with John Coley

A children's television craft show from 1979. Armed with cardboard, scissors, glue, paint, and imagination, John showed a generation of New Zealand kids how to turn everyday household items into something wonderful.

Episode 1

Cardboard Theatre

In the first episode, John creates an entire opera complete with the cast of Mozart's Magic Flute out of a cardboard box.

Make And Do — Cardboard Theatre

Episode 2

Paper Bag Puppet

John transforms a paper bag into a singing and dancing Rod Stewart. Watch all the way to the end and learn the tricks of the puppeteers trade.

Make And Do — Paper Bag Puppet

Episode 3

Cardboard Container Ship

Help the kids tidy up their toys with the help of a few cardboard cartons, glue and some paint.

Make And Do — Cardboard Container Ship

Episode 4

Slotty Sculpture

Before Lego there was scissors, cardboard and imagination. John shows you how to make a circus or a castle out of a few old boxes.

Make And Do — Slotty Sculpture

Episode 5

Bagatelle

Pre-Playstation Special Forces training game. An indoor shooting gallery to practice taking down villains in caves.

Make And Do — Bagatelle

Episode 6

Cardboard Television

Kids watching too much TV? John Coley shows how they can make their own.

Make And Do — Cardboard Television

Episode 7

Art Kit

John encourages kids to get creative at home producing an Art Kit complete with gooby paint and a splatter sheet.

Make And Do — Art Kit

Episode 8

Paper Flowers

If you can't get outside to pick flowers in the beautiful spring weather, John shows how to make your own.

Make And Do — Paper Flowers

Episode 9

Dangly Mobile

John's adaptation of Alexander Calder's kinetic sculptures for kids and parents with sticks, string and coloured paper.

Make And Do — Dangly Mobile

Episode 10

Papier Maché Toys

If you have a bundle of newspapers or magazines laying around, here's how to turn them into animals.

Make And Do — Papier Maché Toys

Episode 11

Paper Kite

Nothing looks better in the sky than a good kite on a breezy day. Get ready to fly kites with John's kite making lesson.

Make And Do — Paper Kite

Episode 12

Masks

John shows how just about anything you can find around the house can be made into a mask.

Make And Do — Masks
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