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SIn The Spirit Of Adventure, Try A Flat Leilani
ome of you may have project, which connects stu- food. A friend of mine, Lind- up, some of us still won’t benfranklinhawaii.com. Have heard of Flat Stanley, dents from schools all around say Ostrom, created her own be taking any vacation trips fun dressing her up! I also but for those of you the world. You never know, version and encouraged us this summer. But that’s OK, encourage you to make your
who haven’t, here’s the back- one day a Flat Stanley might crafting adults to do the same. since we can live vicarious- own “person,” too. Then, send
ground story.
Flat Stanley started as
even show up in your mail- box for a visit.
Twelve years ago, Flat Leilani was born. She has traveled all over the place, from backyard gardens to Chicago and more — and, she has the photos to prove it!
ly through Flat Leilani. I’m sending her off to visit fam- ily and friends, and I’ m sure she’ll have lots of fun.
6 Optional: Create a second Flat Leilani
piece, but only decorate as the back side of her body. Tape to the first body, sandwiching the dowel or chopstick in between.
her out into the world.
Send photos to joyofcraft-
a 1964 storybook by Jeff Brown. In 1995, schoolteach- er Dale Hubert turned it into a project to promote letter writ- ing. Many elementary school teachers participated in this
Over the years I have helped distant relatives with this project taking their Flat Stanley around the island and taking photos of him enjoy- ing the beauty and onolicious
Now, even though travel restrictions may be easing
For this week, I share how easy it is to make your own Flat Leilani. You can download a copy of her at
ing@gmail.com and let’s see what adventures she has! It might not be a Vegas jackpot, but if she shows up here in MidWeek, you will get a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card.
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• Flat Leilani printout* • 12-inch wooden dowel or bamboo chopsticks
• Assorted solid and printed cardstock, for clothing and accessories
• Markers, colored pencils, etc., for decorating
• Stickers, stamped images, etc., for embellishments
• 1/4-inch double-stick tape (No. 30013284)
• Glue dots
• Tacky glue
• Low-temp glue gun and glue
sticks
• Scissors
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Download the Flat Leilani image
4 Cut Flat Leilani image
out. Place a wooden dowel or bamboo chopstick behind Flat Leilani to create a holder like for a puppet. Tape/glue secure- ly in place.
from benfranklinhawaii.com. Print it out on cardstock or glue onto cardstock so that it is sturdy. You can print on skin-toned cardstock if you don’t want to color her whole body.
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Your Flat Leilani is now
Color in the Flat Leilani image where needed.
5 Use printed or solid papers to create her dress and shoes. You can create your own clothing styles and accessories.
Position her clothing on her body and tape/glue in place. Use stickers, cut-outs, etc. to add more embellishments.
ready to take on adventures! Send Flat Leilani to family and friends and have them send
you photos. This becomes a fun activity that you can do between friends and family anywhere in the world.
2 Print an extra copy to use as patterns for the clothing, shoes, etc. Cut out
just the body/dress to use as a pattern for clothing. Cut the legs/feet to make a pattern for shoes. Cut the hair and face to make patterns for different hair styles
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