Little princesses will adore the delicious products of this how-to book, which features 24 jewellery-making projects. Easy instructions and dozens of illustrations show how to transform pretzels, gumdrops, and other candies into radical rings and wonderful wands, princess pins and heavenly headbands, knockout necklaces and excellent earrings, and beautiful bracelets and glamorous glasses.

This title includes 50 step-by-step activities to keep kids entertained. It offers fantastic creative ideas using everyday materials from around the home. It includes painting, printing, paper folding, papier-mache, recycling projects, salt dough, face painting and disguises, fun food, and much more. It you make your own art exhibition, paper-plate tennis game, indoor moss garden, pine-cone bird feeder, match-box puppet show, teddy bear's outfit and miniature town. All the projects are easy to follow, with step-by-step photographs and safety hints throughout. It is ideas for all children aged 7 to 12, either to make themselves or with adult supervision. It's raining again, and you've read all your books and played with all your toys, so what can you do until the sun comes out again? Instead of sitting in front of a computer or TV screen, why not make some of the exciting ideas shown in this book? There are painting and printing projects such as decorated eggs and a marbled book cover, recycled projects including a plastic bottle space rocket and a cardboard periscope that really works, paper projects such as a papier-mache piggy bank and an origami basket, recipe ideas including baked potato porcupines and pretty iced cookies, or you can dress up as a witch or a clown. So whether you are feeling hungry, playful or artistic, there is plenty here for you to do. Just use your imagination, have fun and forget about the rainy day!

This title features 25 amazing step-by-step badge-making projects. It features great ideas for making your own badges, including how to create a dotty dinosaur, a papier-mache cat, a funky bow tie, a lollipop and a birthday badge. It shows you how to make designs that use everyday materials, from sweets and sequins, to buttons and bows. It contains ideal projects for 8 to 12 year-olds, with simple designs to start off with, leading to more challenging ones for older kids. Over 150 photographs, with clearly explained instructions, show you what to do every step of the way. This is an exciting collection of fun-to-make badges that kids will love to create and wear themselves or give away to friends. With original ideas and designs like Felt Scotty Dog, Driftwood Boat, Fluffy Snowman and Paper Flower there are plenty of badges to inspire creative boys and girls of all ages. A clear and helpful introduction explains the materials you will use, like papier mache, salt dough, fake fur, glitter, buttons and paints. Techniques such as how to make dough and how to trace designs are included, together with easy-to-follow instructions for each project, whether it's painting, sticking or cutting. With lots of different badges for lots of situations - to keep or give as unique presents - each project is illustrated with step-by-step photographs and a clear picture of every finished badge.

You can make masks from balloons, kitchen sponges, funnels, strainers, paper plates and other household items. It features inventive ideas that include a tiger face made from a basket, crazy cardboard glasses, a wicked witch, a teapot, and a spooky skeleton that actually glows in the dark! It covers simple instructions and over 250 fantastic photographs show you what to do every step of the way. It is ideal for 7- to 11-year-olds, with easy projects to start off with, and more sophisticated ones for older kids. So, choose a mask and have fun making and wearing it! Masks have a long and fascinating history. Their use and meaning have varied from culture to culture, but they have always transformed the wearer. Some were used in performance art, as in ancient Japan and Greece - and now you too can make your own Japanese Noh mask and a Greek tragedy mask. Masquerade is the tradition of using masks in balls and festivals. At the Carnival in Venice, thousands of people still dress up every year in fabulous masks - just like the Venetian mask and Spanish giant in this book. The projects are both easy and fun to make. They use all kinds of methods and materials, from papier-mache to everyday objects like leaves or even a kitchen sieve. Masks can be made for all sorts of uses, such as going to a costume party, for a school drama production or even just to hang as decorations on a wall.

This craft book with a difference marries exceptional design quality with appealing, easy-to-make projects -- all with the help of a winning cast of knitted friends. Donna Wilson's lovable, highly-sought-after knitted characters have made their very own craft creations, and in this book they show children how to copy them. Information about the characters adds an irresistible extra dimension: little stories throughout the book explain why each character made each object as a present or surprise for one of their friends. Children will really want to make these things, and with the simple step-by-steps they really can. The book will appeal long after the projects are completed.

This title features 25 fantastic ideas for crafty and crazy conjuring. You can learn how to tie impossible knots, produce coins out of nowhere, read your friend's mind, suspend a hanky in mid-air, and predict the future! It is ideal for ages 7 to 12, with simple tricks to begin with, and more sophisticated illusions for master magicians. 25 brilliant ideas and over 250 clear photographs show you what to do every step of the way. It includes details about useful materials and equipment, as well as tips on presentation and performance style. It offers everything you need to know to put on your very own magic show - including a grand goodbye finale. Just saying the word 'magic' makes you feel that something wonderful is going to happen...and it will! How do we know this? Because author Nick Huckleberry Beak is a magician, and he is going to show you how to do some of the best and funniest conjuring tricks around. It takes just three things to make a magic show: an audience, a pocketful of good tricks and YOU! A great magician does not need flashy wands, fluffy bunnies or expensive magic sets. What you need is enthusiasm and practice.Almost all of the tricks in this book can be done using bits and pieces that you will find in your own home - from runaway ribbons to mysterious money. We know that you are going to have heaps of fun entertaining your friends and family with these illusions. But be warned: once you start, your audience will keep on asking for more!

Craft meets STEAM in these lively books that will help you design, build and create! Get ready to build your very own castle! From battlements to jousting grounds and secret rooms, step-by-step projects will give you all the instructions you need to make every element a model castle requires. Learn about principles of design and engineering as well as craft techniques to unleash your creativity! Every project has been designed to work using things you can find lying around at home, like disposable containers and packaging, and basic art and craft equipment. Why not check out the other books in the Maker Models series? Each book focuses on a place and will go through creating various parts of the structure. You could learn to make a space centre, a fairground, a transport hub, a mini-garden and biosphere or a theatre and film set and all the elements that constitute them. For children aged 9+, this illustrated series will be great for rainy days and science days and a good inspiration for DT classes and clubs.

Let's Do Art: Having Fun with Textiles uses a variety of techniques to carry out a range of simple projects.In doing so readers investigate different kinds of art, craft and design enabling them to explore and develop their ideas eg an event in their lives, or a natural object.Projects are easy enough for children to achieve alone, with minimal adult assistance.

A brain-teaser twist on the sensational pop-it fidget toy! This boredom-busting book of games and activities is embedded with a pop-it fidget toy, also known as "endless bubble wrap." Chock-full of games, quizzes, trivia and more, readers will discover new ways to play with the stress-relieving doo-dad that creates a satisfying pop when you press the bubbles. Activities include tons of trivia sprinkled with humour. (Do you know what a fartlek is?Where is there a neighbourhood called Foggy Bottom?) Games for solo readers, pairs, and groups include strategy games, a twist on mancala, categories and more, plus silly personality questions offer something for everyone in a travel-friendly package. The pop-it fidget toy became an overnight sensation. But what can one DO with it? This activity book shows you how! Offers a range of complexity, from silly, humorous quizzes to mentally challenging strategy games. Travel-friendly format makes it easy to pop on the go!

Two very distinctive dinosaurs pair up in this book to offer hours of craft-making glee. Parents will jump at the opportunity to give their children a gift that kids will love, and that actually develops valuable reasoning and motor control skills. Ages 6 and up.

Extinct dinosaurs come to life with the help of your child's busy fingers! Each paper dinosaur consists of ten to fifteen easily assembled paper parts. Children will love creating and playing with their new dino friends, and will develop important motor control skills in the process. Recommended for children six and above.

If the thought of getting crafty with your children fills you with glittery dread then this book is for you.

Quick Crafts for Parents Who Think They Hate Craft is packed with 40 projects free from crazy origami to lose your cool over and PVA glue to clean out of everyone’s hair. Get creative with your children even if you’re short on time (or patience).

Split into 4 sections: play with it, wear it, spruce it up and useful things, all of the crafts have been created to ensure that play can continue once the crafting is over. Go on a swashbuckling adventure complete with pirate hook and sword, whale watching in the bath or a leafy jungle safari with hairy baboons and rattling snakes.

Crafting doesn’t have to leave you cranky and the floor sticky!

The books in this series encourage children to use everyday materials in a series of exciting art projects, whether as entertaining ideas for rainy days at home, or for early school classrooms. In "Make it with Fabric", kids use both cloth and yarns of many colours to make animal faces, a rag doll, a hand puppet, a pen and pencil case and more! The 12 projects are presented in photo-illustrated spreads which feature easy-to-follow steps. Useful notes for parents and teachers appear at the end of the book, which give guidance on how the projects can be adapted to suit children of different ages.

Let your imagination run riot in this ultimate activity book on pirates. Design your own pirate flag, learn to read a treasure map and make a pirate's cutlass. Packed with stickers, pull-out decorated pirate-themed pages, puzzles, colouring, games, and projects to make and try at home, kids will be enthralled by this fabulous activity book. Snip! Stick! Colour! Create!

This book is a compilation of step-by-step instructions for how to build nine different types of catapults and trebuchets, including plans for: A PVC Pipe Trebuchet, A Tabletop Trebuchet, The World Famous Floating Arm Trebuchet, The Historical WarWolf Trebuchet, A Rat-Trap Catapult, The Mangonel (or Onager), The Greek Ballista, a Petraria Arcatinus And the Scorpion II. Each set of instructions include dimensional drawings of all wooden parts, lists of required hardware and sources, an abundance of photos, diagrams and detailed descriptions of the assembly process. Additional sections include historical notes for the different types of machines, warnings and safety suggestions, tuning tips, notes on scaling, tools and techniques and additional notes on even more kinds of catapults.

Crafting for kids is back in a big way, but don't take our word for it. Just check the arms, fingers, and even feet of kids around the nation. They're all wearing super funky accessories made of multicolored rubber bands Woven by hand, or with a small inexpensive loom, rubber band crafts are the latest craze, inspiring both boys and girls to put down their digital devices and start looming unique items to wear, share, and sell.

"Loom Band It" offers 60 unique rubber band projects, from bracelets and charms to cell phone sleeves and sandals. The authors also give readers an introduction to the world of "loomineering" (as they refers to the popular craft), basic techniques for using the loom, and instructions for a variety of patterns like fishtail, hexafish, ladder, and double braid. Kids and grownups who are new to looming, and those who would like to expand their projects, will find tons of inspiration and instruction in this book.

There are times when keeping your young children occupied and entertained can be a real challenge, no matter how super-organised or imaginative you're parenting skills. This bumper book of boredom-busting craft activities is all you need to be inspired. Dip in and discover the eight handy sections: Nature lovers, Messy makes, Rainy day, Sunny day, little laboratory, Paint and print, Playing and performing and Dressing-up. Each one is packed with things to do that range from spur-of-the-moment creative play, involving little or no preparation, to mini projects with step-by-step instructions.

This book features easy conjuring tricks for kids, shown step by step. It presents 16 amazing and impressive acts for children to master. It offers all the secrets of a successful magician - presentation, magic words, and the subtle tricks of the trade. More than 200 practical photographs ensure that the illusions are easy to follow and fun to do. You can make objects vanish, make money appear out of nowhere, become an escape artist, and much more! It includes simple and safe techniques for youngsters to make their own magician's equipment. With their natural senses of mischief and fun, children love to play tricks and spring surprises on friends and family. The awe-inspiring illusions in this book have been specially selected to include basic acts that require only one easily accessible prop, such as string or a magic wand, as well as more elaborate performances that require greater preparation and practice. This is the perfect starter book for ages 3-7 years - for older readers to use with minimum supervision, and for younger children to enjoy with adult help.

Discover your new craft obsession with TINY WORLD: SOAP!, all the materials and a step-by-step book for creating a soap donut. Welcome to Tiny World, a series of cutie-patootie mini-craft kits created especially for beginners, ages 10 and up. Coupled with materials to make an adorable, miniature project, this full-color, photographic, thirty-two page book provides an overview of soap making and step-by-step instructions to create your very own teeny-tiny donut. The easy-to-learn project can be completed in just a few hours or less and looks fabulous on your bookshelf and desk, and to show off to your friends.

Children and beginners will love folding origami animals of every kind with this easy origami-for-kids kit. Origami Zoo Kit is designed to stimulate your child's imagination and creativity through the age-old art of paper folding. It contains instructions and patterned folding papers for thirteen adorable animals along with life-like trees and people (zoo visitors) who together form a complete zoo. Each character comes with simple folding instructions, and the colorful papers can be folded up in just a few minutes. Stickers are provided to add finishing details to the models. Kids can then play with the animals on the fold-out zoo map that is provided. This map also has a coloring activity on the back! This origami kit contains: Full-color 48 page booklet Clear, step-by-step diagrams and instructions 15 fun origami projects 95 animal parts stickers 40 sheets of origami paper Fold-out zoo map Origami projects include: Python Lion Crocodile Panda Peacock Sear Lion Elephant And much more! Origami Zoo Kit will provide hours of enjoyment for your kids while at the same time teaching them a valuable new skill! *Winner of the 2016 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award*

Children love to make up stories, and group storytelling offers great fun as well as learning opportunities for families, classroom groups, and any gathering of friends. "Show Me a Story" is filled with creative craft projects and activities for jump-starting and fostering imaginative narratives for children of all ages. From visual prompts for younger children, such as story stones and a storytelling jar, to word grab bags and journaling exercises for older ones, this book includes everything needed to spark an infinite number of child-created stories.