Inklings: Rhino mask

Make your own rhino mask!

Do you want to do your bit too, to create awareness around the rhino issue? Why not support our rhinos loudly and proudly by wearing a rhino mask to the next dress-up party? Show you care as much as we do about these awesome animals!

What you will need:
Paper.
Printer/pencil
Scissors.
Cardboard/paper plate.
String.
Glue

What to do:


Print out the template of the rhino face below. You may need to adjust it to make it bigger or smaller. Get an adult to help you! If you don't have a printer, you can always try and redraw it onto a piece of paper, or even directly onto a piece of cardboard or paper plate.
Cut out the template and use some glue to paste it onto a piece of cardboard (if you haven't drawn it onto cardboard already). A piece of empty cereal box or paper plate works well!
Cut the blacks of the eyes out so that you can see where you are going when you wear the mask. You don't want to bump into anything!
Now cut small holes on either side of the face.
Cut two long pieces of string and knot a piece around each hole on either side of the mask.
Cut holes for the horns. Horn A (on the template) is the right size, but Horn B you will have to draw twice as big.
After you've cut out the horns, fold out the edges so that you can paste them into place.
Once you place the mask on your face, tie the two loose ends of the string together at the back of your head. There you go! You now look like a magnificent rhino!

Tip: If you  fold the ears a little, it will make your mask look a bit more realistic.
Tip: Why not paint your mask? Then you can choose which species of rhino you want to be!

Inkling: Robot Costume

Make your own robot costume.

Are you going to a fancy dress party? Why not go as a robot? It's easy, fun and inexpensive!

What you will need: 
- One large box for your body.
- One medium-sized box for your head.
- Scissors.
- Duct tape.
- Grey or silver paint or spray paint.
- Paintbrushes.
- Glue.
- Tinfoil, buttons, metal washers, egg boxes – anything you like really.

What to do:
1. Cut off the flaps that close the bottom of the large box, as well as one side to make a kind of 'backless
    shirt'.
2. Cut off one flap at the top of the box.
3. Cut a semi-circle in the left over flap to make place for you neck to fit comfortably.
3. Cut holes for your arms in the sides of the box.
4. Use the duct tape to make sure that your robot body is sturdy along the sides.
5. Cut holes for your eyes and mouth in the smaller box which will be your head.
6. Paint or spray paint both boxes silver or grey.
7. Once the paint is dry, decorate your robot with buttons, tinfoil, metal washers, cut egg boxes and anything
    else you would like. Use glue to secure your decorations.

Send us some pictures - you could be featured on To The Drawing Board in issue 5!

Inkling: Make your own paper

Recycled paper:

What you’ll need:
- A frame with glass (remove the back and any sharp edges).
- A pair of old tights.
- A rectangular bowl that’s bigger than the frame.
- A blender.
- Scrap paper of any size, type and colour.
- A bucket and spoon.
- Dry sheets of newspaper that’ll fit over your frame.
- A rolling pin.
- A sponge.

What to do:
- Tear the paper into small pieces and put them in a bucket that’s filled with warm water. Let them soak
   over night. Keep topping the mix up with warm water.
- Using the blender, add two cups of the paper mix and add a cup of water. Blend this until you have pulp. - - Then tip all of this into the rectangular bowl. Repeat with another two cups of the mix from the bucket.
   Add 4cm of water to the bowl and swirl it around a bit.
- Put the tights over the frame – don’t let the corners snag. Tie knots in the ends and cut off any extra bits
  and lower the frame over the pulp, then lift it out of the box.
- Lay some sheets of newspaper over the top. Place your hand in the middle and flip the frame over.
- Use a sponge to gently press over the whole frame. The aim is to get rid of the excess water. Slowly peel
   up the frame. Now you should have a sheet of new paper lying on top of a sheet of newspaper.
- Put some more sheets of your paper on that and use a rolling pin to help the newspaper soak up extra
  water.
- Peel away the newspaper and leave the exposed side of your new paper in the sun to dry. When the whole
  sheet is dry, the newspaper will easily peel off your new paper.

There you  go!

Inkling: Festivals of the World

Mini tomato and mozzarella salads:

Celebrate two festivals at once, La Tomatina and Cheese Rolling, with this amazing snack on a toothpick!

What you will need:
- Cherry tomatoes, halved.
- Fresh basil leaves.
- Small balls of fresh mozzarella cheese.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar.
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil.
- Toothpicks.
- Knife.
- Serving plate and small bowl.

What to do:
- Cut each cherry tomato in half.
- Place one half of a cherry tomato on a toothpick.
- Follow the half tomato with a piece of fresh basil.
- Place a small piece or ball of mozzarella after the basil.
- Finish off your toothpick with another half tomato.
- Repeat steps 1 to 5 until you have lots of mini toothpick salads.
- Place all your finished toothpicks on a serving plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Mix the vinegar and olive oil together and sprinkle over your toothpicks or serve as a dipping sauce in a small - bowl.

Et voilà! Now all you left to do is share this delicious snack with your friends! Enjoy!

Another fun trip to Sci-Bono

As always, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown lived up to our expectations during their Solar Science Holiday Program which took place between 31 March to 9 April. Sci-Bono specializes in providing children, students, educators and the general public with innovative and interactive science and technology experiments and games. 

We decided to show our faces there last week Wednesday and boy oh boy - was it a blast! We learn't how to make a solar cooker - that's too legit! Using only the sun to cook your meal is both fun and environmentally friendly. 

Here's an idea of how you can make one at home:

You'll need a box

Some Foil

A sheet of transparent paper
A black-painted piece of cardboard
A sheet of plain cardboard

A straw
Some glue and a pair of scissors

For more interesting and entertaining lessons, make sure you visit Sci-Bono during 25 June and 6 July for their Wind and Water Holiday Program!

Some interesting facts about Sci-Bono Discovery Centre:

·         Sci-Bono is South Africa's largest science centre.

·         The science centre is based in an old Electrical Workshop building. 

·         Sci-Bono is an abbreviation of 'Science' and 'Bono'. The word 'Bono' comes from the TshiVenda word for ‘vision’.

There you go - another fun day in the magnificent world of Supernova! 

P.S. Issue 4 is almost with us - make sure you get a copy!

The Amazing World of Gumball

Hey guys! Some things are happening in the Amazing World of Gumball, check out what Cartoon Network sent us:

Cartoon Network would like to invite families all over South Africa to Join Gumball, Banana Joe and the rest of the gang from The Amazing World of Gumball for guaranteed laughs on Sunday, 1 April 2012 from 7am to 12.10pm on DSTV channel 301. We will be showcasing all your favourite episodes from the show for our special “Normal just got a bit weird – April Fool’s day Marathon”, which is sure to split your sides on this very fun day.

To make things even more fun, Cartoon Network will be launching their brand spanking new Character Creator game and competition on the same day to keep the fun alive. Kids are invited to visit www.cartoonnetworkafrica.com from April 1^st to create Gumball’s new neighbour. The website will provide fans with a user friendly, interactive character creator platform where they can choose from a wide range of elements including several body parts and background images to create Gumball’s perfect neighbour. Once they have created their character, users can register for the competition and upload their image to stand a chance to win the grand prize of a Wii console and 20 others will win fantastic Gumball goodie bags. The competition will be judged by Cartoon Network’s own creative team and winners will be announced on 7 May 2012.

The show which already has a ratings success in the US as the number one show for kids in its time slot, has already won several awards. Some of these include Best Television Production at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; ‘Best Animated Series (Kids)’ in the Programming Awards, ‘Best Animation Achievement’ in the Creative Talent Awards and ‘Favourite Kids’ Program’ in the Viewers’ Choice Awards at the Kids Screen awards. More recently the show got awarded for the Best Children's Series and Best Kids' Show voted for by the public at the British Animation Awards.

The Amazing World of Gumball is Cartoon Network’s first UK produced full-length animation series created by Ben Bocquelet and BAFTA award-winner Mic Graves as series’ director. The comedy-animation uses a unique combination of 2D and 3D animation with live-action backgrounds.

It follows the hilarious misadventures of the Wattersons, a regular family in the irregular town of Elmore. Like most families, life for the Wattersons is pretty chaotic, Richard is a stay-at-home Dad and serial gamer who will do anything apart from work, whilst Nicole is a stressed out hard-working mum with a short fuse. Anais is the smartest of the bunch, a 4 year old genius who no one listens to, whilst Darwin is well…the pet goldfish who sprouted legs and became a member of the family. At the centre of it all there's Gumball, an energetic 12-year old who will try anything once, even living naked in the woods. Gumball’s incurable optimism makes up for his charming stupidity which sees endless dumb schemes spectacularly backfire.

Elmore, the ‘average’ American small town, features a stellar cast of funny and unique characters including; Gumball and Darwin’s classmates Tina, the T Rex who is a bit of a school bully; Carrie the Emo dressing depressed ghost, and Banana Joe the class goon who laughs at everyone and likes peeling himself; their teachers Miss Simian whose been teaching second graders for 300,000 years and Principal Brown a big furry slug in love with Miss Simian.

Don’t miss out on sharing this jam packed day filled with some of the best laughs you will ever experience with your family. Get in the middle of the fast paced action and adventure that Gumball and Darwin gets up to...it will be your best April fool’s day yet!

The Amazing World of Gumball Season 1 will re-run on Cartoon Network from April 2nd, Monday – Friday at 17:15 and Saturday – Sunday at 16:50.

Be a Water Warden

Happy news! The JoJo Tanks competition in Supernova has been extended, we saw that school keeps kids quite busy, so here you go: more time to complete your competition entry! Good luck peeps, we're holding thumbs...