The ideal follow-up to the much-buzzed-about The Grown-Up's Guide to Making Art with Kids, The Grown-Up's Guide to Crafting with Kids features more tactile projects that will improve kids’ fine motor and visual processing skills, in addition to strengthening their focus and memory. Plus, crafting is super fun! The book follows the same format as the first in the Grown-Up's Guide series, consisting of multiple creative prompts, exercises, and step-by-step crafting projects that children and adults can do together. Author Vicki Manning, who runs a popular Instagram account where she regularly posts craft projects that she's done with her own kids, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Crafting with Kids appeals to parents, caregivers, grandparents, teachers, and anyone else who wants to spend creative time with the kids in their lives. Kids will love working with adults to make crafts, which include: Clay robots Pom-pom ice-cream cones Sun printing Treasure boxes Wax-resist bookmarks And much more Chapters on tools and materials, sourcing materials around the home and outside, and suggestions for engagement and craft-making are included as well. With fun, colorful, and appealing artwork and projects; easy-to-follow instructions; and crafts made from accessible, affordable, and popular materials, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Crafting with Kids will quickly become an essential book for families, preschool and elementary schools, art classes, and more.

Easy Crafting Projects for Everyone! Great DIY gift ideas that are simple to make, budget-friendly, and have a wow factor everyone will appreciate! This year, skip the materialism and show your love with a handmade gift - it just means so much more when you invest your time and effort. Crafts that work! Have you ever tried to make a handmade gift, only to end up with a sad piece of work? We have been there, too! In this book, all the craft ideas are specially chosen to give you a crafting experience that will require little skill and some basic tools, that will look great and serve a useful purpose. All these crafts projects are perfect for beginners as well as more experienced DIY craters. And best of all, they are all budget-friendly! You can create beautiful items that people will love to receive or just to keep them for yourself. There are many crafting projects to make with the kids for some family time fun Inside this illustrated book, you will find: Holiday crafts like the Christmas Potpourri and the Hallowe'en Ghosts Kid-Friendly Crafts like the Nature Beasties and the Painted Birdhouse Easy Gifts and Home Decoration crafts like the Decorative Candles and the Eternity Roses Bathing and Personal Care Crafts like the Bath Bombs and the Colorful Glycerin Soap And many more! /ul> All crafting projects come with a beautiful photo, a detailed list of material and tools you will need as well as step-by-step instructions on making each craft and ideas for wrapping each project for gifting Get ready for some serious crafting fun! Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button on the right-hand side of this page and order your copy now!

Transform Paper into Thoughtful Cards, Fun Decorations and More with Easy, Mess-Free Crafts Learn just how versatile paper can be when creating fun, colorful crafts. Whether you have plain printer paper, a rainbow array of cardstock or just a few scraps of construction paper, you’ll be able to create inventive paper crafts that require only a few materials you already have, making them a thrifty and accessible alternative to more complicated projects. So grab your paper, scissors and glue and try these fun projects: • Origami Corner Bookmarks • Tin Can Pen Pots • Paper Pendants • Llama Cards • Origami Lucky Stars Bracelets • 3-D Paper Accordion Flowers • Kite Birds • Paper Dog Puppet • Confetti Bookmarks • Leaf Wreaths • Quick Ghost Garlands • Polar Bear Ornaments A whole slew of cute, exciting projects makes it easy for you to get your craft on no matter the occasion, and they provide hours of fun all year long. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and plenty of photos to guide you, you can be on your way to creating paper masterpieces in no time.

Discover Over 300 of the Best Crafting Ideas! Whether you want to (1) learn how to make exciting new crafts, (2) make beautiful crafted works of art, or (3) just enjoy a variety of incredible crafts that you can make for yourself, family and friends, this book will guide on how to easily start making your very own professional looking crafts. Need new craft ideas? Wish you could make something beautiful enough to sell? Crafting can open up a world of possibilities. Add beauty, or a touch of whimsy, to your surroundings. Create jewelry to match your outfits and decor to add character to your home. Some of these crafts are so beautiful that you'd never know they cost pennies to make! I've known crafters to sell necklaces right off their necks and rings off their fingers. If you've never scrapbooked before, you'll find a variety of ways to make compelling and exciting scrapbooks. You won't need to be an expert in art or design to create attractive scrapbook pages; the tips and advice included in the scrapbook chapter will guide you to a successful scrapbooking experience. Preserve the memory of important events and delightful experiences in a form that you and others can delight in looking at time after time. Save those precious moments with your children; capture their unforgettable quotes, first discoveries and growing personalities to remember and pass on to them. Along the way, preserve your own thoughts and observations as your children grow and you watch their gifts and abilities blossom. Explore new forms of crafting. If you need a break from your current craft, then try out beadwork, yarn, needlework and clay crafts. Explore wood burning as a new art form. Add class to napkins by introducing accents that involve buttons. Create colorful suncatchers to add color and warmth to your rooms. There are a dozen chapters here, chock-full of crafts that use items you may have never tried working with before. Isn't it time to discover something new? De-stress while sharpening your mind. Boost your confidence by completing one of the simpler crafts in a single setting. Easily make practical crafts; create colorful jewelry beads, fabricate stepping stones to commemorate a beloved pet, capture the seasons in colorful wall hangings, or celebrate holidays with unique wreaths and centerpieces. Challenge yourself by adding complexity to a well-known craft form by simply following the clear instructions provided in this book. What will you Learn about Crafting? The best ways to set up and maintain a craft area. How to make fabric crafts, even if you don't know how to sew. Simple techniques for painting on almost anything. How to make candles, soaps, and other items that smell oh, so good! How to create simple accent pieces that look professionally made. You will also Discover: Fresh scrapbooking ideas and tips. The amazing versatility of washi tape and how to use it to add beauty to virtually anything. Wonderful wooden crafts. How to craft beautiful custom-tailored jewelry and over 100 pictures! Get ready for some creative crafting fun. Discover a treasury of the best crafts: Get this book now!

You won't find die-cut teddy bears, cross-stitched friendship plaques, or ducks painted with bonnets in this hipster collection of crafts from Craftster.org founder, Leah Kramer. You will find forty easy-to-make,fun-to-wear, and stylish-to-display projects pulled straight from the pages of vintage craft books--plus ten all-new retro-inspired crafts-including: Cigar-Box Purse, Coffee Urn Lamp, Doll Face Fridgies, Glovely Lovely Coin Purse, Sweater Teapot Cozy, Novel Necktie Apron, Slip-On Toothbrush Bracelet, Painted Glass Martini Set, Powder Room Poodle, Space-Age Party Accessories, and much more!An unabashedly tacky craft compendium for lovers of gold-painted macaroni, toilet paper cozies, and everything terry cloth, THE CRAFTSTER GUIDE features full-color and vintage photographs, descriptions of tools and techniques-and enough irony to fill a popsicle-stick purse.Reviews"It's time to get in on the latest social craze-crafting! In this clever book by Leah Kramer, you'll find a world of ideas. . . each with easy-to-follow instructions for even the most amateur craftsters."-Justine Magazine". . . an irreverent combination of recycling and innovation."-Decorating Digest Craft & Home Projects"Craft royalty Leah Kramer has rescued and resuscitated scores of great and so-bad-they'¬?re-great projects from half a century of crafting history. Thanks to her discerning eye and clever wit, everything from the cinchy Cigar-Box Purse to the terrifying Terry Loincloth has been given a new lease on life. Whether you make them or mock them, this unforgettable collection of improbable projects is guaranteed to keep you crafting-and cringing-for years to come." -Debbie Stoller, editor-in-chief of BUST Magazine and author of the Stitch '¬´n Bitch books"Leah Kramer's collection of vintage craft books has served her well! She's come up with a kitschy collection of clever crafts that remind us of the days before the ubiquitous hot glue gun. THE CRAFSTER GUIDE is sure to be required reading for anyone interested in mid-century crafting culture." -Brini Maxwell, host of the Style Network'¬?s The Brini Maxwell Show"Leah Kramer has helped advance crafting into the twenty-first century with Craftster.org . . . but she knows the real way to our DIY hearts is with retro projects from the fifties and sixties. Who hasn't pined for a collection of these almost-forgotten classics? Essential for your craft corner library." --Jenny Hart, founder of SublimeStitching.com and author of Stitch-It Kit