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The EnchantedLearning.com Weekly Newsletter May 5, 2001

Here's a sampling of what's new at Enchanted Learning.

*** FLOWER-GARDEN POP-UP CARD: DELIGHTFUL FOR MOTHER'S DAY ***
Make a beautiful flower pop-up card using construction paper. This is perfect for Mother's Day, and it's also great for a birthday card, get-well card, or Happy Spring card!

Flower-Garden Pop-up Card

*** TWIG EASEL CRAFT AND OTHER MOTHER'S DAY PROJECTS ***
Make this tiny wooden easel from twigs, then use it to frame a picture of your own creation. This cute project makes a wonderful Mother's Day present.

Twig Easel Craft

More Mother's Day Crafts

*** NEW BUTTERFLY LIFECYCLE PRINT-OUT ***
Follow the lifecycle of the tiger swallowtail butterfly -- egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly, then the cycle starts over again. These beautifully colored butterflies and caterpillars have elaborate patterns.

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Print-out

*** ILLUSTRATED VOLCANO DICTIONARY ***
Visit our illustrated dictionary of volcano terms. It starts with 'a'a -- yes, that's a real word.

Illustrated Volcano Dictionary

*** PORTUGAL'S FLAG ***
Come see the seven yellow castles and five blue Moorish shields on the distinctive-looking Portuguese flag. Learn about the flag's symbolism, and even see the square flag that was used 600 years ago in the time of Prince Henry the Navigator. You'll also find a print-out with a short quiz; this is perfect for classroom use.

Portugal's Flag

*** RICHARD LEMON LANDER, CORNISH EXPLORER OF AFRICA ***
Read about Richard Lander's exciting adventures in West Africa -- traveling in leaky canoes down the Niger River, standing accused of witchcraft by African tribesmen, being kidnapped by the King of the Ibos and then being rescued by King Boy of Brass.

Richard Lemon Lander, Cornish Explorer of West Africa

*** ASTRONOMY CRAFTS FOR KIDS ***
Enjoy our fun, easy-to-make astronomy crafts:

- Glitter Galaxy. Make a picture of our galaxy, the Milky Way, using black paper and glitter (or sand).

- Solar System Coloring Book. Color and learn about the Sun, the nine planets, asteroids, comets, and the Moon. You'll enjoy this new series of print-outs/coloring pages.

- Solar System Mobile. Make this fun model of the Sun and its nine planets.

Astronomy Crafts for Kids

*** ELLISON SHOJI ONIZUKA, ASTRONAUT ***
Read about astronaut Ellison Shoji Onizuka of Hawaii, who flew on two Space Shuttle missions. He was killed in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986.

Ellison Shoji Onizuka, Astronaut

*** TWIG CRAFTS ***
Here's a collection of crafts children can make from twigs! Try them all -- a log cabin, a tepee, a rustic twig frame, a family tree, and, of course, the Mother's Day twig easel.

Twig Crafts

*** SPIRAL SNAKE CRAFT ***
This cute project is a spiral snake that's easy to make from construction paper.

Spiral Snake Craft

*** FLOWER CRAFTS ***
Try our selection of flower crafts. We've also included related print-outs and nursery rhymes, all with a flower theme.

Flower Crafts

*** CORRECTION: SIMPLE CATERPILLAR PRINT-OUT ***
On the Simple Caterpillar Print-out, the labels for thorax and abdomen were reversed. We've corrected the error, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Simple Caterpillar Print-outl

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