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Turn a paper bowl over. Draw 2 parallel lines running along the center of the bowl, approximately 2.5 to 3 inches apart. |
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Cut along both lines. The resulting piece looks like an arched bridge. |
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Punch 6 pairs of holes along the edges of the bridge. |
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Obtain a paper plate with approximately the same diameter as the paper bowl. Draw a stream along its center. |
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Position the bridge on top of the paper plate in such a way that the stream flows right below the bridge. Staple both ends of the bridge onto the edges of the paper plate. |
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Paint stripes on top of the bridge. |
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Prepare green and blue salt dough or use ready-made modeling clay or self-hardening clay. Apply a generous layer of the green salt dough or clay to line the banks of the stream. |
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Put blue salt dough or clay to fill the stream. |
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Cut drinking straws into different lengths: four 5-inch long pieces, four 4-inch long pieces, and four 3-inch long pieces. |
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Insert the 5-inch long drinking straws through the four center-most holes on the bridge, and the 4 inch-long drinking straws adjacent to the 5-inch long ones. Anchor the bottom end of each drinking straw deep into the clay or dough. |
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Insert the 3-inch long drinking straws through the outermost holes on the bridge. |
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Cut pipe cleaner into 3-inch long pieces. Use one piece to link one drinking straw to another. Bend both ends of the pipe cleaner and insert each end into a drinking straw. |
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Make the last 4 pipe cleaner pieces into an L-shape and insert each one into a corner drinking straw. |
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You've just finished constructing a mini bridge. You can add a paper doll to create a pedestrian for your bridge. |
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