Presents instructions for creating crafts related to mathematics, including an equilateral triangle picture fram, a dreamcatcher clock, and a roman numeral secret message.

Teaches kids how to make a variety of animal crafts.

Contains suggestions for handicrafts involving the making of art objects characteristic of different countries and historical periods.

Provides step-by-step instructions for various sports-themed projects, including baseball fans, team spirit pennants, golf business card holders, and personalized sports water bottles.

Children will be able to start their own band after they create these ten musical instruments for next to nothing.

Math is the only language shared by all human beings across the globe. Students will practice their math skills, including addition, subtraction, and fractions, as they cut, fold, measure, and draw. They will create a piggy bank to keep track of their money, learn Roman numerals to send a secret message, and see how different shapes can fit together to make a stegosaurus shadow puppet. In addition to the ten projects, patterns that are easy to reproduce using a copier or printer are provided as well as a Learn More section with current books and websites.

A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.