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Monday, April 9, 2001
Kids chat

Visit art gallery to see kids’ crafts

Hello kids and welcome to our weekly chat.

Fluppy: Hey, its fun time. Everybody has finished with exams and wondering what to do.

Windy: Why, they can start reading the next grade books.

Fluppy: Nobody is interested in studies. They want to enjoy.

Cliparti: Then there are lots of things they can do. They can go out to play in the evenings and spend the daytime doing some crafts at home.

Windy: Yup. This way they will be spending their time fruitfully doing some creative things.

Fluppy: And keeping moms happy. This will surely ensure a constant supply of ice-creams from them.

Cliparti: You greedy fellow!

Windy: Never mind, Cliparti. In the bargain if he is creating some utility item, there is no harm.

Cliparti: Okay. You can find good ideas like toys and games, nature crafts, wearable crafts, paper crafts, holiday crafts, paper crafts, edible crafts from www.crafterscommunity.com. Then there are top 100 craft sites and fun links. Links to free projects include art, clay, ceramics, fabric, felt, foam, food, paper, pom-poms, recycle, wood, shrink it etc. You can even paint a picture on online program or visit the Art gallery to see what kids at crafter’s community are creating.

 


Fluppy
: I was thinking of joining some club for learning crafts work. But now I think I’ll join this community.

Windy: You can join both. I’ll tell you of this all American kids club where kids and crafts get together.

Fluppy: My, My. One Indian, one American, a perfect fusion. Soon I’ll create my own style of crafts that will be Westernised Indian in style.

Windy: Hey, that won’t be until you master both the styles. And I think there is a long time for that.

Fluppy: Never mind. I have long holidays too. Practice makes a man perfect, and so will it make me.

Windy: Sure, why not. You can try your luck and practice from www.geocities.com/allamericankids/. New projects are added each week, so you’ll have loads of ideas to choose from. You can opt for any of the projects from any of the pages. Various optional pages are like colonial page, Hispanic page, Prairie page, African-American, Victorian page or kids of today page.

Fluppy: I’ll go for kids of today page. You see I am a kid of today.

Cliparti: There is something only for you.

Fluppy: Only for me, why?

Cliparti: Because amongst us, you are the only one to fall in the age group of 7-12.

Fluppy: Oh! I see.

Cliparti: This is hands on crafts for kids. It is a home of fun and creative craft projects for kids 7-12. You can look up projects or book orders or help kids and see what’s up at the message board.

Windy: And I know something that is for all of us.

Cliparti: You mean not just for kiddos like Fluppy.

Windy: Yes. It’s for the whole family. It is family crafts. It is an eco-friendly site in the sense that it helps you create treasure craft ideas from trash and make recycling crafts.

Cliparti: This sounds to be interesting. Its good to use old things and create something new and useful.

Windy: Yes, you can use boxes, cardboards, buttons, leaves, clothes pins, cotton balls, light bulbs, jars, bottles, hangers, greeting cards, magazines, newspapers, gloves, egg cartons, socks, seeds, rocks, tooth picks.

Fluppy: Hey, is this a never ending list?

Windy: You see, the list goes on and on.

Cliparti: This surely tells we are such fools to throw away these old things. We should use them in some creative purpose.

Windy: Yes. You can utilise these things and opt for any of the craft ideas. Go for candle making, clay pot, gift giving, paper projects, picture frames, scrapbooks, toys, musical crafts, jewellery making, making magnets and other multicultural craft ideas. Log on to www.craftsforkids.minin...ing/craftsforkids.

Cliparti: Enough of these craft ideas, guys.

Fluppy: Yeah. Lets talk of some fun.

Windy: Why even crafting is a fun idea. So we were talking of fun sites all this while.

Fluppy: Er. I mean different kind of fun site.

Cliparti: I am getting the hint quite clearly, Fluppy.

Fluppy: I am not hinting anything.

Cliparti: Fun according to you is games site. Isn’t it.

Fluppy: Hmm.

Windy: Okay. Have you heard of the Trivia portal?

Fluppy: Nope. What’s it?

Windy: It’s a fun-filled portal which has more than 15,487 games.

Fluppy: Wow! This is great.

Windy: Not only games, but lots of quizzes, and lots on environment, education, entertainment, movies, people, politics, religion, sports, technology, brain-teasers and lots more.

Cliparti: This must be a big portal.

Windy: Yes. You can play games online. You can either opt to play as a member, or a starter or as a guest. The features vary for different categories of players. Further you can find some interesting discussions as you drop by and meet people from all over the world. In the welcome centre you can introduce yourself. Get fun-filled newest facts or send a free Webby card to a friend for a special occasion for a just cause. Play games that your friends have not even heard of.

Fluppy: Where do I log on for this site?

Windy: Go to www.FunTrivia.com and play to your fill.

Cliparti: I think by now Fluppy has enough things to keep him occupied for the week.

Windy: Guess so.

— Ira Verma

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