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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Practical interests & handicrafts > Handicrafts > General
Stitch and stuff your favorite pretend foods with Sew Mini Treats!
Make your own felted play food with fabulous faces. Includes
instructions, patterns and materials for 18 cheerful, itty-bitty
food items as well as tips and tricks to customize your own
designs. It's an instant recipe for fun! With super-clear
instructions and no sewing experience required, Sew Mini Treats
provides hours of endless entertainment.
The step by step photo instructions are easy to follow and cover
all the basics, such as buttering a pan, rolling out cookie dough
and decorating a cake. Each recipe showcases real kids baking
something yummy, from muffins, scones and quick breads to yeast
breads, cookies, cakes and pies. Favourite recipes include Pumpkin
Patch Muffins, Puffy Popovers, Cinnamon Rolls, Cocoa Cake-in-a-Mug,
Teeny Tiny Apple Pies, Snickerdoodles and Chocolate Chip Cookie
Factory. Each chapter also features a Mix 'n' Match visual spread
with quick and creative ideas like bread dough art and decorated
cupcakes. Bonus features include pop-out recipe cards, cupcake flag
stickers, kitchen gift tags, cookie cut-out stencils, bake sale
signs and more.
’n Handgemaakte geskenk het soveel meer waarde as ’n gekoopte. Vlytige Geskenke
bevat talle briljante idees en projekte, van geurige badprodukte en smaaklike eetgoed
tot breekgoed met ’n boodskap en 3D-geleentheidskaartjies. Vlytige Geskenke is propvol
inspirasie vir geskenke, verpakkings en kaartjies. Rond jou skeppings af met
handversierde geskenkpapier en hangetikette en gee dan jou geskenke met liefde.
Inhoud: Toerusting, Vlytige geskenkidees, Knope-hangers, Soutdeeg-treffers, Appel-
houers, Selfdoen-gemmerbroodmengsel, Flesse vol verrassings, Bruiskoekies vir
badtyd, Prentjie-mooi!, Breekgoed met ’n boodskap, Blomme wat hou.
Finger string games are a wonderful opportunity for today's
children to practise meaningful movement, explore space, interact
with others, and exercise their creative spirits. They're also
great fun! String games can be particularly useful with children
who struggle at school, are dyslexic or who are learning concepts
such as 'left and right', 'up and down'. The book contains games
that will delight all children, from the very young to those with
greater dexterity. Michael Taylor has many years of experience in
working with children and has shared his string figures at schools
and camps throughout the world. This book contains over 80
inventive and imaginative string games and stories, all clearly
illustrated with step-by-step colour diagrams. The book is
particularly designed to require as little page-turning as possible
in the middle of making a string shape! Includes two brightly
coloured strings to get you started.
Race handmade boats, build an insect hotel and create wildflower
Easter eggs, all while learning about the natural world -- whatever
the weather. This practical and brightly illustrated book is packed
with indoor and outdoor crafts and activities, plus fun facts, to
entertain and engage curious children during the spring and summer
months. All the activities encourage an exploration of nature, from
streams and moss, to butterflies and dandelions. Children will love
finding out about the natural world through play and creation
whether at home or in the classroom. This wide-ranging book will
provide inspiration for parents and teachers working with children
aged four and up. Most activities can be enjoyed both individually
and in groups.
This book looks at how people lived and worked through the ages. It
is a visual guide to beliefs, trade, culture, entertainment, food
and farming in the world's great civilizations. It offers
fascinating facts about the lifestyles and skills of ancient
societies, and how they developed through time. Step-by-step
projects describe how to make necklaces, clothes, food and models
inspired by the past. You can play an Indian board game, cook
Celtic oatcakes and wear a Japanese theatrical mask. You can learn
about food, materials, and early inventions such as the wheel - and
discover what a Mesopotamian schoolboy packed in his lunchbox! More
than 1500 photographs and illustrations show what life for these
peoples was really like. This lively thematic history investigates
many aspects of the world's civilizations and cultures. You can
follow the development of art, leisure, beliefs and festivals, home
life, work and trade through history and around the globe, from
ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to China and India and the
Americas.
This title helps you step into the spectacular world of ancient
South America, with 340 exciting pictures and 15 step-by-step
projects. You can journey back through the centuries to a time
before Europeans arrived in search of gold and land. You can
explore the Inca way of life high up in the Andes Mountains,
including their study of the stars, their burial rituals, and the
intricate rope bridges they wove. It features 15 easy-to-do
projects actively involve the reader in understanding the past -
make a reed boat that really floats, eat a delicious Inca bean
stew, sculpt a Tiwanaku pottery jaguar, and design a dazzling sun
god mask. It contains fascinating fact boxes that provide extra
insights and highlight links with the present. It is packed with
over 340 photographs and illustrations, including historical maps
and a pictorial timeline, this is perfect for school or home use by
children aged 8 to 12. Successors to the Chimu gold workers and the
Tiwanaku lake people, the Incas ruled the most spectacular empire
South America has ever seen. The so-called Land of the Sun God was
bright with treasure houses of precious metals, the most fabulous
clothes and huge stone buildings. A variety of step-by-step
projects enable you to bring this past age to life - beat on an
Inca drum, make a model granary, and recreate a Chimu ceremonial
knife. This is the ideal introduction to South American history,
for study, reference and practical learning.
This title contains easy step-by-step activities that include fancy
dress ideas, pumpkin-carving techniques as well as lots of spiders,
witches and bats to paint, print or make. There are also
invitations, decorations and cooking activities, which are ideal
for Halloween parties. It includes two pages of stickers to use
with the projects or for your own picture and is filled with
colourful illustrations and inspiring photographs.
Step into the world of the Celtic people, with 15 step-by-step
projects and over 400 exciting pictures. It offers a journey back
to a time more than two thousand years ago, when the warlike Celts
dominated northern and central Europe. Marvel at their bravery and
nobility in battle, and discover why they were both feared and
admired by the Greeks and Romans. It includes 15 easy and fun
projects enable you to re-create the past - draw a classic Celtic
border, craft an elaborate brooch, make a mighty warrior's shield
and helmet, sculpt an elegant pot, forge an intricate wild boar
statue, and build a roundhouse fit for a Gaelic chieftain. It
features more than 400 photographs and illustrations include
diagrams, historical maps and a pictorial timeline. It is ideal for
home or school use for ages 8 to 12. Find out fascinating facts
about the many different Celtic clans: the reasons for their
migration, their mysticism and beliefs, and how they crafted
exquisite metalwork. Delve into everyday life to find out what the
Celts ate, where they lived, the brave heroes they revered and the
deadly weapons with which they armed themselves. A selection of 15
practical projects will make learning stimulating, exciting and fun
either at home or in the classroom: reproduce the famous Gundestrup
bowl, make a Welsh harp and tuck into traditional Celtic oatcakes!
This title is suitable for ages 5 years & over. Winky Cherry
introduces sewing to young seamsters - from simple stitches and
doll making to understanding and using a sewing machine - in this
series. The guides feature clever rhymes and simple instructions,
which teach sewing skills, as well as responsibility, commitment,
focus, patience, co-ordination, and organisation. Levels progress
through hand sewing, embroidery, doll making, machine sewing,
patchwork, and quilting. This kit introduces kids to sewing basics
such as threading a needle, making knots, using pins, using dots,
overstitching, and lock stitching. Step-by-step instructions guide
children through stitching and stuffing felt animals. Including a
book, two sets of bird shapes precut from quality felt, three yards
each of four colours of crochet thread, and an additional 43
patterns, this kit is also a companion to "Yes, I Can Sew!".
Are you ready to become a sewing craftinista? Beat boredom with 14
new and updated sewing projects you can make yourself! Start with a
few beginner-friendly projects to help you learn your machine, like
handmade cards and cool accessories, and work your way up to fun
challenges like a fabric notebook cover and drawstring backpack.
Along the way, you'll play games to help you practice so you can
ace your next sewing project. Pretty soon, your parent,
grandparent, big sis, or best friend will be coming to you for
sewing advice!
A treasure trove of fun for every horse-loving girl! Horse Play! is
packed with great activities and projects, from crafting a mini
barn and pasture to designing your dream horse, sewing a pony
pillow, making a shelf for model horses, and colouring a pull-out
poster. Quizzes, checklists, and fill-in-the-blanks invite you to
test your knowledge of horses, breeds, riding, and horse care. And
this kit-in-a-book also includes stickers, a stencil, pop-out
cards, and complete plans for a Horsing-Around party with games,
invitations, a horse pinata, party grub, and must-watch horse
movies.
A beautifully illustrated guide to the history and symbolism of
flowers for every plant lover. Sunflowers are symbols of
friendship. Gardenias represent secrets and mystery. Irises say, I
trust you. Flowers bring color and beauty to the everyday world
around us, but flowers aren't just pretty: Throughout history, they
have been used to express ideas about ourselves and the people we
care about. From asters to zinnias, from baby's breath to
forget-me-nots, learn the magical, meaningful language of flowers
with this magnificent guide to floriography. The secrets of every
bloom and blossom are revealed ... and with personalized quizzes
and handy charts, you'll discover your own flower power!
Create your own magical unicorn world with this incredible origami
guide! 200 pages of origami fun! Origami is the art of paper
folding. Through easy-to-follow instructions, you can learn to fold
10 origami pieces using the perfectly patterned paper provided.
Instructions include: flowers, a tree, a butterfly, a unicorn and
even a magical unicorn poop! It's hours of fun! The art of
paper-folding, origami, is almost as old as paper itself.
Originally ceremonial and then practised by the elite, origami is
now enjoyed by people young and old all over the world. It is a
great way for young people to develop hand-eye co-ordination,
precision and even improves understanding of geometry. Unicorn
Origami is a delightful way to introduce this art to kids who can't
get enough of their favourite magical creatures.
Join in with the Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay's fun in this
fabulous sticker activity book based on the bestselling book The
Scarecrows' Wedding, by the duo behind The Gruffalo and Stick Man.
Can you complete the scenes with their puzzle stickers? Can you
find all the things Betty and Harry need for their wedding? And
what would be on your list if you were to get ready for an
important day? Draw your own scarecrow, un-jumble words and match
the pairs with this treasure trove of endless fun! Jam-packed with
sticker activities themed around the original book, this is the
perfect companion activity book for fans of Julia Donaldson and
Axel Scheffler. Includes over 400 stickers Hours of fun are
guaranteed with colouring-in, dot-to-dots, spot the difference,
mazes, simple word searches and more! A must-have for fans of Julia
Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's work Collect the whole sticker book
series: Stick Man Superworm Tabby McTat The Highway Rat The
Scarecrow's Wedding The Smeds and the Smoos Tiddler Zog Zog and the
Flying Doctors From the author and illustrator of The Gruffalo,
Stick Man and ZOG, which have all been made into animated films
shown on BBC1 Superworm animation will debut on BBC1 Christmas 2021
With Debbie's techniques - like creating a beautiful butterfly
without glue or using leftover paper scraps for flowers - you
really can do crafts without making a huge mess. The projects in
each chapter create their own wonderful worlds for children to play
in. Whether they want to create a world under the sea, a magical
garden, or a monster puppet show, Debbie provides step-by-step
photos to make these projects extra kid-friendly. Projects include
Shimmery Jewel Dragon Flies, Paper Roll Octopus, Rubber Glove
Dragon and Plastic Bottle Alien. Besides being low-mess, all of
these 70 projects can be made with supplies you already have at
home - clothespins, paper towel rolls, construction paper, pipe
cleaners and tissue paper - making craft time easier than ever.
Debbie Chapman is the founder of One Little Project, a blog that
focuses on cooking, baking and crafting. She has over 270K
followers on Facebook and over 178K on Pinterest.
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