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2001
| "Create something new with all the elegance of the original."Better Homes & Gardens Decorating "Recommended."Library Journal Even as a building gets renovated or demolished, it often yields authentic, irreplaceable, and sometimes historic architectural detailing. Out of the wreckage come one-of-a-kind, ornate weathered doorknobs, flooring, mantels, windows, and doors. Forty-five projects, developed by the finest craftspeople, focus on transforming your finds and giving them a whole new function.....[more] |
2001
| In order to win at the science fair, go to the experts: these blue-ribbon science experiments are based on those from real students, and they're smart, imaginative, fun to do, and sure to be a hit with the judges! Youngsters will find over 50 exciting and challenging choices in all the major categories. Using easily found materials, they'll test such things as whether people who play video games have a different reaction time than those who don't, or if sound travels better underwater than throu....[more] |
| "[A] handsomely designed cornucopia of ideas...This is more than just a craft book."Booklist "It's full of ideas not easily found elsewhere."School Library Journal On paper, plastic, or cloth, and decorated with stamps, stencils, and markers: here's the way kids can get their work into print. Every lively page, bursting with boxed tips, color photos, and drawings, turns the publishing process into an adventure. Unique projects display dozens of creative ways to showcase wordsbooks and beyond. Wr....[more] |
2005
| New in Paper Kids absolutely love everything nasty and disgusting; it's especially fun when their enthusiasm for the "ick factor" drives parents, teachers, and any adult in sight to distraction. Now youngsters can indulge their lust for the foul with 50 wonderfully repulsive projects (illustrated in color for that extra POW!). The repellent journey starts with the stinky, scaly, slimy side of the human body. Children will meet the critters that live under their skin and fingernails, learn what c....[more] |
2005
| Can you bounce a raw egg? The answer is yes and you can prove it! You are about to be amazed and astounded by 50 of the coolest chemistry experiments ever invented. From soda that slobbers to big bubbles that resist bursting, these activities are all about having fun while learning a little more about chemistry. Book jacket. |
2005
| New in Paper Just one look at these colorful, lively pages, and young crafters will start putting their creative stamp on everything from t-shirts to duffel bags to picture frames. It's easy, and so much fun, with this all-in-one stamping guide that presents really cool projects and outlines the entire delightful process. Kids will have such a good time stamping they'll never want to stop. |
2004
| New in Paper "There is something here for everyone [with] easy-to-follow instructions [and] action-packed, full-color photographs....An excellent choice for teachers, librarians, and recreation workers, and for youngsters who are looking for something to do."--School Library Journal Freeze Tag, Capture the Flag, Balloon Blanket Toss: nothing says childhood more than afternoons spent playing outdoors. With the 200 super activities in this comprehensive collection, the fun never ends. Color photos....[more] |
2004
| New in Paper It's coming sooner than you think--the time to prepare for the next science fair! For projects, for presentation, for blue-ribbon winning ideas, there's no better place to come than here. From thinking of a unique science fair experiment to putting fabulous finishing touches on the display, this cool collection of smart and illustrated projects gives budding scientists everything they need to put together a winner--and have fun doing it, too. Kids have seen all the tricks, and they'....[more] |
2003
| With 300 fabulous images, 50 fantastic projects, and lots of fascinating scientific information, this is simply the most out-of-this world introduction to astronomy a child can have. "An excellent introduction to astronomy...outstanding background information ...Spectacular color photos and other graphics, useful charts, and graphs augment the text."--School Library Journal, starred review What are stars? Why does the moon change shape? Budding astronomers will find answers to all their question....[more] |
2003
| New in Paper "A perfect combination of text, color photography, design, and child models....This welcome activity book will surely please children and the adults who work with them."--School Library Journal With this ideal guide in hand, kids will enjoy sud-sational soapmaking success. Here are all the basics of the easy melt and pour technique, with 56 fun projects and nearly 300 colorful photos. Children will have a blast creating gross-out eyeball soaps or smiley faces; fashioning a soapasaur....[more] |
| Kids will get in touch with Mother Earth--and see how to save her, too--with 150 illustrated, truly terrific nature-friendly projects. There are things to do for every season of the year, crafts that use recycled materials, and activities that encourage youngsters to investigate the natural world. Fantastic color photos capture real children happily working on the projects, and every project mixes fun and learning. A cute cat wind vane will show which way the wind blows, and a pretty barometer i....[more] |
| It's so easy: with paint, fabric, wire, beads, paper, costume jewelry, or other found objects, an already-made frame becomes a blank canvas for displaying your creativity. Just start with a new one purchased from a crafts store-or reclaim a castaway from a yard sale. The 45 projects here range from classic and elegant to wild and witty, but they're all uncomplicated and fun. An assemblage of driftwood and seashells makes a wonderful accent for a family snapshot on the beach. Go industrial with h....[more] |
2010
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Sophisticated, slightly irreverent, hip (without being condescending), and attention grabbing, kids will be able to flip open to any page of this book and start writing, drawing, playing...whatever. There are activities for one palyer, games for two or more, doodle prompts that make you go "huh"?, games to play with digital cameras, science experiments you can do in the car, tricks you can learn using a dollar bill, and up to 150 more fun and engrosssing things to do that will keep parent....[more] |
2006
| Safe, easy, fast, and fun: paper crafts are the perfect creative activity for children. And these 48 unique projectsengagingly displayed on colorful pagesprove there's more to paper art than cutting out hearts. A special section starts kids off by introducing them to different papers and tools, while six technique-based chapters present imaginative possibilities for transforming everything from corrugated cardboard to vellum. Best of all, they'll learn how to turn their own crafty ideas into rea....[more] |
2005
| Joe Rhatigan, author of the bestsellingIn Print, has come up with a new and unique guide to writing that's not only instructive, but irresistible fun. Here's the "write" way to get kids aged 10 and above excited about putting their words on the page. Throughout, there's space (ranging from a few lines to an entire page) where youngsters can actually write, and colorful graphic illustrations to capture their eyes and interest. "Story starters" encourage even the most intimidated children to begin....[more] |
2004
| Just one look at these colorful, lively pages, and young crafters will start putting their creative stamp on everything from t-shirts to duffel bags to picture frames. It's easy, and so much fun, with this all-in-one stamping guide that presents 50 really cool projects and outlines the entire delightful process: buying stamps or crafting unique homemade ones out of foam, vegetables, and other ordinary items; preparing the workspace; choosing papers and other materials; using different kinds of i....[more] |
2003
| "This readable guide is packed with detail about how to have fun exploring the natural world, from the backyard to the seashore to the forest to national parks...Attractive, browsable design, with color photos on thick paper...This is a must for middle-school environmentalists and outdoor adventures."Booklist. |
2003
| The 45 projects here use paint, fabric, wire, beads, paper, costume jewelry, and other found objects, and range from classic and elegant to wild and witty. Try an assemblage of driftwood and seashells, a glued ceramic shard mosaic, and (for the kids) an imaginative border on a painted blackboard frame surface. |
2003
| From easy toys and great gifts to wonderful room decorations, these 50 projects give children a terrific way to recycle and feel creative, too. "This appealing volume is not only a craft book; it also educates users to be more aware of packaging, waste, and of making conscious decisions about how products are used and discarded. Years of Earth Day ideas flow from between the covers of this creative book."School Library Journal. |
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