SKILLS FOR KIDS SERIES VHS/DVD

       Origami            Nature Art       Cartooning    Puppet Making   Origami Odyssey
                                           


PRAISE FOR THE SKILLS FOR KIDS SERIES
        "Inspiring, stimulating, creative fun..."  
                      -Elba Marrero, Disney American Teacher Award Honoree

20.  Origami for Kids......To order Use USE ORDER CART BELOW or call: (269) 699-7061  

TERRIFIC OFFER:  Get both videos ORIGAMI AND NATUREART DVD for WEB SPECIAL!  $14.95  

Origami for Kids is currently our best selling video. It is a fold along to music where a Japanese Master of Origami and kids create paper insects, birds, paper cups, airplanes, hats, party favors, refrigerator magnets and Christmas tree ornaments.
$24.95 retail  WEB SPECIAL LIMITED TIME!  $14.95 Two Hour DVD  Web orders only! 

 VHS/video with Takashige, Rebecca, Jill, Ursula and Derek.

Content: 
Our best selling video!  Learn how to fold paper with the experts.  Make a high performance glider.  Fold animals, insects and birds, frogs, cicadas, cranes, pigeons and swans.  Make decorative refrigerator magnets, Christmas tree ornaments and party favors.  Fold a Samurai helmet.  Make a soldier's hat and a paper boat that floats.  Fold your own drinking cup.

KIDS WITH SKILL ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL...THIS VIDEO HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE....

  • Solve problems.
  • Improve self-esteem.
  • Learn basic science.
  • Develop transferable skills.
  • Develop entrepreneurial leadership.

Praise: "Children need to be creative, this origami video points them in the right
              direction."        Dr. Gerald Dudley, Career Development Psychologist 

TERRIFIC OFFER:  Both Origami for Kids & Nature Art on one DVD...Two hour program, interactive. 

SPECIAL: $14.95 DVD

Origami/Nature Art DVD   

If you want VHS click pay button below...

Origami Odyssey VHS
 

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 NatureArt

Mother Nature provides the raw materials to make dolls, art, weavings, dyes, ink, planters, necklaces, bracelets, boats and jewelry.
 SPECIAL PRICE! DUAL DVD $14.95 
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VHS/Video or DVD/one hour with Takashige, Olivia and Rebecca

Use the magic and wonder of nature to teach and inspire budding artists.  This is a great gift to children just beginning to explore art, science and the wonders of nature.  Inspiring, stimulating and creative fun:  flowers become dolls that dance, seed pods are exotic jewelry or magical sailing vessels, and berries provide the ink to pen your latest verse...And there is so much more....

Kids learn how to...

  • Recycle newspapers into flower pots.
  • Grow a wild flower and herb garden.
  • Make leaf and bark rubbings.
  • Fold paper flowers.
  • Design fantasy land with dried flowers.
  • Create floral bookmarks and placemats.
  • Prepare berry ink and plant dyes.
  • Weave miniature rugs, a God's eye and yarn dolls.
  • Construct picture frames from nuts and seeds.
  • Make toy boats with seed pods and nut shells.
  • Make plant presses, seed markers and much more.

Praise: "A great gift for children just beginning to explore art, science and the
             wonders of nature."        -Paula Oliver, Publisher: Business of Herbs

"This attractively shot title works well for both young viewers and adults..."
                                          -Sue Ellen Beauregard, Booklist

TERRIFIC OFFER:  Both Origami for Kids & Nature Art on one DVD...Two hour program, interactive. 

SPECIAL: $14.95 DVD

Origami/Nature Art DVD

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   Origami Odyssey   SPECIAL PRICE!  $14.95 VHS or go to DVD order form.


 Rebecca, David and friends show you how to fold paper sea creatures.
 this musical fold along features denizens of the deep:  star fish, angel 
fish, kissing fish, octopus, a rare spotted owl, high performance paper 
airplanes and more.

Learn how to make your own diorama from recycled materials or school 
supplies.

Tips includes how to make origami paper from typing paper.

Praise:  "The video is well produced. Steps are clearly displayed and each fold is shown twice.  Background music from classical to jazz, adds a lively note. Careful instructions will guarantee success for older novices."
                                                   -Emily Herman for School Library Journal

"This video teaches children to have confidence in their abilities and to appreciate nature.  Watch a kid's self esteem improve when they can make something they are proud of."                
                                                     -Nancy Johnson,  South Bend Tribune

"Easy to follow directions and good camera work stand out in this kid-friendly video that also includes instructions for making high-performance paper airplanes."   -Candace Smith  Booklist  

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   CARTOONING FUNNY FARM ANIMALS  $14.95 VHS or go to DVD order form.


Learn how to cartoon funny farm animals and put on your own cartoon play.  Make a stage from a re-cycled cereal box and become a play director.  Cartoon along.  Draw a silly cow, a scholarly pig, a chicken, mouse, duck, horse and barnyard dog. It's easy, fun and a valuable skill to learn.    

Gary your artist and hosts offers valuable insights into the personality of the animals, this is very helpful when you make them come alive in a tragic comedy play that is demonstrated near the end of the program.

Order by phone (269) 699-7061.

Praise:  "The program is well edited, and most steps are shown twice. Recycling is stressed throughout the program. Webb's instructions are clear and concise...A program that will inspire young artists to join in the fun."    -Brian Wilson
                                                      for School Library Journal


Puppet Circus Parade  $24.95 DVD+CD Rom
 
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Kids learn how to make 20 circus animals and performers.  Two hours in length.  Twenty puppets to build.  Interactive, English and Spanish with optional subtitles, menu driven, organized from most simple to complex.  Learn all the skills for making puppets:  finger puppets, fist puppets, rod puppets, mouth puppets, jumping jacks and marionettes. 

You'll make a ring master, a circus strongman, a bare back riding girl and her trick horse.  And then you'll fill your big top with two clowns, and numerous circus animals:  a Koala bear, giraffe, a lion, tiger, snake, crocodile and more...Twenty creature in all.

VHS $24.95  VHS+CD or DVD+CD  includes DVD plus a CD rom with all the clothes, templates and instructions needed to make the puppets.

"Highly recommended!"  Video Librarian Vol.19. No. 3.

"A terrific addition to craft collections."  Booklist

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