Animal lovers will adore these hands-on projects, which use recycled materials to make animal-themed crafts. Photos and detailed instructions walk readers through each step. Convert a recycled jar into a retro bird feeder, turn recycled paper into wild lion wall art, and transform old T-shirts into a dog toy. A QR code provides a link to additional how-to photos for each activity.
Parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for ideas on how to get children outdoors and instill in them a love of nature can find more than 75 creative crafts, games, and activities using objects that kids can collect from nature in this idea book. As children make race cars out of rocks, create paint from plants, and assemble funny grass masks, they learn to be environmentally friendly—absorbing information on recycling, reducing waste, and inspiring others to protect nature. Organized by the various natural materials needed, the crafts offer a new twist on perennial homemade gifts and school projects.
Crafty readers will delight in celebrating Earth Day by making age-appropriate, Earth-themed projects from odds and ends they already have! Turn recycled paper into a beautiful bloom barrette, give old shoes new life with painted shark portraits, and build a beehive out of used straws. Easy to follow steps and color photographs provide inspiration and guidance as you create all kinds of activities. Step-by-step instructions pair with photos of in-progress and finished crafts. Extend learning with additional photos of how to make each activity, accessible online via QR code.
Shapes, games, boxes, and more! Crafters will love these math-themed crafts made from odds and ends you already have on hand. Turn cardboard into a working scale, use fractions to give rain boots a splash of color, and let geometry inspire emoji photo props from recycled paper. Color photos and step-by-step instructions will walk readers through each activity. Extend learning with more detailed how-to images are accessible online via a QR code.
Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed engineering projects, including constructing an airplane from a plastic bottle, transforming an old T-shirt into a working wind sock, and building a small city from plastic containers.
Shares instructions for creating Earth-themed science projects, including converting old clothing into space gear using ice, turning broken crayons into a candle with heat, and growing crystallized candy in a recycled jar.
Create new technology crafts from old household materials. Devise a sundial from recycled cardboard, refresh old earbuds with string, and make a cell phone charging cradle from a recycled container. Detailed instructions and photos of the steps and the finished product will guide crafty techies through each projects. Additional pictures of how to make each project are accessible online via a QR code.
Animal lovers will adore these hands-on projects, which use recycled materials to make animal-themed crafts. Photos and detailed instructions walk readers through each step. Convert a recycled jar into a retro bird feeder, turn recycled paper into wild lion wall art, and transform old T-shirts into a dog toy. A QR code provides a link to additional how-to photos for each piece.
Warm hearts and show your love for animals with scrap metal art! Get inspired with crafts that sculpt sweet, adorable critters from everyday metal objects and junk drawer finds. You might craft tiny hedgehogs with old nails or build beautiful birds from old light bulbs. With creativity and imagination, you'll transform simple scraps into cute critters!
A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.
