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Eggs aren't just for breakfast! With a bit of imagination, they can
also be transformed into beautiful decorative items and gifts. A
modern and accessible hobby, egg art is something all generations
can take part in, and connect over. Egg Art feeds into the current
trend of working and crafting with natural, everyday objects,
turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Hatch a plan and get
cracking on your egg-cellent designs now!
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.
Dragonolia is a storybook with a difference. Discover 14 charming
tales, where each one is intertwined with an exciting craft project
enabling the reader to relive the amazing adventures of Sir Richard
Barons, the famous 19th century dragon hunter. Learn how to make an
antique-looking Box Frame while reading about the tale of the
Mischievous Mink; or perhaps you might like to find out how to
easily craft the fabulous Wizards' Wand that brought the dying
dragon, Angeline, back to life at the last minute; or even make a
real-life Dreamcatcher to hang above your bed as you follow Sir
Richard Barons into the Brazilian jungle on the trail of the
Celestial Dragon Spirit to cure his niece of the horrible
nightmares she suffered after she banged her head falling off her
horse. The stories, written in an imaginative Victorian style
befitting of the great adventurer, fit perfectly round their
accompanying craft projects, which being beautifully laid out in
simple, easy-to-follow steps, ensure a truly immersive and
rewarding experience for the reader and listener alike.
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String Art
Eva Steele-Staccio
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Discovery Miles 4 580
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Turn string and pins into works of art with String Art, a modern
twist on a classic craft. Children can use more than 20 art
templates, including animals, words and pictures to create the
whole look: pick a design, prepare it with pins and string and
display! String Art comes with everything you need to create
beautiful designs, including pins, backing boards and instructions.
With enough material to make three big art pieces and four small
art pieces, there are hours of fun to be had!
Dino Crafts and Bakes offers outstanding value by combining baking
and crafting into one set. Coupled with an on-trend theme, this is
sure to be a winner in-store
Create mini art masterpieces right from the comfort of your home
with Tiny Art Studio. Use adorably-scaled, real art supplies to
paint, embellish and display masterpieces in your home! The art
guidelines printed on the canvas are inspired by real-life famous
works of art. The book included explains the different art styles
of each artist through their original example. Perfect for lovers
of art! The kit includes: an instruction book cardboard frames
acrylic paint colouring pencils sticker embellishments tiny paint
palette wooden easel mini paintbrush What is Klutz? Klutz is a
premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire
creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear
instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of
humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear
instructions Open-ended creativity Rewarding reading Skills to
build on Everything you need
You can learn all about the inhabitants of the frozen north, with
15 step-by-step projects and over 350 exciting pictures. You can
discover the origins of the different people who live in the most
northerly reaches of the Earth - including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami
and Chukchi races - and how they have managed to survive in such
harsh conditions. It includes 15 step-by-step projects: build a
model igloo, make a Nenet tent, create a shaman's drum, fashion
some warming mittens and a traditional Saami hat, and construct
your very own Inuit hunting boat. Fact boxes provide extra insights
and highlight links with the present day. It includes more than 350
photographs and illustrations include cross-sections, historical
maps and a pictorial timeline. It is perfect for home or school use
for 8- to 12-year-olds. In one of the world's most extreme
environments, mankind has developed unique methods of survival.
This fact-filled book examines Arctic habitation through the ages.
Find out about the amazing ways in which humans have learned to
hunt, herd and farm in harmony with nature, using the wildlife
around them for food, fur, transport and even racing! Read of their
centuries-long struggles against freezing winter winds and whalers
from Europe. Marvel at their beautiful carvings and hand-crafted
tools - many of which you can make yourself!
Social-Emotional Learning Using Makerspaces and Passion Projects is
chock-full of meaningful projects that educators can use to teach
social-emotional skills in grades 3-6. The projects show students
how to create a digital calming room, prototype an inclusive
playground, and make recycled cards with paper circuits to spread
kindness. They also teach young makers how to focus on
self-regulation and self-care, engage in community outreach by
helping struggling families, and tell their own stories using
podcasting and green screening. In addition, the book provides
teachers with helpful strategies for scaffolding passion projects,
funding a makerspace, and tips for building community and
celebrating diversity. With the engaging ideas in this book,
educators will be able to help their students build direct
connections to social awareness, relationship skills, responsible
decision-making, self-management, and self-awareness (CASEL's SEL
Framework).
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Easy Origami
(Paperback)
Abigail Wheatley; Illustrated by Teresa Bellon, Lo Cole
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Discovery Miles 2 170
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Simply pull out a sheet and follow the straightforward instructions
to fold stylish, full-colour origami animals, from birds and
butterflies to fish, dinosaurs and whales. Featuring 11 different
animals, printed on 61 sheets.
The #1 New York Times Best Seller and IACP Award Winner! Want to
bake the most-awesome-ever cupcakes? Or surprise your family with
breakfast tacos on Sunday morning? Looking for a quick snack after
school? Or maybe something special for a sleepover? It's all here.
Learn to cook like a pro-it's easier than you think. For the first
time ever, America's Test Kitchen is bringing their scientific
know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS in the
kitchen! Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America's Test
Kitchen has created THE cookbook every kid chef needs on their
shelf. Whether you're cooking for yourself, your friends, or your
family, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs has delicious recipes
that will wow! - Recipes were thoroughly tested by more than 750
kids to get them just right for cooks of all skill levels-including
recipes for breakfast, snacks and beverages, dinners, desserts, and
more. - Step-by-step photos of tips and techniques will help young
chefs feel like pros in their own kitchen - Testimonials (and even
some product reviews!) from kid test cooks who worked alongside
America's Test Kitchen will encourage young chefs that they truly
are learning the best recipes from the best cooks. By empowering
young chefs to make their own choices in the kitchen, America's
Test Kitchen is building a new generation of confident cooks,
engaged eaters, and curious experimenters.
A follow-up to Watercolor Crush! Watercolor Dreams teaches
basic-to-expert watercolour techniques and provides 18 pages of
illustrations around trendy themes such as: llamas galaxy tropical
unicorn mermaids and so much more!
Sew your own mini plant friends and gorgeous gardens! This kit is
packed with colourful fabrics to help you create your very own
gardens and perfect plant friends, including a cute yoga frog,
carnivore plants and more! Contents include: 32-page book different
colour felts embroidery floss in various colours embroidery needles
pre-cut eyes and cheeks simple instructions. Check out Sew Mini
Treats and Sew Mini Animals, too!
**Winner of Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award**
Children and beginners can make fun and simple origami projects
with this playful origami kit. My First Origami Kit is the perfect,
affordable introductory kit for kids and parents to learn and
master the joys of origami together. If you've never done origami
before, My First Origami Kit is a great origami kit for beginners.
It is filled with origami of all kinds--birds, beasts, vehicles,
even a teddy bear that talks when you open and close its arms. The
folding fun begins with the specially designed origami papers. Both
sides are decorated based on the subject--feathers for the duck,
metal plates for the airplane, scales for the cobra, and other
surprises. You'll end up with a great looking paper model no matter
with which side you start. You can add fun stickers to your
finished models--to make eyes, ears, paws, and other features. This
easy origami kit contains: Full-colored instructional booklet
Easy-to-follow instructions 22 origami-for-kids projects 150
detailed stickers 60 two-sided folding sheets Origami paper is
pre-colored This kit is sure to keep kids engaged and happy for
hours. They'll be so proud of their very first origami--and you'll
be delighted to display them! Origami projects include: Penny
Penguin Sea Surfer Caramel Bear Magic Box Hugo Pig And much more...
Grab a plate and dig in to 50 exciting science projects that use
everyday kitchen items! Perfect for kids ages 8 to 12 interested in
STEM, this book makes experimenting safe, easy, and (sometimes)
tasty. This vividly designed book of experiments is perfect for
little scientists everywhere with 50 hands-on activities for
curious kids with a passion for STEM and STEAM. All projects within
this jam-packed title are excellent for learning basic scientific
principles without leaving your house - the materials are just
everyday items found in the kitchen! These experiments range in
difficulty level and category-from Construction and Sound to
Electricity and Pressure-so kids can do some on their own or work
with an adult. It's no surprise that some of the projects even
double as treats since we're working in the kitchen! Kids can study
and snack with experiments like: Unicorn Noodles Instant Ice Cream
Candy Crystals Written by Michelle Dickinson, a scientist who
studies atomic particles, these precise yet easy-to-follow
instructions make mind-blowing science experiments easy for
everyone, whether for science fairs or just family fun. With
experiments tested by hundreds of households around the world,
Kitchen Cabinet Science Projects is the perfect gift for all ages.
This book features creative things for young children to make,
shown step by step. 16 entertaining projects to encourage crafty
kids!. It covers ideas that include a cork rattlesnake, shell
butterfly mobiles, a mop scarecrow, and a cardboard box doll's
house. It introduces and explains all the craft terms, techniques,
materials, tools and equipment needed. It features over 200
photographs, including all the different stages and beautiful
finished pictures to inspire and delight. It is an ideal starter
book for ages 3 to 7 years, for older readers to use with minimum
supervision, and for younger children to enjoy with adult help. It
includes the easy and exciting activities that are the perfect way
for children to build their self-confidence - even as they are
building something fun to make. Making things yourself is both
enjoyable and really rewarding. It takes time and you have to
concentrate to understand how things are put together, but all the
hard work is worth it. Once you have painted a flowerpot or made
your own papier-mache maracas, the finished product has some of
your own special magic in it! You will feel so proud, and everyone
will want to admire your work.Crafty things to create include a
model canal boat made using recycled materials, a lively dinosaur
sock puppet and a fantastic magnetic fishing game.
This book contains exciting craft projects for children to make and
own--or to give as presents. The projects also provide a fun way
for children and adults to be creative together. There are
brilliant ideas to decorate your space and store your stuff using
stamping, stenciling, printing, stitching, painting, cutting,
sticking, decoupage, and collage.
Here are pages and pages of beautiful paper that begs to be cut up,
crafted with, doodled on, and shared, plus Flow's signature
pull-out goodies: paper banners, postcards, stickers, paper dolls,
and posters too. There are beautiful bookmarks to snip out. Trading
cards to write on, with sweet prompts like "I think you're great
because..." Brightly patterned strips of paper make a festive paper
chain, and DIY photo booth props - like a funny mustache or a crown
- make posing with friends even more fun. As with any Flow
adventure, perfect results aren't the goal - getting lost in the
flow of the creative process is. Combining the pleasure of hands-on
activity with the beautiful production values that are the
trademark of Flow's adult books, calendars, and stationery, The
Kids' Book of Paper Love helps young readers slow down, enjoy the
pleasures of crafting, and relish screen-free play.
This title explores the ancient cultures that shaped human history
and civilization. It vividly portrays key periods from the past,
with glimpses into art, fashion, crafts, trade and warfare. It
contains inside-view artworks of palaces and humble homes, and
insights into the everyday lives of monarchs, priests, farmers,
traders and children of long ago. It includes 60 practical projects
for historical models, costumes and recipes - construct a miniature
Parthenon, don the uniform of a Roman legionary, and bake pastries
from an age-old Egyptian recipe. It features an exciting and
authoritative reference for home or school use by 8- to
12-year-olds. This authoritative reference and project book will
enrich your knowledge and understanding of the past. Witness the
progression of human civilization, and see what gave each culture -
from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire - its particular identity.
Over 1500 photographs and illustrations include inside-view
artworks of important buildings from history, such as a Pharaoh's
tomb, an ancient Greek home and a Roman bath. Projects include a
model Egyptian boat, a miniature stonehenge, a Roman toga and the
Greek game of knucklebones.
Make fun and straightforward papercraft models with this easy
origami book! World-renowned origami author and expert Florence
Temko brings you Origami for Beginners, her collection of her most
simple and user-friendly designs. Experience the thrill of creating
delightful origami objects from a single sheet of paper. Develop
your creativity. Enhance your dexterity. Origami for Beginners
teaches you how to make over forty simple-to-fold origami
objects--from jumping mice to adorable kittens to beautiful
Christmas ornaments and greeting cards. Origami is an ideal
activity for children since paper folding develops dexterity and
creativity. Origami is also a craft based on a few fundamental 3D
folding techniques, so Origami for Beginners is a useful starting
point for fans of all ages and abilities. Although this book is
aimed at origami beginners, it contains projects suitable for
origami fans of all ages and abilities and is the perfect book for
all those who enjoy making things with their hands. This origami
book contains: 32 page, full-color book 40 fun origami projects
Step-by-step directions Colorful diagrams and pictures Use it to
craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your
home--or as a beautiful gift for paper craft lovers. All of the
folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a
great way to learn origami. None of the projects require paint or
glue so just grab some origami paper and start folding right away!
Origami projects include: Diamond Base Pirate's Hat Tropical Fish
Skyscraper Layered Card Sunburst And much more...
Let's make mini-magazines (or 'zines' for short)! From animal
safaris and recipes to you and your family, pick your favourite
topics and get going! This book contains 10 zines for you to write,
illustrate, and put together. Each one has a distinct theme, with
lots of ideas for stories, features and pictures - the rest is up
to you! With fully-illustrated instructions and hints and tips
along the way, this brand new book from zine publisher and comic
artist Kristyna Baczynski will get you making your own brilliant
zines in no time.
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