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Mini Baseball Caps Materials: Thick colored paper Scissors Brads Glue or double sided tape Hole punch

Direc ons: 1) Print out the template on colored paper.2) Cut out the "teeth."3) Punch a small hole in the p of each point.4) Gather the ps together, lining up the punched holes.5) Insert a brad into the holes to secure the points in the center.6) Con nue un l all the points are secured.7) Spread the ps of the brad to secure in place. Do this loosely at first so you can con nue to adjust the

panels as needed. Also, if your brad is long, you might need to curve the ends of the brad to prevent itfrom distor ng the shape of the cap.

8) Overlap the tab at the end of the strip of paper and glue it in place to complete the ring of the cap.9) Adjust the panels as necessary and ghten the brad.10) Next, cut out the brim of the cap.11) Fold the tabs back to the guideline.12) Apply glue to the tabs only.13) Align the brim with the front of the cap and press the tabs in place inside the cap.(from: h p://childmadetutorials.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper‐baseball‐caps.html)

Styrofoam Bowl Baseballs Materials: Styrofoam bowls Red Yarn Tape Red Sharpe Pen

Direc ons: 1) Using Sharpe draw half circle lines on bowl like those on a baseball.2) Using the pen, punch holes across from one another on either side

of each red half circle.3) Tightly tape the end of a strand of yarn.4) Tie a knot at the other end of the yarn.5) Lace the yarn through each set of holes to make the s tching on the baseball.

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Football Goal Posts Materials:

Brown construc on paper

Scissors

Scotch Tape

Masking tape

4 cra s cks

Glue dots

Direc ons: 1) Cut the brown construc on paper in half lengthwise, then fold it in half lengthwise so that you have a

long, thin piece of paper.2) Hold the paper ver cally and fold the bo om corner up to make a triangle.3) Keep folding the paper making triangles un l you run out of paper to fold. Tape the paper football to

secure it in place.4) Use masking tape to make the laces.5) Make the goal post by gluing 3 of the cra s cks together to make a "U" shape, then add the fourth s ck

to the bo om of the "U".(from: h p://www.sheknows.com/paren ng/ar cles/981799/super‐bowl‐cra s‐for‐kids)

Cheerleader Pompoms Materials: Crepe paper streamers Scissors String Duct tape S ff cardboard

Direc ons: 1) Start by cu ng down the middle of a LOOOONG length of crepe

paper from each color (about 20 feet of each color).2) Next, wrap each of the streamers around the s ff cardboard the long way. They can be messy,

overlapping, and twisted. It doesn’t ma er!3) Slide the streamers off being careful to keep them laid out.4) Next, take a piece of string and e the streamers right in the center. Leave extra string for a aching the

handle.5) Cut the end of each loop so the pompom gets big and bushy on either side of the string.6) Pull all of the streamers to one side and trim off any crazy, long pieces.7) To make the handle, make a loop with the tape, s cky side out.8) Wrap the s cky side of the loop with another piece of tape so all of the s ckiness is covered up.9) Tie the handle onto the pompom with the excess string.


Sports & Athle cs Cra s Football Player Puppets Materials:

Small paper plates

Paper bags

Crayons or Markers

Scissors

Stapler

Wiggly eyes

Glue

Direc ons:

On the paper plate, draw and cut out a football helmet and face mask using the template below.

Glue the wiggly eyes on the bag and draw the rest of a face. Staple the face mask onto the paper bag.

Decorate the rest of the bag as desired.

Basketball Hoop Materials:

Plas c cups (condiment cups or regular cups)

Cardstock

Sharpe markers

Stapler

Scissors

Straws

Egg carton cups (cut apart)

Orange pompoms

Direc ons:

Using template below, cut out a backstop from the cardstock.

Draw the square on the backstop using a marker.

Draw net lines on the cup. Staple the cup to the front of the backstop. Staple the straw to the back of the backstop. Make a hole in the bo om of the egg carton cup.

Place straw in the egg carton cup. Use the orange pompom as a ball.


Soccer Ball Cra Materials: Paper plates Black paper Scissors Glue or Double Sided Tape Markers

Direc ons: 1) Cut the black paper into 7 hexagons or pentagons using the

templates included.2) Glue the center hexagon/pentagon onto the middle of the paper

plate.3) Use the template hex/pentagon to trace the white shapes out from the middle hex/pentagon.4) Glue the remaining

hex/pentagons inthe appropriateplace to make thepa ern.

5) Cut off the excesspaper from aroundthe paper plate tomake the ball acircle.


Cupcake or Snowflake Ballerinas Materials: Ballerina template Scissors Cupcake cups Paper Double‐sided tape Wiggly eyes (op onal) Markers

Direc ons: 1) Cut out the ballerinas.2) Using markers and wiggly eyes, make a face and any other embellishments desired on the ballerinas.3) Fold the cupcake cup in half and glue or tape it to the ballerina as a tutu.4) OR Fold and cut a snowflake from the extra paper.5) Cut a slit in the center of the snowflake.6) Slide the ballerina into the snowflake.7) Glue or tape the snowflake to the ballerina as a tutu.


Cupcake or Snowflake Ballerinas Materials: Pipe Cleaners Scissors Cupcake cups Yarn

Direc ons: 1) Fold the cupcake cup in half.2) Make ballerina body out of pipe cleaners by taking one pipe cleaner and

create a loop at the top for the head.3) Poke through the middle of your cupcake liner.4) Fold the bo om into an upside down heart shape.5) Pinch to shape it into ballerina feet.6) Cut a piece of another pipe cleaner off and curve ends to make arms. .7) Twist it around the middle of the ballerina body.8) Cut 5‐10 strands of yarn. Fold in half and loop through the head like in the

picture below. Pull the yarn ght and style.9) Pose the ballerina!


Ice Skate Ornaments Materials: Wool Felt Large paperclips Sequins Ribbon Tacky Glue Scissors

Direc ons: 1) Using the pa ern, cut out the foot of the skate.2) Scoot the felt through the paper clip, so the clip is between the

front and back of the foot.3) Trace the inside of the skate with glue.4) Fold the ribbon and place it inside the top of the skate and add

a dot of glue to the top of the ribbon.5) Glue sequins to the outside of the skate.(from: h p://www.thatar stwoman.org/2008/12/skates_02.html)

Ice Skate Cra Materials:

Yarn

Popsicle s cks

Aluminum foil

Construc on paper

Scissors

Glue or tape

Paper hole punch

Direc ons: 1. Cut out skate shapes (older preschoolers andolder can do this step).2. Punch holes for the "laces."3. Wrap the popsicle s cks with the aluminum foil.4. Glue one to the bo om of each skate.5. Tie a knot at the bo om of one side of the yarnand string the yarn through the holes.6. Go through both skates with the yarn. Thenknot it at the other end.(from: h p://learningdevelopmentac vi‐es.blogspot.com/2013/01/ice‐skate‐cra .html)


Snowboarder Materials: Pipe cleaners (at least 3 colors) Tongue depressors Markers Glue

Direc ons: 1) Make a s ck person using the chenille stems.2) Decorate the snowboard using the markers.3) Glue the s ck person to the snowboard.

Skier Materials: Pipe cleaners Thin cra s cks Wiggly Eyes Glue Pompoms Clothes pins Toothpicks

Direc ons: 1) Clip the pompom into the clothes pin.2) Glue wiggly eyes to pompom.3) Glue clothes pin to 2 cra s cks to make skis.4) Wrap the clothes pin with a chenille stem to make a body.5) Wrap another chenille stem to make arms.6) Make hands at the end of each arm, and blue toothpicks to arms.


Super Mario Piranha Mushroom Materials: Red, white, and green paper or cardstock Tongue Depressors Green cups Glue Dots or Double‐sided tape Cra knife

Direc ons: 1) Cut a slit in the bo om of the cup that the tongue depressor will slide

through snuggly.2) Cut a circle out of the red paper and then cut about 1/3 of it away to

make a mouth.3) Cut leaves from the green paper and lips and teeth from the white

paper. (I cut my lips and teeth as one piece.)4) Using glue dots or tape, a ach all the parts to the tongue depressor.

Be sure to a ach them high enough that the “mushroom” can beretracted into the cup.

Yarny from Unravel Materials: Red pipe cleaners Red & White yarn Scissors Yarn needle or paperclip

Direc ons: Using pipe cleaners create a body and a head. (If you make the feet large

enough, Yarny can stand on his own when you’re finished. A ach the head to the body by twis ng the pipe cleaners together. Tie the red yarn to the pipe cleaner body and start wrapping the yarn

around the body. Wrap the body, arms, legs, and head un l the figure looks like you want it to. Tie off the yarn near the back, but leave a “tail” if you wish. Using the yarn needle, sew eyes on Yarny with the white yarn.

Video Game Cra s

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Plants vs. Zombies Wall Nut & Tall Nut Cra s

Wall Nut Cra Materials: Paper lunch bags Black markers Eyes Scissors Glue Something to stuff the bags

Direc ons: 1) Cut out the eyes.2) Draw mouth and eyebrows on the bag.3) Stuff the bag and fold shut. (Stapling is op onal.)4) Glue eyes onto bag.

Tall Nut Cra Materials: Brown fleece White fleece Black embroidery thread Embroidery needles Scissors Stuffing

Direc ons: 1) Cut two pieces of brown fleece in tall nut shape.2) Cut two eyes out of white fleece.3) Using embroidery thread, s ch eyes onto one piece of brown fleece.4) S ch a mouth.5) S ch 2 pieces of brown fleece together with face on the outside. Leave a smallish hole at the bo om.6) Using the small hole, stuff the tall nut.7) S ch up the small hole.

Video Game Cra s

Video Game Character Paper Cra s Materials: Cardstock Scissors Glue or Double‐sided Tape Printer

Direc ons: 1) Download the characters your patrons want to make from one of

these sites:Angry Birds: h p://www.mediafire.com/folder/c3v2gw24uonu4/Angry_Birds_New Minecra : h p://www.pixelpapercra .com/tags/mob LEGO StarWars: h p://www.cubeecra .com/series/lego‐star‐wars/ Street Fighter: h p://www.paperfoldables.com/stree ighter.html Legend of Zelda: h p://orionprime5.deviantart.com/art/Link‐306518922 Super Mario Bros.: h ps://blogroqueestrella.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/faca‐voce‐mesmo‐paper‐

toy‐mario‐bross/ Pac Man: h p://theflyingdachshund.deviantart.com/art/VG‐2‐Pac‐Man‐Cubee‐142005951 Sonic: h p://hollowkingking.deviantart.com/art/classic‐sonic‐319498349

2) There are many more at this Pinterest page: h ps://www.pinterest.com/pin/525795325222155298/. Butyou can also just search the Internet for Papercra s and Video Games.3) Print the characters on white cardstock.4) Let kids cut out and make the characters.

8‐Bit Popups Materials: Paper Cra knife Ruler Cu ng mat (op onal) Needle for scoring

Direc ons: 1. Using one of the templates, cut and score along the correct lines on according to

the color coding below.2. Slowly fold the card in half and the image should begin to pop‐out. This is the trickiest step so make sure

you take your me.3. If the shape does not

automa cally pop out you can usea toothpick (or something similar)to ease the shape out as you arefolding.

4. A ach popup card to a blank cardof an alternate color.

Video Game Cra s

Life Sized Bananagrams Materials: 72 game les (Cardboard, Heavy Cardstock, or for

a long las ng game Masonite (purchase a 4x8‐foot sheet of from a home im‐provement store and have them cut it into 8‐inch squares).

Paint or Tape to create le ers on the les

Direc ons:1. Apply a le er to each square—you’ll repeat the alphabet twice except for

le ers Q and X.2. To play, each player gets 10 le ers.3. The first player spells a word on the ground.4. The next player must build off that word.5. The player with the fewest le ers at the end wins!

Giant Pickup S cks Materials: 30 Wooden dowels (1/2” diameter & 48” long) Paint

Direc ons: 1. Paint the ends with bright colors: red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and purple, for

example.2. To start the game, drop the s cks on the ground in a big messy pile, and let the

kids take turns picking up a s ck.3. If a s ck other than the one the child is removing wiggles, the child must return the s ck and forgo his

or her turn.4. At the end, the player with the most s cks wins.5. Add a challenge to the game by assigning each player a color. The first player to successfully remove all

the s cks of the assigned color wins the game.

Life‐Sized Board Games Life‐Sized Monopoly: h p://www.bookblather.net/2011/07/03/life‐sized‐monopoly/ Customized Game: h p://makezine.com/2010/08/05/how‐to_make_a_big‐as‐life_boar/ Giant Checkers: h p://www.hallmarkchannel.com/home‐and‐family/how‐to/jessie‐janes‐giant‐lawn‐checkers Jenga, Dominos, & Yahtzee: h p://www.lemonthistle.com/jenga‐dominoes‐yahtzee/ Trouble: h p://mycupoverflows‐johnson.blogspot.com/2012/10/youre‐in‐trouble.html Candyland: h p://summercamppro.com/how‐to‐create‐a‐life‐size‐candy‐land‐game/ Life: h p://valueableideas.blogspot.com/2013/04/life‐sized‐game‐of‐life‐complete.html Find other ideas here: h ps://www.pinterest.com/explore/life‐size‐games/

Giant Board Games

Build Your Own Board Game “How to Make Your Own Board Game” on WikiHow @ h p://www.wikihow.com/Make‐Your‐Own‐Board‐Game “Build Your Own Board Game” on Instructables @ h p://www.instructables.com/id/Build‐your‐Own‐Board‐Game/ “Make Your Own Board Game” on Pinterest @ h ps://www.pinterest.com/pamdyson/make‐your‐own‐board‐game/ “Blank Board Games to Print” on lovetoknow @ h p://boardgames.lovetoknow.com/Blank_Board_Games_to_Print

DIY Games

Build a Board Game with LEGO There are lots of ideas for crea ng a board game using LEGOS, from crea ng your own to subs tu ng LEGO pieces for a tradi onal game. Use the images to get inspired or download a game and direc ons from one of these sites: Inspired by Familia @ h p://inspiredbyfamilymag.com/2013/02/19/diy‐lego‐game/ A Mom with a Lesson Plan @ h p://amomwithalessonplan.com/lego‐game/ Foldigo @ h p://www.foldigo.com/blog/2014/03/05/printable‐lego‐board‐game/ There’s Just One Mommy @ h p://theresjustonemommy.com/2015/01/26/diy‐lego‐board‐game/ Apron Strings & Other Things @ h p://apronstringsotherthings.com/how‐to‐

make‐a‐lego‐game‐board/ Chris ansen Chronicles @ h p://

chris ansenchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/05/lego‐game.html

DIY Games Make & Take Games

Materials: Ziplock freezer bag 2 colors of Duct tape Ruler Cra knife Parchment paper Scissors Red and white dried beans

Direc ons: 1. Using one color of Duct tape, tape over the en re front of the bagleaving the top of the bag open.2. Using the same color, tape over the en re back of the bag, againleaving the top of the bag open.

3. Lay strips of Duct tape in the alternate color on the parchment paper.4. Using ruler and cra knife, cut squares out of the alternate color duct tape.5. Lay the squares in a checker board pa ern on top of the other duct tape.6. Place 12 red beans and 12 white beans in the bag and zip it closed.

Print Your Own Game Pieces Program A high‐tech alterna ve to the pom pom game pieces would be a 3D Prin ng program where patrons design their own game pieces using online programs or apps and NCKLS prints them on the 3D printer.

To schedule such a program, contact Melendra at 785‐776‐4741 ext. 804 or [email protected].

Make Your Own Game Pieces

Materials: 1 to 1 1/2 inch pom poms in 4 colors Wiggle eyes Foam or cardstock Glue dots or double‐sided tape Scissors

Direc ons: 1. Cut 4 small hearts from foam or cardstock to act as feet.2. Glue one pom pom to each set of feet.3. A ach wiggle eyes to each pom pom.4. Add other decora ons as desired.

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