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Low-Mess Crafts for Kids: 72 Projects to Create Your Own Magical Worlds

DEBBIE CHAPMAN · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

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...
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Hack Your Backyard: Discover a World of Outside Fun With Science Buddies

Niki Ahrens · Lerner Publications
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

The great outdoors is calling! Explore science in your own backyard through this wild collection of projects. Make your own compass, learn to tell the temperature from crickets, count the stars, and more! Simple instructions and clear photos ensure projects will be successful, and QR codes...
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The Honeymoon Handbook

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pages: 166
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's first dedicated honeymoon guide is packed with advice for travel-lovers who want their honeymoon their way: no all-inclusive in sight here. Set your heart racing with real adventures, tailored to what you two love...
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Painted Paper Art Workshop: Easy and Colorful Collage Paintings

Elizabeth St Hilaire · North Light Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

This is where painting meets collage! You can create beautiful art with amazing depth and texture, using easy collage techniques and paper you paint yourself. Popular workshop instructor Elizabeth St. Hilaire makes it fun and simple no matter what your skill level! Start with materials...
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Cat Litter Cake and Other Horrifying Desserts

Ali Vega · Lerner Publications
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

What can be as yucky to look at as it is yummy to eat? Your dessert! Learn how to make a variety of desserts that are both repulsive and tasty. Create dishes like worms in dirt, gooey alien limbs, and "poisoned" apples. Baking dessert has never been so much fun - or so gross!
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Cool Battery & Electricity Projects: Fun & Creative Workshop Activities

Rebecca Felix · Abdo Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Wire, power, connect, and create with Cool Battery & Electricity Projects! Kids can learn how to wire a working lamp, build a buzzing electric game, and more! Each workshop project includes easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions paired with photographs. Budding craftspeople and engineers...
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Build It! Farm Animals: Make Supercool Models with Your Favorite LEGO® Parts

Jennifer Kemmeter · Graphic Arts Books
Pages: 86
Format: Paperback

This series of visually rich instruction books for LEGO® creations is perfect for children ages 5 and up. Inside Build it! Farm Animals, you'll find a range of creative models to put together -- from horses, goats, chickens, and cows to barnyard scenes and much more, created using...
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Cool Leatherworking Projects: Fun & Creative Workshop Activities

Rebecca Felix · ABDO Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Stitch, weave, distress, and design with Cool Leatherworking Projects! Kids can learn how to sew a leather backpack pouch, sand and stretch leather into a medieval folder, and more! Each workshop project includes easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions paired with photographs. Budding craftspeople...
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Cool Metalworking Projects: Fun & Creative Workshop Activities

Rebecca Felix · ABDO Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Bend, twist, shape, and polish with Cool Metalworking Projects! Kids can learn how to build a magnetic metal maze, design shoes with metal spring laces, and more! Each workshop project includes easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions paired with photographs. Budding craftspeople and engineers...
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Stitch Camp: 18 Crafty Projects for Kids & Tweens – Learn 6 All-Time Favorite Skills: Sew, Knit, Crochet, Felt, Embroider & Weave

NICOLE BLUM · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

In today's thriving maker culture, kids are hungry for hands-on guidance in creating stylish wearables and practical objects, or hacking and customizing existing ones. Authors Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman get them started with complete instructions for mastering six favorite fiber...
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How to Make Heirloom Teddy Bears

SUE QUINN · Search Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Teddy Bears are iconic. Sharing our cots, they are our first friends and accompany us to adulthood. This book lets you share that magic by creating your own bear to hand down through your family.Learn about every aspect of this icon of childhood including the history of Teddy Bears, notes...
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Harry Potter - The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard

ERIC BRADLEY · Krause Publications
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A legacy of magical treasures! Since 1997 with the publication of the first book, Harry Potter has cast a spell over millions of Muggles around the world--not the least of all bewitched collectors. Harry Potter: The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard conjures rare,...
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Christmas Crafts

Mirella S Miller · The Childs World Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Provides clear and simple Christmas projects using colorfulillustrations and easy instructions. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, historical information about the holiday, detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear and thorough list of required materials,...
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Ultimate Mittens: 28 Classic Patterns to Keep You Warm

Robin Hansen · Down East Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Filled with a wide array of classic knitting patterns, this book is, in essence, the ultimate mitten book. The patterns are organized from simple to difficult and their origins range from traditional Scandinavian and Canadian Maritime patterns to more contemporary sewn and windblock patterns...
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Kids Do Magic!

Ruth Owen · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Readers will wow their friends and family with mind-boggling magic tricks. This book holds all the tips and secrets behind amazing magic tricks from disappearing coins to floating ketchup. No special equipment is needed, only close reading of the instructions and lots of practice. The directions...
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