This book is packed with crafts, recipes, games and activities for girls who want to get creative and try new things - from growing tasty fruit and vegetables to customising your furniture. Inside you'll find plenty of things to do whether you're by yourself or with your friends. Indoors or out, rain or shine there's fun for all occasions.
Presents step-by-step, illustrated instructions for mother-daughter craft projects, including dream catchers, animal totem poles, and jewelry and hair accessories.
Explore new interests and discover hidden talents; find inspiration and fun activities at every turn of the page. Sleepovers, girly get-togethers, tea-party treats...there's a treasure trove of things to do or make, whatever the plan. The Big Book of Crafts and Activities offers plenty of great ideas to choose from, whether you have 10 minutes, a few hours, or all day.
Following her bestselling Girls' World (more than 63,000 copies sold already), Joanne O'Sullivan creates another cool celebration of girl power. Nothing's more important to a smart young woman than friendship, and these super projects focus on things to make for and with her closest gal pals. She can start with some of the very finest gift ideas around: Jet-setting worldly girls will go for a purse made from a real, usable map. Book lovers will delight in the mini-book necklace. Sandals embellished with glittering paillettes will please fashion divas. A collection of favorite snapshots can become an artful wall gallery for best buddies to enjoy together, or friends can throw a spa party, craft hip decorations for each other's rooms, and lots more.
Build Your Daughter's Confidence and Creativity Tween girls are surrounded by technology, but cell phones and tablets can't replace the simple joy of making something of your very own. Encourage the artist in your daughter with these 52 DIY activities designed to help her believe in herself and convince her she can accomplish anything she sets her mind to. From the creative dynamo behind the popular Thistlewood Farms blog, KariAnne Wood, along with her twin "mini-thistles" Whitney and Westleigh and illustrator extraordinaire Michal Sparks comes this amazing collection of crafts designed with your tween girl in mind—a new project for every week of the year. Each craft is illustrated by Michal Sparks with an easy-to-understand, hand-drawn DIY with a simple set of instructions. In addition, each DIY comes with a supply list, skill level projection, approximate cost, and estimated timeframe to complete the project. Nothing hard. Nothing complicated. Just easy and fun projects for your girl to enjoy by herself, with friends, or with you!
Girls will discover dozens of fun ways to be creative with this book packed with projects. With special punch-out pages, girls can make bingo boards, a gift box, a secret note dispenser, a micro mobile, and so much more. This book also offers lots of games, crafts, journal-writing activities, and sticker fun to share with friends and family.
The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad. With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their kids. These simple projects use materials found around the house, making it easier than ever for busy moms and dads to not only spend more quality time with their children but also get them interested in science and technology. In this mind-blowing book, Sergei Urban takes the challenge off-screen with fifty step-by-step projects, including some that he has never shared online before. Each activity will go beyond the videos, featuring detailed explanations to simplify scientific concepts for parents and help answer the hows and whys of their curious children. Learn how to: explore new fun ways to paint; make slime with only two ingredients; defy gravity with a ping-pong ball; produce your own electricity, and more! With TheDadLab, parents everywhere will have an easy solution to the dreaded "I'm bored" complaint right at their fingertips!
An inspirational story which shows that even something small can make a big difference. When the last park in the city is to be closed, Poppy knows that she and the Blooms have to do something. Scattering their magic as they go, the flower friends speed on their mission. Will they save the park? ‘Fiona Woodcock’s beautiful illustrations perfectly capture the contrast between a grey cityscape and the joyful kaleidoscope that fresh flowers can add… This gentle little story is a delight from start to finish’ Books for Keeps ‘A beautifully illustrated picture book which feels like a real visual treat… The artwork is stunning and very original and I think this makes it stand out as an interesting read for small children.’ Being Mummy blog ‘Blooming wonderful!’ Red Reading Hub PRAISE FOR HIDING HEIDI: ‘Playful imagery and Heidi’s eventual recognition of her friends’ talents add up to a warm story about compromise and common ground’ Publishers Weekly ‘A very attractive addition to the picture book shelves from an artist to be watched’ Books for Keeps
