-4
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