Folding sheets of notebook paper into different shapes is a great way to make your notes to friends unique, or to simply pass the time when you are bored. There are lots of different shapes that you can fold a sheet of paper into, including a heart. more »

If you're having a party and are running short on containers to hold chips, pretzels or peanuts, try making several origami bowls. You can make them with decorative paper for fancier parties or with regular notebook paper if you need cheap containers for discarded chicken wings at a Super Bowl party. Origami bowls are also a cheap and easy fix for someone who is looking for a fast clean-up. Read on to learn more. more »

Save toilet paper and paper towel tubes to make a paper goal post for some rainy day fun. Paper goal posts are quick and easy to make, even for children. This craft is essentially free because you are recycling products and using minimal amounts of glue and/or tape. Make your game complete by crafting a football out of notebook paper and masking tape. more »

A cute monkey can be used to adorn a notebook. Draw one of these adorable creatures to use as an iron-on design on a t-shirt or to create personalized notebook paper. To achieve the cuteness factor all you need to know how to do is draw ovals, circles, hearts, curves and lines. The drawing may be colored in with bright colors or with more natural shades of brown and tan. more »

Origami poppers are noisemakers made from an ordinary sheet of paper. Paper without holes, such as printer paper, works better than three-hole punched notebook paper. Or, use larger paper, such as a sheet of newspaper. To get the origami popper to work, crease all the folds firmly and accurately. To get paper to make a popping noise, fold a triangular origami popper, or make a simple rectangular paper popper. more »

Creating a valid last will and testament, which will stand-up in court under the most intense legal scrutiny, has come to be an expensive undertaking. Most lawyers may charge a client well over a thousand dollars for preparing a basic form will. Yet, there is a viable alternative, a totally legal, and administratively efficient, method of preparing your own will that will cost the testator absolutely nothing. It's called a holographic will, and requires only an ink pen, several sheets of lined notebook paper, and a little time. more »

When you collect data and before you make a graph, you should make a data table. A data table helps you organize all your information in one place, so you can see patterns and figure out which kind of graph will best represent your data. You can use programs such as Microsoft Word or Excel to make a data table. You can also use graph paper or notebook paper. It doesn't matter if you use a computer or pen and paper, as long as you make a data table that is labeled, neat and accurate. more »

Tech Deck skateboards are fancy fingerboards you can use to perform skateboarding tricks with your hands. If you've ever purchased a Tech Deck, you know that they aren't particularly cheap. If you'd like to practice the tricks but you can't afford to buy the official board, or you just forgot your Tech Deck and want to make one you can use temporarily, all you need for the board is a piece of notebook paper and some sturdy tape. more »

Whether you want to plan a lush, English countryside garden or a modern, xeriscape, Morrocan-inspired courtyard garden, you must first address several key structural and plant placement factors. Use grid notebook paper to come up with scaled measurements, and sketch all of the fixed elements and measurements in the yard, including all hardscape, pathways, entrances, egresses, edging, fences and driveways. In planning your garden, consider seven main elements: foundation plantings, specimen trees, hedging, borders, edging, architectural features and lawn expanse or ground cover. more »