Bunchland

Krista Rao blogs about crafty adventures with her kids

My little Ava is 5-years-old and just learning to spell and write notes. This exciting time in her life has resulted in a house full of pieces of intricately folded paper with three letter words written on them. In  order to mix it up a little I showed her how to make secret messages for us.

Step 1 (fyi…this is the only step!): Write your secret message with white crayon on a white piece of paper. Make sure to press hard with the crayon.

Voila! That is all there is to creating the message. To reveal the message just paint over it with any colour of watercolour paint. The paint will not adhere to the crayon and reveal your secret  message.

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The perfect card for the secret agent dad

In this craft, everyday kitchen supplies are used to make some really cool science stuff happen. Specifically, your Father’s Day message will appear like magic. This great card idea comes to us from the good people at Kaboose.

You’ll need:

• One piece of white cardstock
• One teaspoon of lemon juice (can be fresh or from concentrate) OR one teaspoon of baking soda mixed with one teaspoon of water
• Small bowl
• Small paintbrush or Q-Tip
• One piece of colored cardstock, slightly larger than the white cardstock
• Gluestick
• Marker

Steps:

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