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Painted Rocks!
Go into the garden, on to the beach, out in
the woods or down to the park and collect as
many different rocks, pebbles and stones as
you can find. See if you can get some that are
really unusually shaped!
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Pebbles an
d rocks of all
different sh
apes and sizes
Acrylic Pa
int
Paintbrush
es
Toothpicks
Cotton Bud
s
Give your rocks a clean with a scrubbing
brush and water, making sure there is no
dirt or mud left on them.
look like? Is their
Take a good look at your rocks – what do they
e one looks a little like a
shape similar to something else? Mayb
ing at all – then
leaf? Or a fish? Or maybe they don’t look like anyth
you are free to use your imagination!
ver you please.
Using your acrylic paint, decorate your rock howe
the colours to really
You may need one or two coats of paint to get
show up.
You can find lots of inspiration here!
Now leave your rocks to dry!
painted rock to use
When they are dry you now have a beautifully
ht, or stick a magnet
as an ornament, a gift for a friend, a paperweig
on the back and place it on your fridge!
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LEGO The Hobbit
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Toilet-Roll Fish!
Paint your toilet roll whatever colour
you
would like your fish to be and leave
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it to dry
You will need:
Once dry, at one end of the toilet
The inside cardboard from
roll cut two triangles out, on
a toilet roll!
opposite sides – this is your fish’s
Paper Plates
mouth!
Coloured Pens
Stapler
You will need to cut fins out from you
r
Scissors
paper plate – you could have small
fins
Paint Brush
on the side, one on top and a large
fin
Colourful Paints
for the tail!
Google Eyes
Now staple the tail end of the fish
Glue
together, with the tail fin sandwiche
d in
the middle
You can glue your eyes and other fins
on now, and
decorate your fish in as many colours
as you like!
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‘LEGO The Hobbit sends players of all ages on an
unforgettable interactive journey through the first
two films in “The Hobbit Trilogy,” The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Desolation
of Smaug. Players will follow Bilbo Baggins as he
is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin
Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. Bilbo
leaves the comforts of the Shire on a journey through
Middle-earth to help the Dwarves reclaim their lost
Kingdom of Erebor within the Lonely Mountain. Along
the way, he is introduced to ravenous Trolls, dangerous
Orcs and, of course, Gollum and his precious Ring.
Players will utilize and combine the Dwarves’ unique
abilities – often with hilarious results – to solve the
most diverse Quests of any LEGO videogame to date.’
LEGO The Hobbit will be available for the Xbox
One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U,
Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, and PC on April 8.
Read more: New Trailer for LEGO The Hobbit Debuts –
ComingSoon.net
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