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Learn how to embroidery stitch with Super Cute Embroidery by Klutz! In this adorable kit, kids can learn embroidery stitching the cute way with a new stitch on each adorable project! This kit will teach kids how to satin-stitch a bee and cross-stitch a popsicle! There are 8 different designs printed in 4-colour, in cotton fabric. The kit comes with an embroidery hoop sized perfectly for the art work. Included in the kit: Embroidery hoop Custom designed fabric with 8 projects 7 coolours of embroidery thread Felt embellishments 2 needles 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
Printed on stiff card, this book contains templates to cut out and construct a model of a Viking settlement crammed with authentic detail. The base of the completed model measures 61 x 46cm, and includes 16 houses with doors and windows that open to reveal the details inside, and two Viking trading ships. With over 40 cut-out figures including merchants, traders and townspeople to recreate scenes of everyday life in a bustling riverside settlement.
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.
Craft meets STEAM in these lively books that will help you design, build and create! Get ready to build your very own fairground! From a carousel to the big wheels and roller coasters, step-by-step projects will give you all the instructions you need to make every element a model fairground needs. 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 photographic series will be great for rainy days and science days and a good inspiration for DT classes and clubs.
Unleash your inner artist with Coloring Crush. The set includes everything you need to make dreamy, just-add-colour works of art. And, for those who can't find the pointy end of a pencil, this set includes a crash course in: using coloured pencilsblending and layeringcolour scheme inspirations artist-approved techniques. It's everything a budding artist could want!
Make adorable mini plushies with Sew Your Own Ice Cream Animals by Klutz! The follow-up to the cute and popular Sew Your Own Donut Animals and Sew Squishy Cubes. In this adorable kit, kids can sew four ice cream animal treats with an extra topping of personality! Each scoop is its own animal so you can swap them around and put them in a sundae or on a cone. Included in the kit: a booklet for guidance and inspiration pre-cut felt pieces embroidery threads in different colours and a needle stuffing four pom-poms paper sundae dish paper ice cream cone. 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
Create amazing creatures, incredible toys, and wild gifts for your friends and family. All it takes is some paint, a few rocks, and your imagination! Easy-to-follow instructions from rock painting expert Lin Wellford will teach you how to create: Rockasaurs Stone buildings Rockburgers and other fun foods Flowers Teddy bears And other awesome rock projects perfect for decorating any space! Also included are tips and tricks to make your rocks into masterpieces! You'll learn how to draw each design on a rock with a pencil, then paint the details in whatever colors you choose. You can make each project look just like the real thing or as wild and wacky as you prefer. The choice is yours-and so is the fun!
Here at last is the definitive book on how to make a pop-up. Every aspect of the creation of a pop-up, known as paper engineering, is clearly and thoroughly covered. All types of parallel folds, angle folds, wheels, and pull tabs are accurately detailed verbally and visually, flat and in dimension. Also included is a history of pop-ups and a step-by-step photographic essay on how a pop-up is made from start to finish. This guided tour is perfect for aspiring pop-up creators, paper engineers, students, and appreciators of this unique art form.
Rubber-band jewellery - the coolest thing around, and so simple to make! Everyone's crazy for rubber-band jewellery! Discover how to make 35 fantastic designs for yourself and your friends. All you need to make basic bracelets are colourful rubber bands, a loom that you can make yourself, a hook and a clip - it's that simple! The patterns in this book show you how to make a whole host of different items that you can customise by choosing your own colourways. Every one of these projects, from a pretty diamond bracelet to a chic pinstripe bracelet, and from a fabulous kaleidoscope bracelet to cute ladybird and bee bracelets, will inspire you to get crafting. Start out with Easy-Peasy Bracelets, and, as your skills improve, try some of the Craftier Bracelets. Then, why not make some Awesome Accessories? You'll find a headband, earrings, keyring, charms and more. It's so easy to create these beautiful, colourful and stylish bracelets and accessories. All the projects have clear step-by-step illustrated instructions, so you'll be an expert in no time!
This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructions, Cut It! teaches kids how to enjoy the craft traditions of paper. How? By cutting "flat" into an imagination-rich new idea! Patricia Moffett offers her expertise in professional design and crafting to kids in a way that they love, and helps you share the joy of creating beautiful paper items with a new generation of young crafters.
Families looking for nature-based fun away from phones and screens will adore this wholesome children's collection of cooking, crafting and gardening projects, locally printed on 100% recycled paper. In the Little Country Cottage: A Spring Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom, young readers can try their hand at various spring themed projects as well as learn interesting seasonal wisdom and nature-related facts along the way. Packed with fun ideas to keep kids occupied during holidays or at weekends, readers can discover the joy of sowing seedlings, learn how to care for baby chicks, brew dandelion tea and craft windchimes from foraged materials. The activities from author and homesteading teacher Angela Fanning include eco-friendly practices, such as recycling or reusing materials, and encourage readers to respect nature. All the activities are broken down into steps, clearly explained and accompanied by AnneliesDraws' adorably wholesome illustrations, and will suit any space, as they will work equally well on windowsills as in gardens. The latest from theLittle Country Cottage series, with these books readers can get creative, practice handy self-sufficiency skills, handcraft items for themselves or as gifts for loved ones, learn about nature and celebrate the best of each season. Find even more nature-centred seasonal fun in: Little Country Cottage: A Summer Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom. Ivy Kids brings you beautiful, sustainably printed books to rewild your child, nurture creativity, and foster a deep connection with the living world. Winner of the Sustainability Award at the Independent Publishers Awards 2022, Ivy Kids books are planet-friendly, printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, locally to where they will be sold.
This title is suitable for children aged 8 to 12 years old. 'The Japanese Gilded Panel Kit' was inspired by a pair of six-panel folding screens in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which were painted and embellished by Suzuki Kiitsu, a Japanese artist who was considered the last master of the Rinpa style of painting. This kit includes a pre-printed cardstock panel, two sheets of gold-leaf paper, a wooden burnishing tool, four tubes of paint, a paintbrush and a museum label, plus instructions, photographs and information about the design.
Welcome to the Craft Artists field! If you are interested in a career as a craft artist field, you've come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more. This book, which includes interviews with professionals in the following fields. Tattoo Artists Ceramic Artists Glass blowers Blacksmiths Jewelers Woodworkers
Press out the pieces to build your own model of the brand new ship from Star Wars: Rogue One. Comes with mini book full of facts about the ships and characters from the new movie. Set before Star Wars: A New Hope, Rogue One follows a rag-tag group of rebel commandos who must steal the plans to the Empire's new superweapon, the Death Star. This standalone story transports fans to unseen corners of the Star Wars universe and strange new planets not to mention an encounter with a familiar adversary, Darth Vader. Have you collected all the Star Wars: Rogue One books? Star Wars Rogue One Book and Model: Make Your Own U-wing Star Wars Rogue One: Art of Colouring Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Files Star Wars Rogue One: Profiles and Poster Book
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.
Ricki Carroll, best-selling author known world wide as the Cheese Queen, and her daughter, Sarah Carrroll, takes kids ages 8 and up on a cheese adventure! Beginning at the source--the cow--Say Cheese! tells the story of how milk becomes cheese and the many different styles made around the world, weaving in cheese science, fun facts, and a game to learn how to 'say cheese' in 30 languages. Part cooking project and part kitchen science, the core of the book teaches kids and their families the fascinating process of making 12 different cheeses and related dairy products from scratch- including ricotta, feta, mozzarella, yogurt, and creme fraiche - in just a couple hours. An additional 10 kid-friendly recipes for Mini Lasagnas, Cheesy Pizza, Birthday Cheesecake, and more round out this celebration of everything cheese.
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.
A breakthrough paper-folding book for kids-paper airplane meet origami meets Pokemon. Papertoys, the Internet phenomenon that's hot among graphic designers and illustrators around the world, now comes to kids in the coolest new book. Created by Brian Castleforte, a graphic designer and papertoy pioneer who rounded up 25 of the hottest papertoy designers fro around the world ( Indonesia, Japan, Australia, Italy, Croatia, Chile, etc). PAPERTOY MONSTERS offers 50 fiendishly original die-cut designs that are ready to pop out, fold, and glue. The book interleaves card stock with paper stock for a unique craft package; the graphics are colourful and hip, combing the edginess of anime with the goofy fun of Uglydolls and other collectibles. Plus each character comes with its own back-story. The results are delicious: meet Pharaoh Thoth Amon, who once ruled Egypt but is now a mummy who practices dark magic in his sarcophagus. Or Zumbie the Zombie, who loves nothing more than a nice plate of brains and yams. NotSoScary, a little monster so useless at frightening people that he has to wear a scary mask. Yucky Chuck, the lunchbox creature born in the deepest depths of your school bag. Plus Zeke, the monster under your bed, Nom Nom, eater of cities, and Grumpy Gramps, the hairy grandpa monster with his very own moustache collection. Includes 10 black templates for you to design your own paper toy monsters!
Packed with simple craft and cooking activities with a Christmassy theme, using things you'll easily find to hand about the house. Make everything from garlands and gift tags to reindeer snacks and wrapping paper.
This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE) This is not Rubbish is a non-fiction text exploring how different objects may be reused and recycled. The repeated sentence structure offers readers the opportunity for a very first independent reading experience with the support of the illustrations. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. This non-fiction text is accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. |
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