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Turn this newspaper into fl owers
BY LAUREN MURPHY
Of No Adults Allowed
Newspapers have been going
out of style since the internet was
invented; thankfully like all classic
things, it’s making a comeback.
While they’re good for getting news
and connecting with the community, newspapers are also used in
a lot of crafts and pictures. This particular craft is easy, fun and will
only take up a couple hours (depending on how many you make)
What you’ll need:
Paint
Paint brushes (or fi ngers if you’re feeling adventurous)
Newspaper
Diff erent sized circles (small medium and large)
Scissors
Wire (even a paperclip will do)
Buttons
You can make the circles out of anything, cups, bowls,
anything circular. The fl ower can have as many “petals” as you
want it to (I made two large, two medium and two small just to
keep things simple). Lay out the newspaper and draw as many
circles as you think you’ll need. Depending on how many fl owers
you make, and how many petals per fl ower, and how big each
petal is will determine how much newspaper you need. Stay away
from pictures because they can change the color of your paint
and make it look funny.
After you’ve traced all your circles, paint them. Be sure to
make the edges nice and dark so that they stand out. You can make each
petal a diff erent color, make them all the same, use multiple colors per petal,
whatever you want to do. Once the paint has dried, cut the circles out. Cut
them in a wavy pattern to give it the petal eff ect.
After you’ve cut out all of the circles, layer them as you wish. Once you’re
happy with the way it looks it’s time to add the center. Bend the wire into a
U-shape and push it through the holes in the button. Ask an adult to help
you gently poke a tiny hole in the newspaper. Push the wire through the hole
and lay it out fl at. If you want to make it even more secure you can tape the
bottom so that it won’t come undone.
Strange tales of stranger
family make for fun read
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is an
organization dedicated to helping kids learn
how to read. Part of what they do is donate
books to schools so that every child can
own a book they can learn to read with. The
greatest day of the third grade was when the
people with all the old books came. At the
time, I didn’t know who they were, nor did I
care, I was just excited that I got to take home
my very own book. I searched the piles for
new books, eagerly waiting for a title to jump
out. I didn’t leave that day with a new, exciting
book, I left with the book There is a Carrot in
my Ear, and Other Noodle Tales.
That book was my favorite growing up
not just because it was about a family of
ridiculous people, but because of how it was
read to me. When my grandpa babysat my
sister and I, I would insist that he read my
favorite book, the Noodle book. He would sit
in a chair and I would plop down on his knee
while he dramatically read the book to me.
He would shout when the characters
whispered, and whisper
when they shouted. I
would sit there and giggle
while he made the sound
eff ects and funny faces.
While
my
fond
memories
from
my
childhood may aff ect the way I see the book
now, it will always have a special place in
my heart. I believe a lot of why I am the
quirky teen I am today is because of the
books I read when I was
•
younger. The people I looked up to and
admired the most: camp counselors, my
grandpa, my favorite teacher, they all had
one thing in common, they
weren’t afraid to be silly. This
book taught me that being a
silly person is not only fun to
watch, but fun to be as well.
The
pun-fi lled
book
teaches
about
bedtime
routines, laundry, how to properly hatch a
pumpkin and other quirky things. It’s geared
toward younger readers and is a reading level
one. There is a Carrot in my Ear, and Other
Noodle Tales can be found online at Amazon
or Walmart.
-LAUREN MURPHY
Pluto isn’t a planet because it
shares its orbit with other objects.
• Shrimps’ hearts are in their head.
• A lot of what we know about
ancient Egypt we learned from their
art.
• More than 85 percent of all plant
life on earth is found in the ocean.
• The Tyrannosaurus Rex’s front
arms were about the same size as
human arms.
• A semicolon is a punctuation mark
that signals the end of a thought; it
also connects a new thought.
• Americans consume more than
16 million jelly beans at Eastertime,
enough to circle the globe three
times.
• An ostrich’s legs are powerful
enough to kill a lion.
• The Dark Ages of Greece (1,100 –
800 B.C.) is a period of time where
very little can be found about their
culture (art, reading, writing etc.).
• Most elephants weigh less than
the tongue of a blue whale.
• The top six foods that make your
fart are beans, corn, bell peppers,
caulifl ower, cabbage and milk.