• My ZOOMShirt
  • My ZOOMCard
  • ZOOMStickers
  • Do a ZOOMdo Book
  • ZOOMRecord Album
  • ZOOMGood-bye

    • This little book is one of the best examples I can show you of the way that ZOOM promoted a try-it-yourself philosophy along with a good amount of hippie-flavored craftiness. Most of the things in this book are still inspiring and/or engaging for kids and adults alike - the types of things that make you stop and think, "Wow, I'd like to try that" or, "That looks like a really fun rainy day project". If they seem outdated or quaint it should be remembered that this was long before a kid's free time could be completely consumed by video games or the internet. No matter how you look at it, though, doing a ZOOMdo leaves you with something tangible that you made with your own hands, and the ability to say, "I did that".

    Unfortunately, the book is not a showcase for the plays, skits, jokes and discussion ideas that made up the rest of the contributions to the show. Also unfortunately, the book is out of print, but here's a few pages (and the cover) so that you can make a mini ZOOMdo book - with your own hands.

    -Plain white paper, (legal size - 8 1/2"X14") -A ruler and an X-Acto knife or a pair of scissors and a steady hand. -Clear 1/2" tape ("invisible" matte-finish tape is best)

    1. Print out this five page PDF (the cover and four interior double-pages) after setting your paper tray to 8 1/2"X14" ("legal size"), setting the margins on your printer to 0.00 inches, and choosing "landscape" as the print format.
    2.     Cut away the excess white paper and fold each double-page "in" on itself along the dotted line. Fold the cover "out" on itself, of course.
    3.     Starting with half-page 2, tape its outer edges to the backside of half-page 3 only (back-to-back). Continue by taping the outer edges of half-page 4 to the backside of half-page 5 only; then the edges of page 6 to page 7, and so on, to create a "spine", as well as 2-sided pages for your mini ZOOMdo book.
    4.     Finally, tape the backside of the front cover to the backside of half-page 1, and the inside of the back cover to the backside of half-page 8. Phew! Making this book counts as your first ZOOMdo.