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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.
Cooloffandpaintwith
colouredicecubes
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WARNING!
Be careful when
using sharp
knives. Ask an
adultto helpyou.
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KNOW?
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