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Does your little one love exploring, learning and discovering new and exciting things? Then Nat Geo Kids – Kids Club is the place to be. You will find bags of cool content such as recipes, DIY’s, news, videos, articles written for kids and by kids!

An example of some of the fun activities by National Geographic Kids – Kids Club is a step by step on how to make paper straws.

You will need

• Thick paper or our Nat Geo Kids straw pattern paper
• Scissors
• Non-toxic glue
• Chopsticks
• Glass jar
• Paraffin wax
• Candle warmer or a large cooking pot
• Paper towel
• And finally…an adult to help!

Let’s Begin

1. Print out the Nat Geo Kids straw patterns and cut out a template. Alternatively, you can use a piece of printer paper cut into 4cm strips.
2. Add a long line of glue along the edge of the paper, on the side without the pattern.
3. Place a chopstick at a diagonal angle on the back of the paper. Then roll the paper around the chopstick until it’s completely covered. Be careful to roll the paper on top of itself so you don’t get glue on the chopstick!
4. Wait 10 minutes for the glue to dry, then wiggle the chopstick out from inside the paper tube.
5. Cut both ends of the tube to make them straight and even.
6. Get an adult to put the paraffin wax in a glass jar. Melt the wax by either putting the jar on a candle warmer or in a pot of warm water on the stove.
7. Carefully dip the paper tube into the melted wax one half at a time.
8. Gently wipe the tube with a paper towel to get rid of any extra wax. Be careful not to wipe too hard and damage your straw!
9. Let the straws dry for about 10 minutes. And there you have it…your eco-friendly paper straw! How many will you make? And what cool, thirst-quenching drinks will you suck up?!

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