Clear step-by-step pictures show cutting and sticking to make crafts.

Boredom-busting collection of things to make,do and play with paper,cardboard and more. Find out how to build with old newspapers and turn them into trees that grow before your eyes. Then, transform junk mail into jewels and coil strips of paper into creepy crawlies. You can fold origami frogs for a race, test paper planes and parachutes and design your own board game. There are amazing tricks you can do with just a pair of scissors and a piece of paper and tips for making your own cabinet of curiosities. This treasure trove of a book has so many rewarding ideas for cutting, folding and sticking that you'll never be bored again. Suitable for all abilities with simple-to-follow instructions and illustrated steps. All the projects have been carefully devised only to require things that you'll already have at home,so no shopping for specialist materials necessary!

George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.

Pascale Estellon's whimsical artwork provides a high-quality base for creative fun in this beguiling book, which is guaranteed to entice kids away from the TV or Playstation. Packed with nearly 130 pages of activities, include drawing, cutting, sticking and colouring, it is sure to entrance and engage blossoming artists everywhere.

"This hands-on activity book is an introduction to cutting and using scissors. Learning to control scissors helps a child develop fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are movements or activities that are produced by small muscles or muscle groups. While there are many small muscle groups, preschoolers typically focus on fine motor skills in the hands and fingers"--P. 3.

Helping children prepare for Kindergarten by building important motor skills! Big Skills for Little Hands: I Can Cut! will help children build hand strength and dexterity by teaching them to use scissors to cut lines, curves, and shapes. Children will create puppets, play games, and make puzzles while learning an essential skill for school success! A write and wipe board in the back of the book offers more opportunities for learning. After completing this book, young learners will be proud to say I Can Cut! Features: *Cutting activities to create puppets, play games, and puzzles *Activities support national standards for early childhood *Essential practice in manual coordination *A write and wipe board with bonus fine motor activities The Big Skills for Little Hands series features fun activity pages that teach important motor skills necessary for Kindergarten. Children will have fun cutting, pasting, folding, drawing, tracing, and coloring their way to school success! Plus each activity completed becomes a new creation to play with again and again! All the activities meet national standards for preschool and kindergarten. Collect all 8 titles in this must have series!

"Offers a variety of exercises that will help your child practice scissor skills and other readiness basics, such as story order, counting, matching, and beginning sounds. The interesting activities with clear directions will provide hours of educational fun for your child"--Page 4 of cover