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ADécor, Ingenuity Makes A House A Home
bout two months ago, discoverycenterhawaii.org for hours, The reason I like projects like this Hardware Science and Ben information and updates. is because people can decorate how- Franklin Crafts collaborated Our Hardware Science division ever they want. You can even create a
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
• school lunch-size milk carton, clean and empty
• 2 1/4-by-9 1/2-inch cardstock, for roofline eaves
• 3-by-9 1/2-inch corrugated cardboard or cardstock, for house sides
• 2 1/2-by-5-inch cardstock, for roof covering • various cardstock, for window frames, doors, extra roof layers, etc.
• vellum or quilting template frosted plastic, for windows
• DecoArt Snow-Tex
• small paintbrush
• double-stick tape
• tacky glue
• pen/pencil, for tracing
• scissors
• low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
• embellishments like pine garland, berries, holiday buttons, stickers, baker’s twine, etc.
• craft knife, optional
1. Open the top of an empty, clean and dry milk carton. Cut out and remove the bottom of
the carton so you can add a tea light candle later.
2. Draw and cut out a door and any windows on the sides of
the house that you want. Note: You can also just glue windows and a door onto the house after. You just wouldn’t be able to use the tea light candle to light it up.
Meadow Gold gifted me with chocolate milk cartons, and I was able to show how everyone can have fun taking those cartons and turning them into little houses to use as a ta- blescape decoration or tree ornament.
I hope you are all getting in the holiday crafting spirit. Don’t forget to send me your photos so I can share your makes here! If you need some ideas, you’ ll find this project sheet and many more at benfranklinha- waii.com.
with Meadow Gold Dairies for a fun employees Melanie Ho and Lisa whole village and maybe incorporate
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Loo explained the scientific reaction that curdles the milk to make cottage cheese. It was cool to see them whip up a batch!
4.Take the 3-by-9 1/2-inch cardstock or
cardboard and wrap around the milk carton for the sides of the house. From the inside of the carton, trace the window and door cutouts. Remove cardstock and cut out the windows and door.
regular-size cartons, too. Teachers, this might be a fun project for the whole class to do.
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3. Wrap the 2 1/4-by-9 1/2-inch strip of cardstock
around the carton, aligning one edge with the top open edge of the carton. Tape/glue to the milk carton, overlap- ping the ends.