Classic crafts from the 70s - a list by lahutter

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Chenille bumps, clothes pins and tube socks, oh my!

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I made many, many wonderfully yucky craft projects as a kid.

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Friendship Bracelets book/kit

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Remember those braided strings that meant so much 'cause your best friend made it? Ahhhhhhhh, those were the days when gifting was sweet and cheap. (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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Wood Clothespins

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More sculpturally suggestive than the popsicle stick, clothespins are the basic building block of Christmas ornaments like reindeers, Santas and little drummer boys with pipe cleaner appendages. (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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Classic Cotton Balls 100-ct.

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2 people recommended this item

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"I think I'm geting the black lung, Pop. It's not very well ventilated down there." - Derek Zoolander

How many cotton balls does it take to wipe black steel mill dirt off of your face? Well probably more than 100 if you are Derek Zoolander.

Updated Oct 2, 2007

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Hanes Over the Calf Tube Socks

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Just a few strokes of a marker and some wiggle eyes turns your average pair of tube socks into a hand puppet. Or put on a pair and stuff it with Kleenex and pretend your leg is in a cast so you can have everyone sign your feet. Socks + markers = BIG fun. (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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Orville Redenbacher Gourmet White Popping Corn

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Step 1: Get a can of Pringles and eat all the chips.
Step 2: Dump a handful of unpopped popcorn into can.
Step 3: Replace lid and shake hard.
Step 4: Drive your parents up a wall with your endless rendition of "La Cucaracha".

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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Polished River Rocks

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Like styrofoam balls and clothes pins, add some wiggle eyes to a rock and you've got yourself a critter. Better yet, a pet. My first pet was a rock. His name was Peppermint Rocky. He was fun for a while, but what I really wanted was a pet that breathed. Like a cat. (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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Lightweight Paper Plates

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The classic blank canvas of crafting. Usually seen hanging in the hallways of schools transformed into a Thanksgiving turkey. Add some unpopped popcorn and tape 2 together for a ghetto tamborine. (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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So Much Lanyard

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I discovered lanyard braiding when I was a camp councilor in high school. When we took out the lanyards the kids went bezerk and trampled each other to get the colors they wanted. Lanyards are powerful kiddie crack! (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 17, 2008

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Hand Hole Puncher

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AKA confetti maker and tool that makes mom angry when confetti is joyously thrown all over living room shag carpet. (via Amazon)

Updated Jul 19, 2008

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Stay Fresh Sponges

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Cut these colorful sponges into shapes, dip in paint and use them like rubber stamps. Or cut them up into small strips, put them in a bowl of water and pretend they're a fish circus. That's even more fun.

Updated Jul 18, 2008

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