This handy book contains 50 stimulating activities - make your own foaming monsters, hanging crystals, kaleidoscopes, and more. A fresh approach to the practical world of science, combining creative craft activities with the basics of physics, chemistry, and biology. Each activity is accompanied by illustrated, step-by-step instructions.
Christmas Crafts provides a wealth of inspirational ideas for extending your skills beyond the tree in the living room. With more than 50 projects, this exciting collection will help you create a holiday atmosphere in every room in the home.
50 Christmas Crafts for Little Kids will inspire you and your children to make a wide range of during the Christmas season. Projects include tree ornaments, decorations, art, gifts and sensory activities. Every craft has a simple list of materials, easy-to-follow directions, and an end product that your child will be proud of. Kids can try making some pipe cleaner trees, a craft stick snowflake ornament or their own gift wrap!
New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.
100 kid-friendly projects from the creator of C.R.A.F.T.! Get ready for some serious family fun! Filled with 100 fun crafts, Creating Really Awesome Free Things helps you develop your child's creativity, imagination, and fine motor skills--all while using common household items. Each budget-friendly project features step-by-step instructions and keeps kids entertained, engaged, and learning all day long. You and your children will love recreating one-of-a-kind crafts like: Memory Game Egg Carton Flowers Key Wind Chime Ring Toss Lion Mask Complete with photographs for every project, Creating Really Awesome Free Things promotes hours of playtime fun with the entire family!
The excitement of Christmas starts when the decorations go up and you begin to think about gifts to give to those closest to you. Making things yourself is always lots of fun, and you'll be amazed how easy it is. Use a cork to stamp the polka-dot wrapping paper, and see what fantastic prints you can make with a potato dipped in paint. How about fashioning some funky egg cups for your friends, or a Christmas pudding apron for your grandmother or auntie? Difficult techniques, like making a tracing and scaling it up, using a compass and mixing paints, are fully explained in the introduction, and with a bit of practice you'll soon get the hang of them. This festive book is full of brilliant ideas, and is definitely the best way to solve the problem of what to give everyone this year!