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Make your school books look special
by Ruth Winter

Forget the dodgy wallpaper!

Follow our simple instructions and cover your school exercise books and pencils with your very own designs!

Ask a grown-up to help you with sharp tools if you need to.

Exercise complete!

Collect materials first

You will need

Plain paper (enough to cover your book)

Wax crayons

Ink colours

A pair of scissors

Glue

Brushes

Exercise books

Sponge stencils

Pencils

Step 1

Take your plain paper and start to decorate it with any pattern of your choice using the wax crayons.

Make it bold!

Brush over the whole area.

Step 2

Paint the design liberally with some ink covering the whole paper. The wax acts as a resist so will shine through the ink.

Step 3

Alternatively, using some sponge stamps and different coloured inks, stamp patterns all over the paper.

Printing fun!

Be creative.

Tip

You can make your own stamps by using potato cuts instead

When you have decorated all your sheets of paper, allow to dry and cut and paste or tape to fit books and pencils.

A very individual makeover.

Try covering notebooks or sketch books and pencils in a matching design - they would make an excellent Christmas gift.

Now make a designer lunchbox

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