American Girl - A Special Creativity Issue (July 2018)

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Executive Editor loves
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Editors
EMILY OSBORN, MELISSA SEYMOUR
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JOE HINRICHS, MELINDA MCCROCKLIN,
DAVID ROTH, KIM SPHAR,
ALYSSA STATZ, ANN MARIE YEAP
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• art • technology • gifts • puzzles • math • fun





2 Summer Inspiration 24 Sunny Support 45 Mini Craft

3 I Science 26 Puzzle Park 47 Posters

10 Upcycle a Chair! 28 Flower Power 49 Behind the Scenes


12 Studio Spaces 34 Let’s Make Chalk Plus
Sweet & Sunny Tags
18 Creative Job 36 Cake Catastrophe

20 Sundae Science 44 This or That




Safety first!
Some of our projects and activities require
an adult’s help. When you see this symbol,
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These things got our creative juices
flowing while we worked on this issue.







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SUMMER
FLOWERS FROM STARGAZING
THE FARMERS

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THESE COLORS

























Can you
figure out where
we used this
color palette in
this issue?





THE PERFECT
What’s inspiring you this
CAMPSITE!
summer? Write to us at:
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SCIENCE







Show your love of science with DIY

projects to wear and share!













































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Astronomy is the study of things beyond Earth’s
atmosphere such as planets, stars, and galaxies.










GALAXY ART
Paint a starry scene to hang on your wall!
Ask a parent’s permission before starting
any painting project. To get ready, cover
your work surface with a disposable
tablecloth and cover your clothing.
























1. 2. 3. 4.










Illustrations: Monika Rue Styling: Andrea Debbink Use a paintbrush to completely Use a foam pouncer to dab light Add a little bright pink paint to Dip a paintbrush handle into





blue acrylic paint on top of the
the canvas with the foam
white acrylic paint. Create
cover a canvas (available at
small dots (the stars!) all
pouncer. The more random the
dark blue. Don’t completely
craft stores) with dark blue
pattern, the better. You can also
over the canvas. Let dry.
cover up the dark blue paint.
acrylic paint. Let dry.
Just add small areas of light
add more dark blue over the
4 blue here and there. Let dry. top. Let dry.

MOONLIGHT
TEE
Decorate a shirt with the phases
of the moon.

1. 2. 3. 4.















Cut a 12-by-5-inch rectangle of Place the stencil on the top Starting in the upper left circle, Paint all ten circles. Let the
card stock. Use a 2-inch circle half of a T-shirt. Use tape to use a foam pouncer to dab paint dry, then remove the
punch to cut out five circles in hold the stencil in place. white fabric paint onto the stencil. (Follow the washing
a row. Then punch out a second shirt. (See the example below instructions on the fabric
row of circles. Make sure all for the amount of paint to paint bottle.)
the circles are evenly spaced. use in each circle.)




























Before you begin, cover your
work space with a disposable
tablecloth or paper and
cover your clothing. Lay the
T-shirt flat on your work
surface. Place a large piece
of cardboard inside the shirt
so the paint won’t soak
through.




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Biology is the study of life and living
things such as plants and animals.





NATURE
NECKLACE
Take a bit of biology wherever you go!
Start with a small clear bottle charm that
has a cork top (available in the jewelry
section at craft stores). Place some of
the following tiny objects inside and
close the top. (You may want to glue
the cork in place.) Thread the pendant
onto a cord to make a necklace.






Paper butterflies


























Shells


Crystals or rocks












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Chemistry is the study of what things are made
of (called matter) and how matter behaves.





PLANT LAB
Use chemistry beakers for science- You can also decorate beakers A beaker is a glass cylinder-shaped
inspired room decor! Fill the bottom of or flasks with air plants. Air container with a flat bottom.
a clean glass beaker with an inch or two plants don’t have roots so Beakers are used in chemistry
of aquarium gravel. Fill the next few they don’t need dirt. Instead laboratories.
inches with potting soil. Dig a small hole they get moisture and food
with your fingers and place the roots through their leaves.
of a small succulent inside. Cover the
roots of the plant with dirt.












































Succulents are plants that store A cactus is a type of succulent.
water in the leaves. They don’t need Other types of succulents include
water as often as other plants— burro’s tail, panda plant, hens
only about a tablespoon per week. and chicks, and jade plant.




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Geology is the study of the rocks
and materials that make up Earth
and other planets.























SCIENCE

ROCKS TEE
Design a shirt with a geological
design. Lay a T-shirt flat on a
protected work surface, and place a
large piece of cardboard inside the
shirt. Create a gemstone shape using
thin washi tape. Create the outline
first; then connect some of the points
and lines. Use a paintbrush and fabric
paint to fill in the shapes. Let dry.
Carefully peel off the tape to
reveal your design.





























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CREATE-YOUR-OWN

CRYSTALS
Grow some sparkling crystals!


1. 2. 3. 4.














Tie a length of string around Use a paintbrush to coat Ask an adult to use the Tie the ball to a pencil. Make
the end of a chenille stem. the ball with glue. Holding the microwave to boil 2 cups sure the string is long enough
Wrap the chenille stem around ball over a disposable plate, of water in a one-quart mason so the ball will be submerged
itself until it forms a ball. Wrap sprinkle alum powder (available jar. Add 40 drops of food in the water. Set the pencil
3 more chenille stems around at grocery stores) over the coloring and stir. Then stir in across the top of the jar and
the first. ball until it’s covered. Let dry ¾ cup alum, ¼ cup at a time, let the ball sink into the water.
overnight. (Be sure to wash stirring well each time. Let sit overnight.
your hands afterward.)

5.














Wearing disposable gloves,
remove the crystal from the
colored water and rinse it
with cold water. Let dry. s






















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Upcycle



a Chair!






Make an old chair new again.




1. Ask an adult if you can repurpose an
old chair. Don’t have a chair at home? 1.
Find one at a garage sale, estate sale,
flea market, or thrift store.
4.


2. Pick out paper you’d like to use.
You can use old magazines, wrapping
paper, comic books, or scrapbook
paper.



3. Paint the chair. Use an old shirt as
a smock to protect your clothes.
2.

4. Measure the chair to see how much
paper you will need. Cut the paper 5.
into shapes. We cut ours into strips
so we could weave them together.



5. Use a foam brush to apply decoupage
glue on the back of the paper and place
the paper on the chair. Gently press
down on the paper to smooth out any
unwanted wrinkles. Repeat for the
desired amount of paper. Let dry. 3.



6.
6. Seal the chair with one final coat of

decoupage glue. Let dry completely
or overnight.




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Add smaller
strips of paper to
the back slats for
added detail.



·
Try these upcycling ideas:
Decorate an
·
old dresser
Personalize a
·
picture frame
Turn a mint tin
into a treasure box



























You can wrap
paper around the
bottom to add
dimension. s









Styling: Emily Osborn

Use a flat paint or
spray paint for better
coverage and faster
drying time.





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Quiz

















Studio




Spaces











Which maker space matches

your personality?




1. What’s your favorite treat? 4. On a scorching hot day, you would
a. Pink cupcakes—they’re fun AND cool off by . . .
delicious. a. going to a water park with a friend.
b. Hot cocoa—you love it year-round. b. finding a comfy room with ice-cold
c. A volcano brownie cake—even air-conditioning.
better if it overflows! c. making homemade ice pops.
d. Vanilla ice cream—it’s a classic. d. hanging out at the beach.

2. Which pet would you bring home?
a. A colorful gecko
b. A fluffy bunny
c. A hyper goat
d. A beautiful beta fish

3. If you were babysitting an active
group of little kids, how would you
entertain them?
a. Teach them a fun dance.
b. Pull out a fun, quiet board game. 5. Which job sounds most exciting to
c. Play water games in the backyard! you?
d. Read them a picture book.
a. Comedian
b. Writer

c. Chef
d. Scientist

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9. Which sand castle would you build?
a. A pretty sand castle with lots of
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bright-colored flags
b. A cute castle with rounded edges
and little twinkly lights
c. A castle with a huge moat and a
drawbridge
d. A simple castle with flags, shells,
and starfish

11. On a rainy day, you’re usually found . . .
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a. chatting with friends in your room.
b. curled up watching your favorite
show.
c. starting a new art project.
6. Which piece of decor would you hang d. cleaning out your closet and
on your wall? donating items you no longer need.
a. A poster of colorful balloons
b. A cream macramé wall hanging 12. Which object might
c. A piece of abstract art be on your desk?
d. A leafy garland a.


10. What might your best friend give you
on your birthday?
a. A surprise party!
b. A soft, lightweight scarf
c. A really random quiz book
d. A new watch b.





7. You’re in the mood to craft.
Which project do you tackle? c.
a. A unicorn pillow
b. A hand-knitted blanket
c. A giant rubber band ball
d. A painted flowerpot

8. You have A LOT of homework.
What’s your plan? d.
a. Host a homework club and make
some brain food.
b. Curl up and start with your favorite
subject.
c. Jump from subject to subject—that
way you won’t get bored.
d. Make an organized homework
schedule and tick things off your
to-do list.





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Mostly a’s: Bold & Bright
A room filled with color can improve your mood in an instant! You have a silly and fun
personality, and you’re happiest surrounded by your friends. Your perfect studio space
would be colorful and spacious enough for your friends to create with you!











Cut out colorful paper circles and use craft tape to
stick them to a wall in a fun shape. If you don’t
have a large circle stencil, trace the bottom of a bucket
or circular plastic container. Ask a parent’s permission
before sticking the circles to a wall.







and bright colors!














Bold patterns



















Lots of places
for friends to sit
and make art.








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Snuggle up in a soft
blanket and start
brainstorming your
next big project.
Your favorite
Rainbow dots room © iStock.com/KatarzynaBialasiewicz; Reading corner room © iStock.com/ellobo1
tea and notebook



A comfy chair
and pillow are
all you need!









































Mostly b’s: Snug Nook

Comfy, cozy, and cuddly are three of your favorite words. A soft and warm space is exactly
what you need—bonus if there’s a fluffy pet at your feet. Your ideal studio would be
quiet, filled with warm light, and very homey.



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Mostly c’s: Creative Chaos
You like to get your hands dirty and jump from project to project, and you’re very
curious. An art studio full of fun tools is your cup of tea.










Cover your surface so you
can get a little (or a lot!)
messy.









A masterpiece in
the making
Materials easy
to take on the
go so you
can create
wherever
you are











Bright art supplies are a
must: chalk, paint,
buttons, colored pencils!




















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Art supplies © iStock.com/PeopleImages; Desk © iStock.com/Geerati Pin your favorite quotes and images to a










bulletin board. Use this inspiration to
motivate you to achieve your dreams and
goals!




Extra notebooks, Clean, organized desk
always on hand
A cute
little plant






















Mostly d’s: Neat & Natural

You are organized, great at following through with plans, and a true goal-setter. You work best
in a clean, simple environment and love sharing space with a few plants. s




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Creative












ob








Dr. Maya Warren gives us a
behind-the-scenes look at her
job as an ice cream scientist!











"In general, ice cream
makes people happy
and being able to see
smiles on people's faces
as they eat delicious
ice cream makes me feel
like I have one of the
best jobs in the
world!"





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Maya does lots of taste
testing so she can be sure
to get the flavors just right.














I eat ice cream �cience = Creativity The best parts


for a living! I use my creative skills to make new of my job
But that’s not all I do. My main flavors and come up with new frozen • I travel all over the world and use my
responsibility is to create and improve desserts. It’s really exciting and fun to be scientific knowledge to advance the
ice cream. I get to dissect it just like you able to think about a beet ice cream with science of ice cream!
would dissect a worm if you wanted to cracked pepper and kale chips and actually • It brings me so much joy and excitement
learn about what’s inside. This helps me make it a reality! to share what I do.
understand all the delicious things that go • It’s very cool seeing an ice cream flavor
into making one of my favorite desserts. Coming up with new flavors is a ton of I’ve worked hard to create being enjoyed
fun, but it can also be challenging to try by people everywhere!
and satisfy all people’s palates. I have to
I also get to create new flavors and fun • Ice cream makes people
concepts. Sometimes I come up with crazy make sure it’s something that people are happy! s
ideas like sea salt, kale, and beet ice cream going to like from Alaska to Times Square
or, better yet, double chocolate oatmeal and everywhere in between!
caramel swirl ice cream with fudge
chocolate chip brownies! Maya,
about age 5


Adding cookie chunks
to the ice cream.























Maya pours ice cream Now it's time for the best
mix into the bowl. part—tasting the final product!



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Learn the science

behind your favorite
ice cream toppings!








































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Chocolate Candy Shell

1. Place 2 cups chocolate chips and 6 tablespoons
coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl and stir together.
2. Ask an adult to heat the mixture in a microwave on
high for 1–2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until
melted. Stir until smooth. Let cool to room temperature.
3. Pour the chocolate topping over ice cream. It will harden
and form a candy shell! Store the topping at room
temperature in a sealed container.










Kitchen Chemistry Lesson

What happened? It helps to understand something called
the melting point. The melting point is the temperature
where a substance changes from a solid to a liquid. (The
freezing point is where a substance changes from a liquid to
a solid. The melting points and freezing points are always the
same temperature.) Now let’s consider the ingredients.

Chocolate chips are made from cocoa powder, sugar,
and a fat called cocoa butter. Depending on how
much cocoa butter (fat) is in the chocolate, the
melting point of chocolate is about 85°F.


Coconut oil comes from the white “meat”
inside coconuts. Compared to other oils such
as olive oil or vegetable oil, coconut oil is high
Photos: Chris Hynes Photography Illustrations: Emily Balsley Styling: Stef Endres
in fat. The large amount of fat causes the oil to
have a melting point of about 76°F. (This is much higher
than water and most oils.) Most of the time, coconut oil is
a soft paste. If it’s stored in a warm place, the paste will turn
into a liquid in its container.


Most ice cream is between 5 and 10°F when it’s served. That’s
cold! When you pour the melted chocolate and coconut
oil mixture on the cold ice cream, the candy freezes very
quickly. (Remember, the temperature doesn’t have to drop
very much for coconut oil to turn to a solid. The cold ice
cream speeds up this process.)







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Strawberry Sauce

1. Wash 1 pound of fresh strawberries. Ask an adult
to remove the tops and cut the strawberries into quarters.
2. Place the strawberries in a large microwave-safe bowl. Stir
in 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Let the berries
and sugar sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
3. After 30 minutes, stir the strawberries. Place the
strawberries in a microwave and heat on high for 1–2
minutes, stirring after each minute. Use a pastry cutter
or potato masher to crush the strawberries, and stir
again. Serve the strawberry sauce warm over ice cream.












Kitchen Chemistry Lesson
What happened? Adding sugar to fresh strawberries causes a
chemical process called maceration. Maceration is when you
soften something (often fruit) by soaking it in a liquid. When
you add sugar to strawberries, it causes the berries to release
their own liquid. (Strawberries are 92% water!) The result
is softened berries in a sweet syrup. Heating the berries
in the microwave softens the berries even more.




























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Whipped Cream

1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together 1 cup heavy
whipping cream, ½ cup powdered sugar, and
½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
2. Ask an adult to help you use an electric mixer and
beat the cream for about 3 minutes. Start at a low
speed, and as the cream gets thicker, increase the speed.
3. Stop and unplug the mixer. Then use a spoon to see if
the whipped cream forms “soft peaks.” This means that
when you dip a spoon in and out of the cream, it will
stay in a pointed shape. If this doesn’t happen, continue
beating for another minute or so until the cream forms
soft peaks.










Kitchen Chemistry Lesson
What happened? When you make whipped cream, you
change a liquid into a semi-solid. For this process to work,
the cream needs to be at least 30% fat. Here’s how some
dairy products compare to one another.

• Whole milk: 4% fat
• Half and half: 12% fat
• Whipping cream: 30%–35% fat
• Heavy whipping cream: 36%–38% fat

When you mix whipping cream at a high speed, you cause
tiny air bubbles to form in it. The air bubbles get trapped
between microscopic bits of fat, and then the barriers
around the fat break down. This creates something called an
emulsion and changes the liquid cream to a thick foam. An
emulsion is a mixture of different substances that wouldn’t
normally combine (such as the air and the fat). The reason
you can’t make whipped cream with milk is that milk doesn’t
contain enough fat to hold the air bubbles in place. Whipped
cream will hold its shape for a few hours if stored in the
refrigerator. The air will slowly leak out, however, and
eventually the whipped cream will deflate. s








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Sunny
Sunny








Support
Support












Do you have a friend going through a tough time?

Brighten her day with this box of sunshine.
Decorate

your box!


Use a circle hole punch to cut out
sparkly gold polka dots from craft
paper. Use adhesive dots to stick
them to the outside of the box.
Fill the sunshine box with
yellow, orange, or gold
items you craft and collect.































Punch out
a Sunny Tag
and add it to
your box!

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Pretty Paint


Use nontoxic, kid-friendly paint
to cover a small canvas. Let dry
overnight. Add an inspirational
phrase with letter stickers.






















Sunflower


Sunflower Power

Power Add real sunflowers from your
local farmers market to the
basket, or use fake sunflowers
Add real sunflowers to the from your local craft store.
basket from your local farmers’
market, or use fake sunflowers
from your local craft store.





Other items to add to the box:
• Candy or snacks with
yellow wrappers
• Pencils
• Notebook
• Sticky notes s

Little Letter


Choose a wooden letter (found at
Styling: Melissa Seymour of your friend’s name. Cover the
craft stores) that is the first letter

letter with several coats of
nontoxic, kid-friendly yellow
paint. Let dry.




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Puzzle Park






Riya and Brynn plan to meet up with their friends for a fun
afternoon at a local park. Which trail should they hike?
Solve three mini puzzles to help them find their way.
Psst: Each puzzle will help you solve the next.

Puzzle 1: Gather clues to guide Riya and Brynn through the maze. For each clue, follow the
instructions to eliminate all but one picture. The pictures that are left are landmarks!
Clue 1 Clue 2 Clue 3 Clue 4

Cross out things that grow Cross out things that appear in Cross out all the flowers: Cross out all the
wild in the forest: I YScience on pages 3 –9: kinds of pets:














Puzzle 2: F
Use the landmarks revealed in each clue from
Puzzle 1 to choose the best trail for Riya and
Brynn to hike. Collect the letters from
the trail markers they pass P
to solve Puzzle 3. B


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Puzzle 3:
In the blanks below, write the letters Riya and Brynn find at
each landmark they pass. Unscramble the letters to reveal the
final clue that will lead Riya and Brynn to their friends!

Letters: ____ ____ ____ ____
Illustrations: Jennifer Kalis Unscrambled: ____ ____ ____ ____


Psst: Find the solution on page 49.




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Flower Power











Here’s a happy bunch of flower crafts
to help you decorate for summer!














For crafts that use
glue or paint, cover
your work surface
before you begin.







Bright Blooms

Recycle cardboard tubes to make
flower decorations for your wall.
First, flatten a cardboard tube by pressing
down firmly and creasing the edges. Then
cut the tube into ½-inch pieces. (These
pieces are the flower’s petals.) Create a
flower by gluing six petals together.
Once the glue has dried, paint the
flower petals with nontoxic acrylic
paint. Let dry. Ask an adult to hang
the flowers from small hooks or
finishing nails. For a larger flower,
add another layer of six petals
to a small flower.

















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Darling Dahlias

A little sewing, snipping, and rolling
transforms felt into a colorful blossom.













1. Cut a strip of soft felt that’s 12 inches
long by 4 inches wide. Fold it in half
lengthwise.













2. Cut a 48-inch piece of thread. Thread
it halfway through a sewing needle,
and double-knot the ends together.
Sew a running stitch along the edge of
the open side of the felt.














3. When you reach the end, don’t knot
the string or unthread the needle.
Snip ½-inch slits into the folded edge
of the felt, leaving ½ inch uncut.




Use fabric glue to
attach a few felt
dahlias to a throw
pillow.


4. Starting with the knotted end, begin
rolling the felt. When finished, use the
needle and thread to secure the end of
the roll in place with a few stitches.
Double-knot the end, and trim excess.

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Decorative Daisies
Pin these flowers to a backpack or lunch bag.





1. Cut a strip of felt that’s 8 inches long
and 2 inches wide. With a marker, draw
a scalloped line to make 6 petals. Cut
along the scalloped line.









2. Cut a 36-inch piece of thread.
Thread it halfway through a sewing
needle, and double-knot the ends
together. Sew a running stitch along
the straight long edge of the felt.













3. Don’t knot the string or unthread
the needle. Push the felt toward the
knotted end until a flower shape
begins forming.















4. Connect the first and last petal with
a few stitches. Double-knot the end.













5. Cut a small circle of felt, and glue it
to the center of the flower. Let dry.

Painted Petals

These watercolor roses look almost like the real thing.
















1. Use a paintbrush, watercolor paint, 2. Starting at the center of the spiral, fold 3. Place a pencil at the far left end (on
and water to paint a new flat-bottom and press the inside edge of the spiral to the tape’s sticky side) and begin
coffee filter. The filter should be very the edge of the tape, working your way slowly rolling the tape onto the pen-
wet when you are finished. Let dry. from left to right. Each fold should cil, adjusting the petals as you go.
Use scissors to cut the filter into a slightly overlap the last one. Remove the Each layer of petals should be lower
spiral about 1 inch wide. Attach the strip of tape from the table. than the one before it so the petals
long edge of a 12-inch strip of masking can open. Wrap until you get to the
tape to the edge of a table. end of the tape.

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Beautiful Blossoms

It takes a lot of twists and turns to create this bouquet.















1. Cut a 4-by-11-inch strip of construction 2. Beginning at the top of a drinking straw, 3. Each layer of petals should be lower
paper. Snip slits along the long side of secure one end of the curled paper with than the one before it so the petals
the paper every ½ inch, leaving ½ inch tape so the curls face outward. Twist the can open. Secure the end with tape.
uncut. Slowly roll each strip inward, curled paper slowly downward around
forming a tight roll. the straw.


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Pom-pom Posies

Make a bouquet that will bloom all year long.
Wrap a long piece of yarn around a fork about
100 times. Slip the loop of yarn off the fork.
Tightly double-knot a 10-inch piece of yarn
around the center, dividing the loop in half.
Snip the new small loops carefully to create
a pom-pom. Trim the pom-pom so it becomes
small and dense. For a stem, push a lollipop
stick through the knotted center. s












































Text: Aubre Andrus Styling: Andrea Debbink, Jolene Schulz, Khloe Sweeney





















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Let’s Make



















Make three types of homemade chalk

in your choice of shapes and colors!


Chunky Chalk

Create classic sidewalk chalk using
items from around your home.


Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Cover one end of a cardboard Use a plastic spoon to mix ¾ cup Mix 3 tablespoons nontoxic liquid
tube with duct tape. warm water with 1½ cups kid-safe tempera paint into the plaster
plaster of paris in a disposable cup. mixture. Repeat steps 1-3 for each
color of chalk you’d like to make.

















Step 4 Step 5 Step 6
Place each cardboard tube duct Peel off the duct tape. Let When the chalk is completely dry,
tape side down on a wax paper- dry an additional 24 hours. peel off the cardboard tube.
lined baking sheet. Spoon the plaster
mixture into each cardboard
tube. Let dry for 24 hours.
















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Silly Shapes

Making chalk into fun shapes
is easy with a silicone mold.

















Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
Use a plastic spoon to mix Add ¼ cup nontoxic liquid Pour the mixture into Carefully pop each piece
¾ cup warm water with 1 tempera paint in a color of a silicone mold. You out of the mold. ( The chalk
cup kid-safe plaster of your choice to the plaster can clean up the edges will still be slightly soft.)
paris in a disposable cup. mixture. Stir well. with a paper towel. Let the chalk shapes dry an
Let dry for 24 hours. additional 24 hours.













Quick Draw

For chalk that you can use Places to Use Chalk
instantly, try chalk paint. & Chalk Paint:
· Sidewalk

·
·
Driveway
·
Brick wall
·
Portable chalkboard
·
Chalkboard paper
·
Rocks
·
Chalkboard tape
·
Storage jar and bin labels
·
Concrete patio
On a wall painted in
chalkboard paint s
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Mix 1 cup cornstarch and Divide the mixture into Use paintbrushes to paint chalk
1 cup water until smooth. separate cups. Add food art! Tip: Wait 15–20 minutes
coloring to each cup to after you paint for the chalk
Make unique colors. to dry and darken, to see
what your drawing looks like.
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Fiction




























C a ke
Cake










Catastrophe














Ayla is determined to make a birthday
cake masterpiece for her new best friend.


But what if she can’t?




by Lisa Graff














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Saturday, 9:00 am said if anyone calls him while

Ayla had never baked a cake he’s on vacation, he will not bring
by herself, but she wasn’t worried. that person souvenirs.”
She had a picture in her head of exactly what It looked like Ayla was on her own. But how
the cake would look like. It was going to be a sand hard could it be? Hadn’t she helped Uncle Isaiah

castle cake—four layers high with eight pointy make those amazing flamingo cookies she’d brought
towers and a blue frosting moat all around. She’d to the public pool the day she’d met Susannah?
found a recipe for “Super Moist Lemon Blitz” cake, Ayla slid the cake pans into the oven just as the
and she’d bought all the ingredients, even sticking doorbell rang.
to her mom’s strict budget. Now she had a whole Ding-dong!
day before Susannah’s birthday party to whip up “Who do you think that is?” Ayla asked.
the cake and decorate it, which was far more time “Mmm?” her mom replied, still typing.
than Uncle Isaiah ever had at his bakery. Susannah Ayla went to the door.

would be so happy, and then Ayla would have a “Hello, hello!” That’s how Ayla’s new neigh-
built-in best friend in her new town. bor, Bex, greeted her when she bounced into the
Only the cake wasn’t totally cooperating. house. And she really did bounce. (“She’s like
“Is it supposed to look like this?” Ayla asked her a pink rubber ball,” Susannah had said when she’d
mom, pouring batter into the cake pans. The color found out Ayla had moved next door to Bex’s fam-

seemed good—pale yellow, speckled with bits of ily.) Bounce, bounce, bounce!
grated lemon peel. But none of the batters Ayla “Um, hi,” Ayla said to Bex. “What’s up?”
had made with Uncle Isaiah had ever been so thin. Bex bent her knees so she could get good and
“Mmm,” her mom replied, hardly looking up bouncy. “Do you want to hang out?” she asked.
from her laptop. Ayla’s mother was working on her Bounce, bounce, bounce! “All four of my brothers
graduate thesis, so it was impossible to get her atten- are home today and they’re so annoying.” Bounce,
tion these days. “You know you and your uncle are bounce, bounce!

the bakers, honey.” She went back to clacking keys. Ayla tried to think what to say. (“We don’t really
Ayla frowned. “Can I call Uncle Isaiah for help?” hang out with Bex Baxter,” Susannah had told Ayla.
Her mom’s eyes were still on her screen. “He “She’s so weird, and she won’t stop bouncing.”)





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Bounce, bounce, bounce! Bounce, bounce, bounce!
“I can’t hang out,” Ayla said at last. “I’m baking It looked like Ayla was getting help whether she
a cake.” wanted it or not.
“Ooh!” Bex bounced more when she heard the

news. “How fun!” Saturday, 10:45 am
From her laptop, Ayla’s mom called, “Come on “I’m going to put the cake layers together,” Ayla
in, Bex! I’m sure Ayla would love some help.” explained, pointing to the picture she’d drawn of
Ayla shot her mom an annoyed look, but her what the cake looked like in her head. The pans
mom didn’t notice. “But you won’t get to eat the were cooling on the counter, and a rich lemony

cake,” Ayla explained. “It’s for Susannah’s birthday aroma filled the air. “And then we’ll carve it all into
party.” Ayla was certain Bex hadn’t been invited a sand castle.”
to the party, so how awkward would it be if Bex “You really think you can carve it like that?” Bex
helped bake a cake for it? asked.
Susannah had invited Ayla to her party the first “Well, maybe it won’t be perfect,” Ayla replied.
day they’d met, at the pool. (“It’s going to be a “But we’re covering it in sprinkles, right?” She held
beach-themed blowout,” Susannah had told her. up the bottle of sprinkles that had barely fit in her
“My mom and I are doing all the decorations and budget. They looked just like fat grains of sand.

favors and games, and everything is going to look “So that will cover up any mistakes.”
spectacular.” And then Susannah’s face had lit up “You should put frosting all over the cake first,”
like a lantern. “Do you think you could make a Bex suggested. Ayla was annoyed because she
beach-themed cake?” she’d asked, and she’d held hadn’t wanted Bex’s help to begin with. But then,
up one of the flamingo cookies. “Since you’re such when Ayla listened, she realized the suggestion

an incredible baker?” And Ayla had said yes, of was actually pretty good. “When I make sugar
course. Why wouldn’t she?) cookies, frosting always helps the sprinkles stick
“That’s OK,” Bex said. “I don’t need to eat better,” Bex explained.
a cake to have fun making it.” Ayla nodded. “That’s smart.” She felt silly she




























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hadn’t thought of that herself, but she was glad she moaned. There was no way she could bring
Bex had saved her from making a big mistake. such a mess to Susannah’s party.
As they measured out food coloring for the “Oh, honey,” her mom said, putting one hand
frosting, Ayla asked, “So you like baking, too?” on Ayla’s shoulder while typing with the other.

“I made sugar cookies for the bake sale last “I’m sure it’s not nearly as bad as—” She looked
year,” Bex replied. “They weren’t super pretty, up. “Oh, dear,” she said. “You definitely can’t bring
but they tasted great.” that to the party.”
Once the first cake layer was covered in frost- Ayla buried her head in her hands.
ing, Ayla and Bex carefully set the second layer on “OK, well . . .” Her mom sat up straighter. “This

top. Then the third, and the fourth. There was a lot is the reason we budgeted for extra ingredients.
of hollering when they thought the last layer was Why don’t you bake another one?”
going to crack (Ayla’s mom looked up from her “Great idea, Mrs. Dupree!” Bex said. And some-
laptop—that’s how loud they were), but in the end how she was back to bouncing. “Let’s do a vanilla
it went just fine. cake this time!”
“And now,” Ayla said, rubbing her hands Ayla blinked at her. “You want to help me
together, “we carve it!” again?”
Only . . . “Why wouldn’t I?” Bex asked. “I’m having fun!

Every time Ayla tried to cut off a piece, it was Aren’t you?”
like a cake avalanche—boulders of lemon cake Ayla wasn’t sure how to answer. She had been
tumbling to the plate below. After ten minutes, having fun . . . until her sand castle cake had
the cake did not look like the sand castle in Ayla’s turned to mush. “This one will be fun,” she said.
head. It didn’t even look like cake anymore. It And suddenly she had a brilliant idea. “Follow me!”

looked like a frosted lemon mess.
“It’s too soft and fluffy, I think,” Bex said. Saturday, 12:15 pm
“Which is good for eating, but not for sculpting.” Ayla’s idea was to pour the cake batter into a
Ayla sank into a chair. “What am I going to do?” plastic bucket, the kind for making sand castles at





























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the beach. She’d found one in her closet. Apart from Bex bounced as she thought, eventually bounc-
being bright pink, it looked exactly like one of the ing herself over to the sprinkles. “I’ve got an idea,”
fancy shaped cake pans at her uncle’s bakery. They she said. And this time, Ayla was smart enough to
poured the batter into the bucket, and when the listen right away.

cake was done baking, they’d flip it over and the
cake would pop out, perfect sand-castle shape. Saturday, 3:30 pm
Well, that was the plan. The third cake didn’t melt. And since they didn’t
“Does it smell . . . odd to you girls?” Ayla’s mom need to carve it, there were no avalanches either.
asked, sniffing the air. The sand sprinkles looked awesome, sprinkled

Ayla and Bex were playing Crazy Eights while over one side of the rectangular cake, and the blue
they waited for the cake to bake. As soon as they frosting worked brilliantly on the other half, meet-
sniffed, they noticed it too. It smelled bad, like ing the sand sprinkles like waves on the shore.
a burning plasticky . . . That had been Bex’s idea—the
“Oh, no.” Ayla rushed cake was the whole beach. It
Ayla rushed to the oven and wasn’t at all what Ayla had pic-
whipped open the door. to the oven tured in her head originally, but
“The sand bucket melted!” it was way better than the last

Bex exclaimed, coming up and whipped two cakes they’d made.
behind her. “You think Susannah will like
Inside the oven, the bucket open the it?” Ayla asked as they squished
was now fused with the batter mini marshmallows into sea-
inside, creating a sort of pink door. shell shapes. Ayla had seen

plastic swamp monster. Uncle Isaiah mold tons of differ-
“I can’t bring this to the party!” Ayla cried. ent shapes out of a special food called marshmal-
“It looks worse than the other one!” low fondant—and although Ayla didn’t have any
“And it’s probably toxic,” Ayla’s mom added fondant, she’d found a bag of mini marshmallows
helpfully. in the cupboard.
Ayla felt like her own insides were melting. “Susannah should love it,” Bex replied. “You
Susannah would never want to be her friend if worked really hard. And I bet it tastes great.”

Ayla didn’t bring something amazing to the party Ayla nodded. What Bex said made sense. But
tomorrow. one thing was bothering her.
“We still have some leftover batter,” Bex said “You worked really hard on the cake, too,” she
while Ayla’s mom opened windows to air out the said. “Do you want me to ask Susannah to invite
stench of melted plastic. “There was a lot that you to the party?”
didn’t fit in the bucket. We could bake the rest Bex didn’t bounce then. She wrinkled her nose

in a regular pan.” while she sculpted another marshmallow seashell.
“But it wouldn’t be shaped like a sand castle,” “Susannah did invite me,” she told Ayla. “She invited
Ayla replied. “It’s supposed to be beach-themed.” everyone from our class. But I’d rather hang out


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with my brothers than go to that party.” Beach cake!” Bounce, bounce, bounce!
“Why?” Ayla asked, surprised. “Susannah told “Or are they more like poodles who need hair-
me all about the decorations and everything, and cuts?” Bex said.
I bet it’s going to look amazing.” “Or melted snowmen!” Ayla cried. “All the

But all Bex would say was, “Not everything that snowmen who came to visit melted into the sand!”
looks amazing really is.” “Snowman Beach!” Bex yelled. Bounce, bounce!
Ayla decided to leave it at that. Ayla was feeling happier and bouncier than
Slowly, Bex started bouncing again. “Do our she had all day. She cried at the top of her lungs,
seashells look sort of like blobby clouds to you?” “Everybody loves Snowman Be—!”

she asked, staring at the cake. She didn’t seem And then she bounced right into the cake. Ayla
upset that the seashells looked like blobby clouds. and Bex both shrieked with such terror that Ayla’s
She seemed like she thought it was funny. mom leapt from her laptop to see what had happened.
Actually, Ayla realized, it was kind of funny. “Ayla, honey, your elbow went right through the
“Yes!” Ayla said, bouncing too. “Clouds all over middle of the cake!”
the beach, like it’s a super foggy day. It’s a Foggy Ayla lifted her elbow





















































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from the birthday cake. Frosting and sprinkles and “Because you were sad about the cake, and
chunks of cake coated her skin. I thought maybe this would make you un-sad. And
They all leaned in to examine the damage. baking with you is way more fun than hanging out
“There’s a sinkhole at Snowman Beach,” Bex said. with my brothers. I got frosting, too.” Bex held out

her other hand, and, sure enough, there was a tub
Sunday, 10:00 am of store-bought frosting.
Ayla did not see the point of getting out of bed. Ayla looked at the cake mix. The frosting. At Bex
She couldn’t go to Susannah’s party. Bex and bounce-bounce-bouncing. “That was so nice,” she
Ayla’s mom had spent thirty minutes last night try- said. “But do you think we have time to bake it?”

ing to save the Snowman Beach cake, filling in the Bex bounced on one foot, then the other. “We
sinkhole with marshmallows and covering it with probably can’t make it look fancy,” she said. “But
extra frosting, but it was no use. The cake hadn’t I bet we’ll have something tasty at least.”
been perfect to begin with, but at least it had
looked like cake. Sunday, 12:30 pm
Ding-dong! Ayla backed her way through Susannah’s front
“Ayla!” her mom called a minute later. “It’s Bex!” door, both arms wrapped carefully around her
Ayla grumped herself out of bed in her rumpled cake. It wasn’t a sand castle. It wasn’t a beach. It

PJs. “Hi,” she greeted Bex mopily. was a plain chocolate cake with plain chocolate
Bex was not moping. “Look what I got!” she told frosting, still in its baking pan. Happy Birthday,
Ayla. Bounce, bounce, bounce. Susannah! was scrawled in shaky blue letters. But
Ayla took the box Bex held out. “Cake mix?” it was a cake. And it smelled fantastic.
she asked, reading the front. “Ayla!” Susannah called, pushing through the

“I bought it with my allowance,” Bex told her. other kids to reach her. “I was starting to get wor-
“I figured we hadn’t tried chocolate yet.” ried you wouldn’t come!”
“You bought it?” Ayla asked. She couldn’t under- Ayla smiled. “Happy birthday,” she said. She felt
stand why Bex would help so much with a cake for silly now that she’d even thought about not coming.
a party she didn’t even want to go to. “But why?” The party looked even better than Susannah had

described. And Susannah was so happy to see her! as fun to eat them together as it was to bake them.”
But then Susannah asked, “Is that the cake?” in And based on her bouncing, Bex seemed to agree.
a way that made Ayla’s heart feel as smushed as That evening, Ayla and Bex had a party of their
the Snowman Beach cake. own—well, they had to share with Bex’s brothers,

Ayla looked down at the plain chocolate cake in but there was so much cake to go around, even
her hands. “I worked really hard on it,” she said. Bex didn’t seem to mind.
“And so did Bex Baxter. She even bought—” “Let’s have a taste test!” one of Bex’s brothers
“Bex helped?” Susannah said. “Well, that shouted. “We’ll rank all the cakes from most
explains it.” Her voice was sour, like she’d eaten delicious to least.”

an entire grapefruit without sugar. “Of course Bex And the funny thing was, everyone agreed that the
would make a cake like this, instead of something uglier the cake was, the more incredible it tasted. s
awesome like you would.”
Ayla was starting to understand why Bex hadn’t
wanted to come to the party. “I bet it will taste
great,” she told Susannah.
“It’s OK, Ayla,” Susannah said. And for a
second Ayla let her heart swell again. But then

Susannah continued, “Here, we’ll put your cake
at the back of the dessert table so it won’t make
the photos look so awful.”
And even if Ayla could’ve thought of the
right words to say, she wouldn’t have had the

chance, because Susannah grabbed the cake
from her and marched away.


Sunday, 8:30 pm
Ding-dong!
When Bex realized who was standing at her Meet the Author
front door, her face lit up. “Ayla!” she squealed,

and she bounced up and down.
Ayla started bouncing too. “Look what I Lisa Graff
brought,” she said, prying open her tote bag. About age 8
“All our ruined cakes! Well, minus the poisonous Now
one. I have most of the chocolate cake from the In my family, when you turn seven, you
party, too.” (“You might as well take it home,” get a huge seven-layer birthday cake, and

Susannah had told her, “since no one’s going to the birthday kid helps bake it! I love baking
eat it.” Actually, a few kids had eaten some. A girl so much that in my book A Tangle of Knots,
named Hazel had told Ayla it was her favorite I included nine different cake recipes.
chocolate cake ever.) “I thought it might be just

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This or That
This or That







Would you rather . . .







study entomology (bugs) OR etymology (word origins)?



invent a clever
new gadget OR a delicious new food?


receive a penny for OR have a heart of gold?
your thoughts


explore a shipwreck on OR a deserted mansion?
the ocean floor



live on a houseboat OR in a tree house?



dress head to toe in OR wear a wig that’s your
your favorite color favorite color?



photograph nature OR bridges and buildings?



be able to OR
time-travel visit other planets?



taste-test new OR
ice cream flavors or new candy bars?



look at the world OR a microscope?
through binoculars
Illustrations: Sharon Sordo


OR
a pretty quilt for
sew your own tent
your bed?

put on a magic show OR a puppet show?

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B D Mini
Paper Roses Craft














Make a mini craft book!
Cut out and assemble the
pages using the instructions
below. Then create a garden
of paper roses!
Press the bottom of the rolled paper onto the craft glue. Hold in place for 1–2 minutes. Let dry.




Step 6 1. Cut out each pair
of pages on the dotted
lines. Be sure to cut
around the tabs marked
with the letters A, B, C,
and D.



A C







2. Stack the pages on
top of one another in
the order shown below,
with the letters on the
tabs facing up.










Place a few dabs of craft glue on Use craft glue to attach finished flowers to a picture frame. Or use poster putty to attach the flowers to a wall.



Step 5 the circle shape at the end of the spiral. (For faster results, ask an adult to use a hot glue gun.) Step 7

Illustrations: Monika Roe Continued ☛

Mini


Craft onto the paper. trace around the circle diameter. Use a pencil to that’s about 4–5 inches in paper and a circle template Start with scrapbook 1 Step around the pencil. tightly wrap the paper a pencil. Continue to to wrap the paper around end of the spiral, begin Starting at the outer 3 Step









3. Fold the stack of pages
in half along the solid
line in the center. The
cover of the book should
now be on top. Run
your fingernail down the
folded edge to help the
pages lie flat.













4. Open the folded stack.
Staple along the center
line. Cut off the tabs,
and you’re done! the spiral line you drew. outside edge, cut along the circle. Starting at the to be perfect). Cut out the circle (it doesn’t have Draw a wavy spiral inside 2 Step paper loosen a little. the pencil. Let the rolled spiral, slide the paper off inches from the end of the When you are a couple of 4 Step





































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Heart
Core
Heart
Humor
Humor
Elements
Elements
Strength
Strength
Gratitude
Gratitude
Character
Character
Optimism
Optimism
Togetherness
Togetherness












J
J
Joy
Joy
In
In
Sp
En
Su
En
Fa
Su
Fa
Sp
Hp
Spirit
Spirit
Hope
Hope
Hp
Farm
Wn
Farm
Wn
Animals
Animals
Support
Shining
Wonder
Shining
Integrity
Wonder
Support
Integrity
Elements
Elements
Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm












T
T
K
K
Js
Js
Tr
Tr
Lg
Lg
Lu
Lu
Cg
Truth
Cp
Cp
Gn
Truth
Cg
Gn
Large
Justice
Large
Justice
Noble
Noble
Animals
Animals
Kindness
Elements
Courage
Laughter
Elements
Kindness
Courage
Laughter
Tolerance
Tolerance
Generosity
Generosity
Compassion
Compassion