Stimulate your child 's creative talent and imagination with fun crafts for two to ten-year-olds. This colourful book contains more than 100 fun projects plus numerous variations that will keep little hands busy using a range of materials. There are novel ideas for cards, gifts, decorations and accessories, attractive ways to jazz up a T shirt or create a costume, and delicious recipes for fancy cakes and other edible treats. Each project comes with easy-to-follow instructions including an at-a-glance guide to age suitability, time taken and materials needed, while handy templates allow you to cut the perfect shape.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION; FUN WITH PAPER; Make your own personalized stationery, including birthday and Valentine cards, novelty pop up designs, decorated notebook and paper bags, wrapping paper and gift tags, DAZZLING DECORATIONS; Includes festive table decorations, beaded curtains, wind chime, shell mobile, artificial flowers, salt dough butterfly, paper friezes and 3-D paper decorations, MAKE IT, WEAR IT; Includes jazzed up T-shirts, tie-dye, scary skeleton shirt, skull and glitter masks, feathered headband, wizard's hat, flower power bonnet, finger puppets, BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS; Includes beaded candles, foam necklace, papier-mache choker, button key ring, sequinned glasses case, jewelled hair clasp and colourful bangles, HOME SWEET HOME; Includes fridge magnets, bird clock, sweetheart photo frame, hen egg cosy, desk tidy, animal napkin rings, SMELLS NICE; Includes beeswax candle, lavender pillow, novelty soaps, tussie mussie, winter candle-holders, fragrant drawer sachet, YUMMY FOR MY TUMMY; Includes stained glass window biscuits, chocolate fudge, white chocolate truffles, sweetheart cookies, bat biscuits, chocolate Easter nests, TEMPLATES;

About the Author

Gill Dickinson studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London. She now works as a crafts writer and creative stylist and is the author of several books. Cheryl Owen is an experienced crafter who has also worked as a dressmaker and fashion designer. She is the author of many books and has contributed to numerous magazines. Location: London, UK

Prizes

Creative Crafts for Kids has sold over 26000 hardback copies in the past year and a half Perfect for school holiday boredom Projects can be made using inexpensive or recycled materials and store cupboard ingredients

Reviews

Gr 4 Up-With its attractive layout and crisply formatted text, this oversize volume is sure to entice children and those who work with them. Each spread presents one project, including its name (often indicating a holiday theme), potential audience, approximate time to complete it, and materials needed. Step-by-step instructions are numbered to correspond with close-up photographs. Tips, variations on the craft, and pictures of the final item are included. There's even a bit of information on child development tossed in, hence the range of ages recommended for each activity. Reproducible templates and an index complete this useful though not essential book. Though most kids won't have their work turn out quite as sleekly as the full-color photos (and there is little multicultural representation in the photos), this appealing book should find its audience.-Maria B. Salvadore, formerly at Washington DC Public Library Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.