
Crazy
Crafts - Stories & Crafts for Kids
Discover the fun of simple craft making and story telling. Build
easy-to-make crafts from everyday items and basic craft supplies
such as construction paper, pipe cleaners, styrofoam balls and pom
poms. Using their new craft creatures, Maggie (the host) & Jackson
(her raccoon puppet accomplice) invite your children to act out
amusing stories that will delight the whole family. This series
is perfect for ages 3 - 9, Crazy Crafts is a safe, imaginative way
to encourage your children's ingenuity, creativity and language
skills. A detailed craft list is provided for each story.
Watch the story. Make the craft.
Then have fun acting out the story!
Current
Awards:
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Teacher’s Choice ,
Award, 2005
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National Parenting Publications ,
Honors Award, 2004
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Parent’s Choice,
Approved Award, 2004
- iParenting
Media Awards,
Hottest Products for 2004
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Fairy
Tales
Show
#1: Plop!
When
a lazy dragonfly hears a loud Plop he's convinced the sky
is falling. Forest creatures act out the traditional tale,
with a slightly different ending. Crafts include the dragonfly,
a chipmunk, a beaver and racoon.
Show
#2: Princess Hannah and the Dragon
Hannah
is a modern princess who would rather go exploring than sit
around in the castle and wait for a prince to visit. When
a prince does come to visit Hannah isn't home. She's meeting
a dragon! Crafts include Princess Hannah, the prince, a fire
breathing dragon, and a castle.
Show
#3: Touch the Moon
Based
on a traditional Japanese fairy tale, Jackson the Racoon plays
the part of a spoiled prince who wants to touch the moon.
All the royal investors can't help him, but a little girl
has the solution. Crafts include royal inventor finger puppets,
a ladder, a stairway and a rocket.
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Jungle
Animals
Show
#1: THe Lion and the Rabbit
All
the jungle animals are scared of a fierce lion, except a little
rabbit. He has a clever plan to quiet the beast. Crafts include
a lion, a rabbit, a monkey and a rhinoceros.
Show
#2: The Spotted Zebra
Living
on the Savannah of Africa is a spotted zebra. None of the
other zebras like him, because he's different. So with the
help of a sneezing monkey, the spotted zebra searches for
a new home. Crafts include the spotted zebra, stripped zebras,
the monkey, giraffe and leopard.
Show#3:
The Great Inbetween
A
large elephant and a tiny mouse are best friends, but because
they are so different in size they think they should have
a friend who is inbetween. Crafts include the elephant, mouse,
hummingbird and deer.
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Messes,
Monsters & Music
Show
#1: The Monster Under the Bed
Jamal
is very happy to have his own room, until the Monster under
the bed wants to boogie! Crafts include Jamal, his dad, the
bed, and the monster.
Show
#2: Squeaky the Whistle
Squeaky
is a small whistle who wants to make music but can only squeak.
None of the other instruments want to play with him, until
he catches up with some happy rhythmic noise makers. Crafts
include, whistle, guitar, trumpet, chickadee and drums.
Show
#3: The Big Clean Up
In
this sillt story, Nadia's family is so messy they can't find
anything in their house, including the refirgerator and her
baby brother. When her mom tries to clean up, Nadia becomes
trapped in her briefcase. Crafts include paper doll people,
the briefcase, sock and mitten puppets.
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Under
the Sea
Show
#1: The Lonely Serpent
When
a lake serpent realizes that he is alone, he goes in search
of his family, with surprising results. Crafts include the
serpent, a clam, an eel, a kissing fish, and a little girl.
Show
#2: The Prince of Whales
No
one can cure the Prince of Whales' stomach ache, except Milo
the Minnow. He has to swin right into the Prince to find the
solution. Crafts include the whale, the minnow, a shark and
an octopus.
Show
#3: Joey and the Submarine
Joey
loves swimming and playing with the fish, so when they call
for his help, he jumps into a submarine and come sto the rescue.
Crafts include Joey, a submarine and a large fish.
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Bugs,
Lizards & Dinosaurs
Show
#1: Jimbo the Frog
In
order to show that he's different from all the other frogs,
Jimbo enters every competition in the swamp, with some funny
results. Crafts include a jumping frog, a toad, a dragonfly
and a mosquito.
Show
#2: Weaving a Web
When
a young sipder has problems weaving her web she asks other
creatures for advice. A surprising solution solves her problem.
Crafts include a spider and silkworm hand puppets, a woven
nest, an weaver bird and an owl.
Show
#3: The Meanest, Nastiest Creature In The World
When
Stegasaurus Doris and Iguanodon Donna see each other in the
woods they are convinced they've seen The Meanest, Nastiest
Creature in the World. Only Triceratops Pops ease their fears.
Crafts include iguanodon, stegosaurus, triceratops and trees.
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To
the Rescue
Show
#1: Happy Copter Rescue
Happy
isn't like any of the other planes at the airport. He can't
fly very fast, he can't carry lots of passengers and he can't
fly around the world, but he can rescue a little boy trapped
on a mountain. Crafts include a helicopter, propeller plane,
large jet plane, a little boy and a paper airplane that really
flies.
Show
#2: Diggers
Robby,
a young construction digger wants to do all the work that
the big construction vehicles do, but he is too small. When
the Great Big Differ gets himself into trouble, only Robby
can help. Crafts include Robby the little digger, a large
digger, a roller truck and a dump truck.
Show
#3: The Sea Sick Canoe
When
a little birch bark canoe can't go through the river rapids
without feeling sick, he asks the bigger boats for a cure
for sea sickness. He's given many cures, but must decide which
is the best when he's called upon to rescue a young boy trapped
in the rapids. Crafts include the canoe, a house boat, a paddle
boat, a ferry boat, and the boy.
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