In this episode, Mandisa shows Katie and David how to make an earth-friendly planters shaped like animals. Mandisa cuts the bottoms of plastic bottles for the kids to paint and decorate. When the paint dries, the crafters fill their planter pots with rocks and soil to help their plants feel at home. One more step - put in the plants and watch them grow!
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Monkey Craft
Katie and David are ready to monkey around as Mandisa shows them how to make a cute monkey craft. After assembling the body out of construction paper, the crafters fold paper strips into accordians for its arms and legs. All that’s left to do is add a banana, and the monkeys are ready play!
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Tiger Pencil Holder
Mandisa shows Gratian and Aarav how to make an animal craft that sits on your desk and holds your school supplies – its’ a tiger pencil holder! The kids start by covering four cardboard tubes with orange construction paper, then add legs, a tail, a face, and of course, black stripes.
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3D Panda Bear
Mandisa shows Michael and Zanna how to make a Panda craft out of a paper plate, construction paper and paint. After the pieces go together, the kids learn a simple trick that makes the panda 3 dimensional, and add some bamboo with with a technique called scrape painting. The kids admire their fin...
