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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Practical interests & handicrafts
Inspire and share with your child the wonderful world of art and
encourage their creative abilities! Authors Maja Pitamic and Jill
Laidlaw explore the stories and meanings of 20 masterpieces of
Western Art as inspiratio n for children to create their own
exciting and creative art projects. Covering a diverse range of
media - from tissue paper mosaic to charcoal drawing - to encourage
and develop your child's creative abilities. The activities are
designed for children age d 6 and up, with a range of simple and
more challenging activities to suit the abilities of both younger
and older children.
Each summer, millions of children complain, "There's nothing to
do." Originally published in 1889, The American Girl's Handy Book
resoundingly challenges this age-old dilemma by providing a huge
number of ideas for fun and instructional projects for young girls.
It includes plans for April Fool's parties and jokes, transplanting
wildflowers and preserving or pressing them, Easter games and
activities, instructions for making a lawn tennis net and the rules
of the game, how to make a hammock, corn husk and flower dolls,
instructions for making various fans, Halloween parties, making a
telephone, painting in water or oil colors, making models in clay
and wax, making picture frames, and suggestions for winter games
and activities As with its companion, The American Boy's Handy
Book, the girl's book is divided into seasons ensuring fun will be
had all year round.
The Lorax-Dr. Seuss's beloved icon of environmentalism-takes kids
from the garden to the kitchen in this rhymed easy reader perfect
for showing beginning readers where our food comes from! In this
super simple rhymed story, the Lorax picks fresh fruit and
vegetables from his garden and prepares himself a delicious,
healthy salad for lunch. An ideal choice for children learning to
read, foodies, gardeners, and of course, Dr. Seuss fans, it's
perfect for showing young children how the plants we eat grow from
the Earth (and NOT in supermarkets)! Step 1 Readers feature big
type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are
eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture
clues help children decode the story.
Following on from the popular Mini Clay World: Pet Truck, you can
open up your own adorable Mini Clay World: Cute Cafe with this
fabulous book and activity kit by Klutz. Make clay beverages and
treats for your cafe with the adorably small custom mini waffle
maker and utensils included! The kit also comes with a tiny display
case so you can advertise your treats for customers however you
want. The kit includes: an instruction booklet for guidance and
inspiration mini plastic waffle maker spatula clay cardboard
punch-outs. 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
Whip up 20 borax-free slimes with different textures, cool colors,
and special effects from slime enthusiast Selina Zhang
(@anathemaslime)! Follow the step-by-step instructions to make
slimes to squish, stretch, poke, and play with, including
Glow-in-the-Dark Slime, Fluffy Slime, Fishbowl Slime, Unicorn
Slime, and more. Along with fun variations, this irresistible
full-color guide outlines the essential equipment and ingredients,
the science of slime, tips on how to safely make and play with
slime, and advice for preserving your creations and troubleshooting
common problems.
Get to know things that go in these action-packed board books
featuring sliding counters! Discover four different emergency
vehicles in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use
moving parts. Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words,
clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion.
Then trace 4 types of transport around 4 different tracks with a
moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for
children who love diggers and dump trucks - and being in the
driving seat! Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building
Site, Cars, Trucks, Trains
Early readers can learn how to make their very own gingerbread man
in this step-by-step instructional nonfiction book. Bright, vivid
photos and a glossary of tools required give children an
opportunity to immerse themselves in craft-making.
An excellent book on parties and home entertainment, originally
published in the 1920s. It contains many, many ideas for fun things
to do at home, and is of still of much practical use today.
Contents Include: The Art of Successful Entertaining - Planned
Parties - Party Games - Puzzles and Paper Games - Indoor Pastimes -
Fun for the Children - Simple Conjuring and Juggling - Amateur
Theatricals - Community Songs - Simple Card Games - Auction and
Contract Bridge - Billiards, Snooker and Bagatelle - Chess -
Draughts - Music for All - Garden Games
Have fun dressing up, accessorising and learning about the props in
the Harry Potter films in this gorgeous book that includes 10 paper
characters! Learn all about your favourite Wizarding World
characters in this exciting book with amazing paper doll
characters! Dolls include: Harry Potter Ron Weasley Hermione
Granger Draco Malfoy Luna Lovegood Cho Chang Ginny Weasley and
more. You'll be able to dress up and decorate these iconic Harry
Potter characters with paper props and accessories as seen in the
films. How long is Harry's wand? What about Hermione's? What was
the first spell that Ron Weasley successfully cast in the Harry
Potter films, and do you know what Luna Lovegood's last word on
screen were? All this info - and a whole lot more! - can be found
in this awesome activity book.
Rigatoni is a pasta cat. He loves pasta, any kind of pasta:
spaghetti, penne, fusilli, with pesto, in soup, in lasagne, any
whichever way his owners, Ruth and Tina, will serve it. Then one
day Ruth and Tina go away and leave George in charge. And the pasta
is replaced with yucky cat food. Can Rigatoni find someone who
understands what he really wants to eat?
Find out all there is to know about your favourite African animals
with these exciting craft projects! Follow the step-by-step
instructions to make hippos, crocodiles, giraffes and much more!
You can even create displays for your home or classroom. Each
project uses materials that are easy to source, and you will be
introduced to loads of craft techniques. The book also contains
photos and facts about all of your favourite African animals.
'A call to arms for the next generation of eco-warriors, full of
practical ideas and activities to encourage wildlife and a love of
the natural world' - The Bookseller 'This is my pledge, my promise,
my vow, Lasting forever, starting now: I'll be a friend to nature.'
An illustrated book celebrating the natural world and ways to
appreciate it, filled with practical activities and ideas to help
wildlife and the environment on your doorstep and worldwide.
Starting with a pledge in poetic form, this book is a call to arms
for the next generation of peaceful eco warriors. Broken down into
sections of activities, each lyrically relates back to the metaphor
of being a friend to nature. The activities themselves are short,
easy, and fun, with a few more extensive projects mixed in. These
are interspersed with nature quotes, poetry, and other
thought-provoking musings, as well as pieces of simple non-fiction
information, such as the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a cross
section of a flowering plant, and why you should always wish on a
dandelion clock. The final section explores what nature can give
back to us in turn; that if we look after the natural world, we
will always have a friend in nature - a space to be calm, to pause
and think, to recharge, to bring us joy, amusement, and health.
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