1. MAKE FLOWERS:
There are times when you want to give a special gift to a friend or family member and want them to know that you took a great deal of trouble to make it yourself. On days when you feel like that why not try making flowers that always bring a smile to the sternest of faces! How's this for a great brainwave - flowers made of egg cartons...

The things you need:
1. An empty egg carton
2. Poster colours
3. Brushes
4. Glue
5. Scissors
6. Thick straws

Step 1: Cut one egg cup from the carton.

Step 2: Make six to four cuts on the broad part of the cup.

Step 3: Bend and curl the cuts in different ways. Your flower petals are ready and you can make a budding flower or a flower in full bloom by the way you arrange the 'petals'.

Step 4: Stick a thick straw to the bottom of the cup and the flower stem is ready. You could even use a piece of wire for the stem.

Step 5: Now give this flower the shades of colour that you want. The choice is yours - whether you want to give a bunch of roses or a mixed bouquet!

2. FROG FROM A PLATE

This frog may not be a prince, but he is certainly charming! So be ready to be wooed by this jumpimg jack's charm.

The things you need:
1. Paper plate
2. Green and black paint
3. Brush
4. Scissors
5. Red felt paper
6. Green and white chart paper
7. Glue

Step 1: Paint the paper plate green. When it's thoroughly dry, fold the plate in half.

Step 2: Cut out a 3 x 7 inch 'tongue' from the red felt paper. Stick it on the centre of the fold.

Step 3: For eyes, cut out a pair of 1 x 2 inch white rectangles and round the upper edges. Fold each rectangle in half and glue the lower portion to the top of the plate. Add black eyeballs with black paint.

Step 4: Cut frog legs out of green chart paper, a shorter set for the front, and a long, bent pair for the back.

Your frog prince is ready to take a long leap and charm all your friends.

3. WALL HANGING FROM STICKS

Art on the Broomstick

The vacations are round the corner and there needs to be some excitement every day. One imaginative way out is to make beautiful things out of waste material.

The things you need:
1. An old broomstick
2. Adhesive
3. Blade
4. Thermocol sheet
5. Black chart paper
6. Scissors
7. Pencil, eraser, ruler and sharpener

Step 1: Stick the black chart paper on the thermocol sheet.

Step 2: Draw an object or a landscape.

Step 3: Slit the end of the broomsticks. Cut them into desired lengths and paste them on the picture, close to each other. See the lovely golden, ripple-like effect you have succeeded in creating.

If you wish to paint the picture, go ahead.

4. MAKE A TROPHY:

Make your Own Trophy

Whether you are playing games, organising a painting competition or giving titles to all your friends, design trophies for all occassions.

The things you need:
1. Thermacol sheet
2. Plain paper
3. Adhesive
4. Colours
5: Cutter
6: Scissor
7: Colouring brushes

Step 1: Take a thermacol sheet and cut it out in any shape you want to make the upper half of the trophy.

Step 2: Stick a piece of plain paper on it. With the help of adhesive or pins, mound it on a base. The base should be a block of thermacol so the trophy is relatively stable.

Step 3: Write the name of the winner on the trophy base with the help of a sketch pen.

Colour the trophy the way you want. Whenever you organise a game, give away a trophy to the winner.

5. MAKE A POPPY DOLL:

Poppy Doll

If poppy does not grow in your garden then you can plant it yourself.

The things you need:

1. Poppy flower

2. A pen

Step 1: Take a poppy flower and overturn its petals. This will form the dress of your doll.

Step 2: With the help of a pen make the doll's features on the flower's round bulb at its center.

You can hold the doll from its stem beneath the petals.

6. WEAVE A THREAD PATTERN:

Weave a Thread

This beautiful design board is perfect for your drawing room wall and extremely simple to make.

The things you need:
1. Pin board
2. Small size nails
3. Hammer
4. Different coloured threads
5. Black cloth
6. pencil

Step 1: Take a soft board and cover it with a black cloth. You can take any size you want.

Step 2: With the help of a light coloured pencil draw out the pattern. Try to keep it simple if you are doing it for the first time.

Step 3: Now hammer small sized nails on the pattern you have created. The nails should be placed at a distance of an inch from each other.

Step 4: Start from one end of the pattern. Tie a knot in one of the nails and start weaving the thread randomly around the other nails.

The point is that you have to fill the pattern with the help of threads.

So aren't you eager to try it out? Though it looks complicated and difficult, once you get down to making the pattern, it's fun all the way. This attractive design board makes an excellent gift for birthdays and anniversaries.