Just saw a scene in a movie in whixh Fred Astaire makes a “beanstalk” out of a rolled-up newspaper which reminded me of a Scholastic Books book from the 1970s that explained how to make those things and other paper crafts. Anyone remember the title- something like “How to Make Dinglehoppers and other stuff”?
Was it the KnowHow Book Of Paper Fun? Here it is on eBay.
My (admittedly) cursory Google search suggested it is:
– “How to Make Flibbers, Etc.: A Book of Things to Make and Do” by Robert Lopshire
1964 though so not sure given what the OP said. Also not Scholastic Books I don’t think.
That’s it! Thanks. Guess the book stayed avaliable at school book fairs until the 1970s
Thanks but no.
That’s a shame, as that newspaper tree is definitely in there.
Oh well, you found it anyway.
I had the “Knowhow Book of Paper Fun” as a kid (and all the other Usborne Knowhow books except the book about Detection, which I also read when I borrowed it from my school library) and I also read “How to make Flibbers, Etc.” at the age of 6 or 7 in my after-school daycare. (Incidentally, that’s where I learned about the word “etcetera”).
I tried some of those crafts back in the day. They were fun to make.
My mom got us a subscription to Craft of the Month magazine in the early 70s. Lots of stuff made out of milk cartons, plastic jugs, egg cartons, etc. Of course, nothing we made ever looked like the picture! 
FYI, the movie was Let’s Dance, in which Betty Hutton co-starred.
A mysterious accidental mispost?
No - I did mention a movie in the OP
I loved loved any paper crafting books as a kid.
I bought a partial set of old Things to make and Do books. By the looks of the artwork I think they are 1960s early 70s at most. But the crafts were fun for my kids.
My kids especially like folding paper crafts. I had baskets full of little boxes and origami creations. One year we found a pattern for a 8 pointed star you made with narrow strips of paper by weaving and folding. I bought a couple rolls of plain paper adding machine paper. That did the trick. We made dozens and decorated the Christmas tree with them. It was fabulous. From memory.
What a fun memory. Thx.