CRAFTY CONTEST: Win a Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Movie Prize Pack!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Visit the site! http://MadagascarMovie.com
We are excited to be working with Dreamworks on the release of the new family film, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (releases June 8th nationwide).

Synopsis: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.

CONTEST - Four ways to enter!

1. Leave a comment below telling us a fun crafty idea inspired by the film. (one entry)
2. Pin (on Pinterest) one of our iLoveToCreate blog projects and tag it #madagascar (one entry). Don't forget to leave a comment below telling us you did it.
3. Make and post a picture of a Madagascar-themed craft project. (two entries)

Leave a comment below (don't forget your email) sharing your number of entries and links.

We'll choose five winners for a prize pack and one grand prize winner.

PRIZE PACK (five winners):
•         Mini One Sheet (poster)
•         Rainbow Afro Circus Wig
•         Youth T-Shirt 
•         Tattoo Sheet
•         Yo-Yos – *National Yo-Yo day is June 6th!
•         Hacky Sack   
•         Slap Bracelet
•         Pencils

Wii* GRAND PRIZE (one winner):
 Prize Pack mentioned above AND a Wii Game*: “Madagascar 3: The Video Game: Big Top Fun – Madagascar Style!” and the movie soundtrack! Soundtrack available at http://MadagascarMovie.com and retailers everywhere!


www.Madagascar3TheVideoGame.com
*Madagascar 3 © 2012 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.
D3Publisher and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D3Publisher of America, Inc. Nintendo trademarks and copyrights are properties of Nintendo. © 2011 Nintendo. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Winners will be chosen by a random drawing on June 4th and notified by email.

Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica, made this mask inspired by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. She used Puffy Paint, aleene's Tacky Glue and Glam It up Crystals! Make your own version to be entered in the grand prize contest!





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Rage Comics Inspired Father's Day Card
Avalon Potter

Avalon has become obsessed with Rage Comics memebase.  We have to literally peel her phone out of her hands to get her to focus on something else.  She drew this AWESOME Rage Comics inspired whale recently and we knew it would be perfect for a Father's Day Card.  This is the 'Sudden Clarity Whale'.  You can have your teen draw their own version and scan, size, print and use on a one of a kind greeting card to make Dad feel super special on his super special day.

Aleene's Dry Adhesives make it super easy to make great cards in a flash!

Materials
Blue cardstock
White printer paper
Patterned coordinating paper
Whale image printed to fit front of card
Words: Dude! and I'm literally a Happy Father's Day card!  printed and sized to fit card
Aleene's Tacky Tape Runner

Tools
Small scissors
Paper trimmer
Fiskars Shape Cutter template word bubble and brackets

Print your whale image to fit card.
Cut out printed whale. 

Cut frame, word bubble and waves using shape templates and cutting tool. 

Use Aleene's tape runner to assemble front of card. 

Use tape runner to assemble card interior. 


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CRAFTY CHICA: How to Make Tie Dye T-shirt Yarn! (Video)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
T-shirt yarn is so easy and addicting to make, well now you can take it a step further and tie dye your T-shirt yarn!

There are several way sto go about it - you can:

A. Use a shirt that is already tie-dyed OR
B. Cut up the shirt to make the yarn and then dye it. That is what I'm showing in my tutorial video.

SUPPLIES:
Tulip Tie Dye Kit
Shirt
Scissors

Watch the video and give it a try!


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