Want to learn some magic this summer? Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol is offering online sessions with Tom Verner of Magicians Without Borders through the end of August. Kids will practice magic tricks with Verner (who you might know from his many performances at Middlebury’s Festival on the Green) and prepare for a magic “performance” […]
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Materials: 2 disposable, plastic cups 2 Tablespoons hot water (from the tap) ½ teaspoon Borax 1 Tablespoon white glue 1 Tablespoon cornstarch Food coloring (optional) Directions: Pour the water and Borax into the first cup, and stir until dissolved. Pour glue, cornstarch and food coloring into the second cup and mix. (You can try adding
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It doesn’t take much to turn an outline of your hand into a lovely paper bouquet. Materials Needed Green or light-green colored paper Various colored papers — magazines or construction paper Cotton-tipped swabs Food coloring, water-color paint set, or bingo dot-markers Glue or glue stick Markers, pens or crayons Scissors Paper towels Plastic container lids
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This week: Why not get wacky in the kitchen? You can turn just about anything from your utensil drawer into a puppet. Here’s how. Materials Needed: Items from kitchen drawers—wooden spoons, potato mashers, dinner forks, soup ladles Plastic wrap, aluminum foil, small plastic bags, yarn, paper strips Recipe cards or small pieces of stiff paper
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Let’s get fancy this week; we’re making paper bag hats! Materials Needed: Large paper grocery bag Glue and tape Pompoms, pipe cleaners, shapes cut from magazines or colored papers, other decorations Scissors Crayons, markers, or colored pencils/pens Hole punch (optional) Step 1: Roll the top of the bag down to your desired size (height). Pinch
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Our Favorite Things : Popsicle Sticks Hello, MiniBury! This is the first in a series of monthly columns that I’ll be writing for this site, called “Our Favorite Things.” The goal of this series: To share with your families some of our family’s favorite things. As much as possible, I hope to highlight things that
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