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Photocopy zine

Your own mini magazine about anything you love, cut and pasted together and copied to hand out.

Photocopy zine
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 12 and up
Time2 hours
Cost$2 to $10

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How to make it

  1. Step 1: Pick a topic
    1

    Pick a topic

    Choose 1 thing: your city, a band, your cat, sneakers, a rant.

  2. Step 2: Fold the master
    2

    Fold the master

    Fold a sheet into an 8-page mini book. Unfold it so you can see the 8 boxes.

  3. Step 3: Number the pages
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    Number the pages

    Refold it, number each page lightly, then open it. Now you know which way is up.

  4. Step 4: Make each page
    4

    Make each page

    Draw, write and glue collage bits in each box. Black and white copies best.

  5. Step 5: Copy it
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    Copy it

    Make as many copies as you want at a library or school copier.

  6. Step 6: Fold and share
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    Fold and share

    Fold each copy into a book. Trade with friends or leave them at a cafe.

Edie's tip

Hand-written titles look better than typed ones in a zine.

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