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Rock Paperweights
Give each child a rock that has been washed with soap and dried. Have the children decorate the rocks with craft paint to create their own unique paperweights.

Masks
Cut 8 ½ x 11 pieces of paper in half. Give each child a piece of paper and a crayon or marker. Have each child fold their piece of paper in half and cut a hole that their nose will fit through. Have them cut a small hole first, then adjust the hole to fit the size of their nose. Have the children try on their masks and let them try to figure out where the eyes should go. They can then cut out holes for the eyes. Let the children decorate their masks with different facial expressions.

Graph Paper Drawings
Give each child a sheet of graph paper and a pen or pencil. Have each child draw a picture on the graph paper using only the lines on the graph paper. Curved lines are not allowed. Let the children color their creations. Have them share their pictures with each other when they are done.

Collages
Give each child newspapers, scissors, glue, and notebook paper. Have each child cut words and sentences from newspaper pages and combine them to create a unique story. Have them arrange their sentences on the notebook paper and glue them in place. A themefor the stories can be decided beforehand. Let the children share their stories with each other.

Flubber

• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 cups white school glue
• 1 1/3 cups warm water
• 3 teaspoons Borax
• Food coloring

Mix 1 1/2 cups warm water, glue, and food coloring together.

In a separate bowl, mix 1 1/3 cups warm water and Borax together.

Pour the glue mixture into the Borax mixture and take out of bowl to knead until flubber is soft and consistent in form.

Store in a zip-lock bag or tightly sealed container.

This stuff is really fun! Enjoy!

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Rachel Paxton (rachel@creativehomemaking.com) is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home, home decorating, crafts, and frugal family fun, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com and Suite 101 at http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/creative_homemaking. To subscribe to their monthly newsletter send a blank e-mail message to FreeRecipes-subscribe@egroups.com.

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The Coloring Zone

Happy Summer to All! In this issue we have some really cool pictures for you to print and color. Simply click on the picture you want to color and it will appear full size on a new page. Just hit your Print button and you'll be coloring that picture in no time. Enjoy yourself and be sure to clean up after you're done.

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