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that might be on there. (If thereâs dirt, itâll make your polish look lumpy. And lumpy polish is the absolute pits!)
3. Rip off two paper towels. Twist the first one into a long tube and weave it back and forth between your toes to separate them a little bit more. Then do the same thing with the second paper towel for your other foot. You might need to tuck it in around your pinkie toe if it pops up and gets in your way while you polish.
4. Open up your clear polish, and do a coat of clear on each nail. Then close the clear bottle up tight. (You can go in whatever order you want, but our favorite is big toe to pinkie on yourright foot, then big toe to pinkie on your left foot. Just make sure you get them all!)
5. Open up the yellow polish. (Or whichever color you chose for your base. Just make sure itâs a color that will make it so you can see the paw print! For example, orange on red might be a little hard to see.) Do a coat on each toe. Close the bottle up tight.
6. Fan your toes a little to dry them a tiny bit, and then repeat step five. (If you donât do a second coat, the polish wonât look as beautiful and bright.)
7. Fan your toes again. (You should fan them for a while. We recommend singing the whole alphabet song three times through. Aly likes to show off and sing it backward, but I do forward and thatâs just fine.)
8. Open up your pink polish (or whatever accent color you chose). Donât use the regular polish brush. Take the watercolor paintbrush, which has thinner and pointier hairs, and dip it into the pink polish. Then touch the paintbrush to the middle of your big toenail to make a medium-sized dot. After that, touch it above the medium-sized dot three times to make three smaller dots in a row. Itâll look just like a paw print! (If it doesnât, you can just get nail polish remover and start over.) Then do it on the other big toenail. (You could do it on every nail, but we think it looks cooler on the big toes. Also, the rest of the toenails are pretty tiny, so itâs hard to make the dots small enough to make the paws.) When youâre done, close the bottle up tight.
9. Fan your toes a little bit (one alphabet song should do the trick) and then open your clearpolish. Do a top coat of clear polish on all your toes. Close the bottle up tight.
10. Now your toes have to dry. You can fan them for a long time (like at least fifteen alphabet songs) , or sit and make a bracelet or read a book or watch TV or talk to your friend. Usually it takes about twenty minutes, but it could take longer. (After twenty minutes, you should check the polish really carefully by touching your big toe super lightly with your thumb. If it still feels sticky, keep waiting! Patience is the most important part, otherwise you might smudge it and youâll have to take it off and do it all over again, which, let me tell you, is a very grumpy-making thing.)
And now you should have a beautiful puppy paw pedicure! Even after the polish is dry, you probablyshouldnât wear socks and sneaker-type shoes for a while. Bare feet or sandals are better so all your hard work doesnât get smooshed. (And besides, then you can show people your puppy paw toes!)
Happy polishing!
JILL SANTOPOLO is a big fan of sparkles. Sheâs also a big fan of sisters. And spas. And writing. In addition to the Sparkle Spa books, sheâs the author of the Alec Flint Mysteries. You can find her online at www.jillsantopolo.com . Or you can find her in person in New York City, where she likes getting her nails painted with Good as Gold nail polish.
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Read more Sparkle Spa books!
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ALADDIN
SIMON & SCHUSTER, NEW YORK
Meet the author, watch videos, and get extras at
KIDS.SimonandSchuster.com
authors.simonandschuster.com/Jill-Santopolo
Also by Jill Santopolo
Book 1: All That Glitters
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real
3. Rip off two paper towels. Twist the first one into a long tube and weave it back and forth between your toes to separate them a little bit more. Then do the same thing with the second paper towel for your other foot. You might need to tuck it in around your pinkie toe if it pops up and gets in your way while you polish.
4. Open up your clear polish, and do a coat of clear on each nail. Then close the clear bottle up tight. (You can go in whatever order you want, but our favorite is big toe to pinkie on yourright foot, then big toe to pinkie on your left foot. Just make sure you get them all!)
5. Open up the yellow polish. (Or whichever color you chose for your base. Just make sure itâs a color that will make it so you can see the paw print! For example, orange on red might be a little hard to see.) Do a coat on each toe. Close the bottle up tight.
6. Fan your toes a little to dry them a tiny bit, and then repeat step five. (If you donât do a second coat, the polish wonât look as beautiful and bright.)
7. Fan your toes again. (You should fan them for a while. We recommend singing the whole alphabet song three times through. Aly likes to show off and sing it backward, but I do forward and thatâs just fine.)
8. Open up your pink polish (or whatever accent color you chose). Donât use the regular polish brush. Take the watercolor paintbrush, which has thinner and pointier hairs, and dip it into the pink polish. Then touch the paintbrush to the middle of your big toenail to make a medium-sized dot. After that, touch it above the medium-sized dot three times to make three smaller dots in a row. Itâll look just like a paw print! (If it doesnât, you can just get nail polish remover and start over.) Then do it on the other big toenail. (You could do it on every nail, but we think it looks cooler on the big toes. Also, the rest of the toenails are pretty tiny, so itâs hard to make the dots small enough to make the paws.) When youâre done, close the bottle up tight.
9. Fan your toes a little bit (one alphabet song should do the trick) and then open your clearpolish. Do a top coat of clear polish on all your toes. Close the bottle up tight.
10. Now your toes have to dry. You can fan them for a long time (like at least fifteen alphabet songs) , or sit and make a bracelet or read a book or watch TV or talk to your friend. Usually it takes about twenty minutes, but it could take longer. (After twenty minutes, you should check the polish really carefully by touching your big toe super lightly with your thumb. If it still feels sticky, keep waiting! Patience is the most important part, otherwise you might smudge it and youâll have to take it off and do it all over again, which, let me tell you, is a very grumpy-making thing.)
And now you should have a beautiful puppy paw pedicure! Even after the polish is dry, you probablyshouldnât wear socks and sneaker-type shoes for a while. Bare feet or sandals are better so all your hard work doesnât get smooshed. (And besides, then you can show people your puppy paw toes!)
Happy polishing!
JILL SANTOPOLO is a big fan of sparkles. Sheâs also a big fan of sisters. And spas. And writing. In addition to the Sparkle Spa books, sheâs the author of the Alec Flint Mysteries. You can find her online at www.jillsantopolo.com . Or you can find her in person in New York City, where she likes getting her nails painted with Good as Gold nail polish.
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Read more Sparkle Spa books!
----
ALADDIN
SIMON & SCHUSTER, NEW YORK
Meet the author, watch videos, and get extras at
KIDS.SimonandSchuster.com
authors.simonandschuster.com/Jill-Santopolo
Also by Jill Santopolo
Book 1: All That Glitters
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real
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