Architecture

Pick a famous architect and build a model of his or her structure using the Water Diorama Kit as a base.

Autumn Trees

Add Autumn Trees to any diorama to establish a seasonal setting.

Backdrop Technique

Use the Backdrop to create walls. Paint or draw lockers and bricks. Backdrop Technique Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Backdrop Tip

Use the Backdrop to display more information. Show what Stonehenge looks like today!

Backdrop Tip

Paint your backdrop to create an environment. The Horizon & Detail Kit has a variety of paint colors to choose from.

Brick Texture

Project Board becomes flexible after it is scored and makes a great rounded tower for a castle. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Building Details

You can make a tiled roof or floor using texture techniques and the Project Board, included in the Building & Structure Kit. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Building Tip

Cut Side Panels, included in the Water Diorama Kit, and build terrain with newspaper wads and Plaster Cloth. This creates a hard shell that you can paint and landscape.

Cell Parts

Paint the cell pieces bright colors with the Project Paints.

Clear Plastic

Create effects, like this layer of rain, by etching or painting Clear Plastic, included in the Building & Structure Kit.

Combining Scenes

You can blend two scenes from the book together to make your diorama. Look how the soccer field and locker room scenes combine.

Conifer Trees

Use trees and other scenery that is specific to the animal habitat.

Constructing Sails

Project Cloth is great for making the sails on a ship. Paint your sails to replicate a specific ship.

Construction Tip

Use the materials in the Building & Structure Kit to create floors, walls, stairs, windows and figures.

Covered Wagons

There were several types of covered wagons used by settlers. To make a specific type use Project Board, Project Cloth and Project Sticks, included in the Building & Structure Kit.

Creative Displays

Use creative ways to display information, such as this chalkboard.

Display Tip

Use frames, angles and other devices to add interest to your diorama, display or project.

Easy Balloon Mask

Cut strips of Plaster Cloth. Dip them in water and apply over the balloon. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Egyptian Canoe

Make a canoe using Sculpting Clay from the Sculpting Kit. Paint authentic details on the side.

Faux Fur Technique

Sprinkle Fun Fur on your animals to give them a fuzzy, furry look. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Figure Tip

Sculpt your military figures with Sculpting Clay and then paint them. You can also paint figures that you already have to fit a specific scene.

Floor Plan Pattern

Draw a pattern of the floor plan and use it as a guide when cutting and gluing your walls and doors.

Flowering Cacti

Glue Red and Yellow Flowers, included in Desert Plants, to the tips of cacti to create flowering cactus. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Flowering Details

Make a pot and fill it with Foliage Fiber and Red and Yellow Flowers, included in the Foliage & Grasses Kit.

Flying Creatures

Make flying creatures with the Clay in the Sculpting Kit. Use the Project Wire in the kit to suspend your animals.

Found Objects

When doing projects with plants or trees, gather leaves, branches, fruits and seeds from nature to add to your project.

Frosty Tree Tip

Take a small branch, brush on Sticky Bond^® and sprinkle with Snow Flakes (included in Winter Effects).

Game Construction

Use the materials in the Building & Structure Kit to make a spinner, movable pieces, buildings, bridges, tunnels and more!

Glass Effects

You can make a glass slipper, the grandfather clock, windows and more with Clear Plastic from the Building & Structure Kit.

Hills & Bunkers

Wad newspapers and stack them to form a hill or bunker. Cover with Plaster Cloth, paint and add foliage. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Important Details

Don’t forget to add small, important details to your diorama to give it character. Show the grandfather clock just before the stroke of midnight and the carriage waiting in the background.

Jack-O' Lantern

Cut the top section off with a hobby knife and pull out the newspaper wads, like pumpkin seeds and pulp.

Labels

The Project Base & Backdrop and the ShowBox include labels with adhesive on the back. Make your label simple, or get creative.

Landscaping

The Water Diorama Kit includes a variety of landscaping products that are easy and fun to use, including Foliage Fiber, Green Grass, Shrubs and Evergreen and Forest Green Accents.

Lava Flow Technique

Use Casting Plaster, included in the Mountain Diorama Kit, to make a lava flow. Lava cools from the top, so paint the top gray and the bottom red and orange. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Lens Tip

Special materials, like the Clear Plastic used for the lens, are included in the Building & Structure Kit.

Make An Easel

Make an easel to prop up your Shadowbox using the Project Base & Backdrop.

Making Waves

Apply Water Effects to any surface like clear Plexiglas“ and use a Stir Stick to make waves by patting gently, up and down. It dries clear.

Map Tip

You can resize a map on a copier or a computer and display it on the Project Base and Backdrop. Build hills and mountains with Plaster Cloth and paint it when you are finished.

Mask Mold

Be sure to cover the object with a plastic bag to keep it clean while using Plaster Cloth.

More Figure Tips

Photocopy, color and cut out figures for your diorama. Glue them to flat pieces of Sculpting Clay to add dimension.

Muscles and Nerves

Sculpt the inside layers of the eye with Sculpting Clay. Paint the tiny nerves with Project Paints.

Out of Water Tip

Sculpt a dolphin and cut it in half. Glue each half to opposite sides of a clear surface. It will look like the dolphin is half in the water and half out. Watch the following Scene-A-Rama video for more information.

Pattern Technique

Draw a pattern of your bridge before you start to build. Lay the Project Sticks on the pattern and glue them in place to make sure all of the beams are in the right place.

Planet Making Tip

To make the roundest planet possible, roll the clay lightly between your palms.

Plaster Cloth Tip

Cover your pyramid with wet Plaster Cloth to give it a hard shell for the exterior. This will also give it some texture. Paint the Plaster Cloth after it dries.

Preserving Leaves

Preserve leaves by breaking off a branch with leaves, then soaking the branch in a mixture of one part glycerin (available in most drug stores) and one part water. Leave the branch in the mixture for one week. Have an adult help you with this.

Puffy Clouds

Make clouds for any weather diorama or display with Puffy Clouds, included in the Horizon & Detail Kit.

Pyramidion Tip

The cap on any pyramid is called a pyramidion. The Khufu pyramid was painted red and topped with a golden pyramidion.

Rainbow

Use the Project Paints, included in the Horizon & Detail Kit to paint your rainbow background and other details. Use the acronym, ROY G BIV, to put your rainbow colors in order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet!