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Action Origami

Joe Fullman · Arcturus Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Learn how to make incredible paper models which float, fly, flip, jump and snap! This is a fun and imaginative introduction to the traditional Japanese art of paper-folding, for children aged 8 and up. The easy-to-understand instructions are accompanied by a series of clear photographs,...
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Super Simple Pinecone Projects: Fun and Easy Crafts Inspired by Nature

Kelly Doudna · Abdo Publishing Company

Easy instructions with how-to photographs introduce young readers to create projects using pincones, including ornaments, bobbleheads, and a candle holder.
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Everyday Embellishments: 8 Fun Quilts to Stitch and Embellish

M'Liss Rae Hawley · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Offers step-by-step instructions for eight unique and whimsical wall quilts, in a guide that spotlights a variety of quilting techniques and presents detailed lessons in quilt construction and embellishment, using such simple machine methods as strip piecing, fusible appliqué, and dimensional...
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Cool Flexagon Art: Creative Activities That Make Math & Science Fun for Kids!: Creative Activities That Make Math & Science Fun for Kids!

Anders Hanson · Checkerboard Books
Format: Hardcover

Teaches about polyhedra and solid geometry through such projects as making flexagons and a star that transforms into an octagon.
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Celebrate Day of the Dead With Paper Crafts

Randel McGee · Enslow Elementary
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Create your own skeleton figures! Skeletons, skulls, and marigolds are important symbols of Day of the Dead. Follow storyteller Randel McGee as he explores Day of the Dead in CELEBRATE DAY OF THE DEAD WITH PAPER CRAFTS. Learn to make a skull mask, a skeleton candy basket, fancy cut-paper...
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10 Cool Things about Being a Ring Bearer

Penelope C. Paine · Paper Publishing Company
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Intended for ages 4 to 8. This book depicts the responsibility and the honour in being a ring bearer.
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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide

GENEEN ROTH · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Inspiring, personal, and often spiritual reflections on how women can find peace, make wise choices, practice everyday joy, and step into their power from Geneen Roth - author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Women Food and God.From the beginning, Geneen Roth was told she was too sensitive,...
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LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life

Daniel Lipkowitz · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Building on the success of wildly popular The LEGO® Ideas Book, LEGO Play Book has all-new ways to encourage kids to think, build, and play creatively. Featuring more than 200 different builds, this fun guide inspires readers with LEGO ideas to bring their bricks to life while encouraging...
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Diggin' Dirt: Science Adventures with Kitanai the Origami Dog

Thomas Kingsley Troupe · Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Kitanai the origami dog is new to this strange place called a garden. His papery feet are filthy, but he has no idea what dirt is. Follow Kitanais trail as he goes diggin in dirt and learns all about soil.,
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Wonderfully whimsical quilts : 10 playful projects to make you smile

Carol Burniston · C & T
Pages: 48
Format: Book

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Wild Weather: Science Adventures with Sonny the Origami Bird

Thomas Kingsley Troupe · Picture Window Books
Format: Book

Sonny the origami bird is new to the world. He doesnt have any idea what this thing called wind is. Luckily Chuck the duck is there to explain wind, rain, snow, and more. Fly through the sky with Sonny, and learn all about weather.,
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Lots of Scraps: It's Time to Quilt

Jeanne Stauffer · DRG Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

There is definitely something for everyone who wants to try their hand at scrap quilting in this book from House of White Birches. Skill level: Beginner to Advanced
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Fab Fashions You Can Make and Share

Mari Bolte · Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

Sleepover Girl Delaney volunteers to help with a fashion show fund-raiser for a local animal shelter. Follow these fun and creative crafts ideas to make fashion-forward projects for your own personal runway.
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The Little Witch's Black Magic Book of Disguises

Linda Glovach · Starstream
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Directions for making such disguises as Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, a ski accident, and various holiday costumes requiring inexpensive materials and no sewing.
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Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of all Ages

Melanie Falick · Artisan
Pages: 127
Format: Book

In fifteen easy projects, from bouncy bean bags to a rolled-edge sweater, author and knitting expert Melanie Falick teaches kids of all ages how to knit. Through step-by-step instructions and candy-colored illustrations, beginners learn the fundamentals: knitting tools, finger-knitting,...
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