Author Description

Culled from the creative minds of two zany moms who still remember what it's like to be a kid, "Make Fun Stuff!" is the perfect answer to summertime boredom. In its cheerful and colorful pages, you'll find DIY activities that range from old favorites (marbelize paper, anyone?) to quirky and stylish crafts (such as making a messenger bag out of comic books) to low-tech adventures (like rigging up simple speakers out of used cereal boxes). Table of Contents Crafts Chapter 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 pinata 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 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 Snacks Chapter 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 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 Grill cheese on