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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Practical interests & handicrafts > Handicrafts > General
Become a world-class spy with this top secret kit, filled with cool
spy tools and tricks of the trade. The world of spies is revealed
in this kit filled with top secret information. Learn all the tips
and tricks spies use to do their jobs. Plus you get your own pair
of spy glasses, an electronic listening device, and the essential
UV light pen that no spy should be without.
Explore an enchanted world in the My Magical Unicorn journal!
Packed with fantastic crafts, recipes, games, activities, and
fill-in fun - this is the perfect journal for the unicorn obsessed.
Coming in the same format as 'My Beautiful Unicorn', at 96 pages
with padded hardcover front, a glitter elastic band and full-colour
insides. This journal also includes a section at the back for
filling in memories for each month of the year.
Cutting, folding and sticking aren't just fun and games - they're
also a great way to improve children's manual dexterity and ability
to concentrate. Paper Playtime transforms the traditional workbook
into a hands-on learning opportunity. With simple step-by-step
instructions, the child will create delightful projects as well as
gain a sense of accomplishment. With each page, children will fold
paper and use scissors and glue with greater accuracy and skill.
Each summer, millions of children complain, "There's nothing to
do." Originally published in 1888, The American Boy's Handy Book
resoundingly challenges this age-old dilemma by providing a huge
number of ideas for fun and instructional projects for young boys.
Everything from camping and kite building to raising dogs and
building boats is detailed for the would-be adventurer and do-it
your-selfer.
A COLLECTION OF EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINING CRAFTS THAT ARE SURE TO
GET KIDS AND PARENTS TO UNPLUG AND INTERACT Does your child spend
too much time in front of a screen? Help them discover the
excitement of hands-on learning with Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will
Love. Packed with DIY projects like a personalized race track chore
tracker, a high-flying homemade 3D kite and handmade musical
instruments, the activities in this book will encourage your child
to explore the world beyond the screen. Screen-Free Crafts Kids
Will Love features step-by-step instructions and color photos for
over 60 entertaining and educational projects that are guaranteed
to: * Promote lifelong learning * Stimulate creativity * Improve
problem solving * Spur imaginative thinking * Encourage independent
playtime And the fun doesn't end when the crafting is over.
Youngsters will love making and playing with their new handmade
creations on game night, at parties, during holidays and more.
Following the bestselling Naturama, Michael Fewer and Melissa Doran
return with an activity book that encourages young readers to
discover for themselves the magic of nature right on their
doorstep. Season by season, the book is packed with outdoor
projects that include making a nest box for birds, adopting a tree,
making an insect hotel and moon gazing. But it is perhaps the field
guide sections, which encourage observation, collecting and the
creation of their very own nature journal, that will be most loved
by children in years to come. The charming My Naturama Nature
Journal will provide hours of entertainment for budding naturalists
everywhere - whatever the season.
Crammed with fifty crafts and creative ideas for the run up to the
Christmas season. Each craft is accompanied by simple step-by-step
illustrated instructions. Make divine decorations, glittery angels,
clever gift wrap, 3D cards, and more!
This book explores the festival of Christmas and the story behind
it and features six simple origami projects for your own festive
fun! The book shows how people around the world celebrate Christmas
both in church and at home. Attractively designed, its simple text
and wonderful full-colour photos make this an essential book for
children celebrating or learning about the festival. The origami
activities are accessible to all and are explained with
step-by-step illustrations. Your fantastic creations can be used as
decorations for the festival, for presents, to impress your teacher
for a Christmas school project or simply to wow your friends!
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book is part of the Origami Festivals series, which bring religious
festivals, including Divali, Easter, Christmas and Chinese New Year
to life through origami art. Each festival is examined in detail,
from its history to its significance today and the manner in which
people worldwide celebrate it. Origami craft activities engage the
reader in each festival and add a fun art and design element to the
series. A religious and interactive craft series for children aged
9+.
Prepare for a monster bash this Halloween with this delightful book
packed with more than 100 ideas for indoor and outdoor decorations,
games, jack o'lanterns, recipes and party favors. Christine and
Rosa show you how to create your own "Sleepy Hollow" complete with
tombstones, hovering ghosts, frightful lanterns and a tunnel of
terror. With their sure-fire recipes, you'll be able to conjure up
a variety of devilish delights in the kitchen and you'll be
decorating and displaying dressed-to-thrill pumpkins.
Learning to be a maker has never been more fun. Full-color cartoons
and drawings lead you through the steps needed for making a wizard
wand, a sanding block, a charging station for your phone or tablet,
and a sturdy box with a hidden compartment. You'll learn how to
choose and use the right tools, measure and cut properly, sand,
glue, and finish your woodworking projects to make them look great.
This is the perfect guide for young people who want to do
woodworking at home, at school, or at a local makerspace. It
teaches fundamental skills and unlocks creativity. No prior
experience or knowledge of tools is required. Everything you need
to know is explained in the text and cartoons. This easy-to-follow
guide is suitable for all ages. It features: Lavish cartoons and
line art Step-by-step instructions with full-color art Projects
that are fun and useful Basic skills, handy tips, and safety
precautions Woodworking is the most universally useful of crafts.
In this book, young adults will learn to work successfully with
standard hand tools found in any garage or basement workshop and in
any school shop class. The skills learned here will unlock a
lifetime of useful skills and satisfying accomplishments.
Learning to be a maker has never been more fun. Lavishly
illustrated with cartoons and drawings, this book guides the reader
through six hands-on projects using electricity. Discover the
electrical potential lurking in a stack of pennies - enough to
light up an LED or power a calculator! Launch a flying LED copter
into the air. Make a speaker that plays music from an index card.
Build working motors from a battery, a magnet, and some copper
wire. Have fun while learning about and exploring the world of
electricity. The projects in this book illuminate such concepts as
electric circuits, electromagnetism, electroluminescence, the
Lorentz force and more. You'll be amazed by the results you get
with a handful of simple materials.
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