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3August 2019•The Week Junior

Instructions

Slicethecarrot and cucumber into

thin matchsticks. Placethecabbage

flat side down and chop it into small

slices. Cut the stalk out of the pepper,

removing the seeds, and slicethe

pepper into small pieces. Next, cut

the top and bottom off theradish

and sliceitinto discs, then chop the

coriander.Dampen the wraps in a

bowl of hotwater until they are

soft, then drain onateatowel. On

aclean surface, putalittle ofeach

of the chopped vegetables, as well

as chicken if you’reusing it, at one

edge of the wrap.Makesureyou do

se too much filling, or it will be ha

o roll. Lift the long edge of the wra

earest to you. Holding the filling in

osition with your fingers, startrolling

p tightly,tucking in the ends as you

each halfway.Serve with satay sauce.

Makeasummerspring roll

Whatyouneed

● 1carrot, peeled

● ½cucumber

● ¼redcabbage

● 1bell pepper

● 1radish

● 1small handful

coriander

● 8ricepaper wraps

● 1cooked chicken

breast, thinly sliced

(optional)

● Satay sauce, to serve

● Sharp knife

● Teatowel

● Bowl

Instructions

It’simportant to drink lots ofwater in hot weather,but that doesn’t

mean your drinkscan’t be fun.Pour somewater into the ice-cube

tray and drip in some foodcolouring. The moreyou add, the darker

the icecubes will be.Leave the tray in the freezer forafew hours,

until the cubes aresolid. The icecan be used to brighten up drinks,

but the cubescanhelp makearty creations too.Rubbing them over

thick paper orcardboardwill leave eye-catching trails of dye.

Whatyouneed

● Water

● Ice-cube tray

● Foodcolouring

● Freezer

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jumping

rubber-

bandtrick

Instructions

This isatrick fromPaul Dabek,

one of the group of magicians now

appearing inTheIllusionistsat the

Shaftesbury TheatreinLondon.You

needasmall rubber band, which

you should placeover the first and

second fingers of your left hand.Palm

upwards, lift the rubber band with

your right hand to show the audience

it’sonly on two fingers (photo one).

As you close the four fingers of your

left hand, placethem inside the loop

of the stretched band (photo two).

Turn your left hand over,making it

lookslikethe band is only on two

fingers (photo three), and then

straighten out all your fingers. The

band will jump onto the thirdand

fourth fingers, as if by magic. Have

afew practicegoes to get it right.

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colouredicecubes

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WARNING!

Be careful when

using sharp

knives. Ask an

adultto helpyou.

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