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Add your own creative sparkle to the holiday season with these 30 different, delightful, decorative creations. Liven up your holiday dinner table with Christmas Napkins, Jingle Bell Napkin Rings, and a Cone Table Santa centerpiece. Try a Doorknob-Nose Elf or a giant Tube Reindeer on your door. Among the great gift ideas are two Christmas picture frame projects (perfect for your grandparents), a Christmas Stocking Pencil Holder (for your teacher),...
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Kathy Ross delivers easy directions for twenty-seven Bible story crafts that kids can make using everyday materials. Clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions result in great projects for beginners. Some of the crafts include a Moses in the Bulrushes Glove Puppet, Three Kings Hats, and a Hand Lamb.
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In typical Kathy Ross style, simple but clever projects bring cows and pigs and chickens and horses and goats and even the farmer himself to life. Young ones will get great satisfaction from being able to transform ordinary household items such as yogurt cups, paper towel tubes, or pipe cleaners into animal-based projects such as a Turkey Corsage, a Goosey Gander Pin, a Thimble Field Mouse, a Horse Magnet, or a Cow Tissue Dispenser. E-i-e-i-o!
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Insects are everywhere - crawling in the grass, hiding under rocks, or flying through the air at 35 miles per hour. But even if insects make you squirm, they are a valuable part of our Earth. Some insects eat other insects that damage plants. Others light up summer nights. With this latest book in Kathy Ross's Crafts for Kids Who are Learning About series, you'll find out more about insects while making 22 low-cost or no-cost projects. So come discover...
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The twenty simple-and-creative craft projects in this book are based on some of the better-known inhabitants of the deep. You can make a Pinching Lobster, a Jellyfish Windsock, a Water-spouting Whale, and even a Scary Shark Puppet. Young ocean-lovers will have hours of creative fun using the ideas in this book.
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CRAFTS FOR HANUKKAH offers twenty simple crafts specially designed for young children. There are games to play and gifts to give, and even a special Hanukkah book to store all your favorite memories in. Colorful step-by-step illustrations help turn inexpensive and readily available materials into easy-to-make gifts, games, and decorations that will add a youngster's special touch to this bright season.
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What better occasion for a hand-made gift than Mother's Day or Father's Day? The youngest children aren't able to go out and shop-but they can easily gather up materials in the house and spend some happy time creating the perfect gift for mom and/or dad. There's something here to delight every mom and dad-and the crafty givers as well!
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Crafts that convert a story into a hands-on experience are a wonderful way to involve young readers and listeners. Making a Pinocchio whose nose actually grows, staging a race between the tortoise and the hare, or sending Peter Pan flying through the air will definitely enhance the fun of story hour! These easy-to-make crafts focus on twenty different children's stories, although many can be adapted to other tales as well.
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Young girls have many things that merit scrapbook statusphotos, sports clippings, tickets, found objects, magazine articles, movie star shots, and more. Kathy Ross has come up with some fabulous ideas on how to not only manage all this material but also to make clever, sparkling pages that kids will be proud to show their friends. There are ideas on how to create storage pages, labels, unique handwriting styles, framed pictures, backgrounds, great...
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Children never tire of hearing their favorite nursery rhymes, even though they have learned them by heart. This collection of crafts is a way to enhance the comforting familiarity of the old verses. Youngsters can make a little piggy that actually squeals (all the way home!), a Boy Blue that really blows a horn, or even a dish that runs away with a spoon. Some of the crafts are toys, while others such as the Old Woman's Shoe Magnet or the Crying Kitten...
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Reptiles are some of the strangest looking animals in the world! Kids will have fun learning about different types of reptiles while making some of the twenty simple crafts in this book. They can create a Gila Monster Finger Puppet, a Licking Gecko, a Shedding Snake, and even a Clothespin Alligator. A materials list and easy-to-follow instructions make the projects a snap to do!
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Values" is an abstract word that is expected to be practiced in a very concrete way. And so, best-selling crafts author Kathy Ross offers some hands-on projects that help children translate values concepts into action. Among the clearly described and beautifully illustrated projects are a stable to keep track of church attendance, a gratitude jar to help record and remember the kindness of others, and a mustard seed necklace as a reminder of the power...
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Clap your hands, stamp your feet, and get out your scissors and paste! Your favorite children's songs are about to be more fun than ever. Here are step-by-step instructions for song-related puppets, toys, jewelry, games, and other projects. You can make a CHANGING FACE PUPPET to go with a chorus of If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands. Maybe you'd like to wear a BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP LAPEL PIN-or perhaps a TISKET A TASKET GREEN AND YELLOW...
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Add your own creative sparkle to the holiday season with great gifts that you can make yourself. If your parents have trouble finding their car at the mall, a Snowman Antenna Ball would be just the thing. A Holiday Stamp Holder would look great on Dad's desk. Mom would enjoy a Sticker Star Tree Pin. Try Jingle Bell Hair Snaps for a sister or friend, and boys of all ages will love the Christmas Candy Ball. There's something for everyone, even your...
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The family Kwanzaa celebration can be made even more special when children contribute to the festive air. Youngsters can enhance their family's Kwanzaa celebration with a "Light the Candles" Kwanzaa Card, a Nguzo Saba Favor, or a Bendera Notepad all made from easy-to-find houshold materials. Among the twenty-two easy-to-make crafts are some projects that can be used to decorate for and celebrate the holiday and others that emphasize the meaning of...
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Following the format of the successful Learning is Fun series, the Learning About series moves slightly upward in age range, from preschool and kindergarten concepts to curriculum topics covered in kindergarten through grade 1. There are easy-to-make crafts for every kind of weather. Among the projects are What kind of weather? Wheel", Mr. Thermometer", Flash of Lightning Puppet", Icy Snowman Mobile", and a Dress for the Weather doll". Each craft...