Fun Crafts For Girls At Home
Posted on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 at 10:19 am
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Home Crafts $9.99 Bobbie Kalman’s acclaimed Historic Communities Series provides a close-up view of how people lived more than two hundred years ago. Colorful photos, many taken by Bobbie Kalman herself at restored historic villages across the country, help support the fascinating information. Children will have fun learning about: — early homes and the settler community — what people wore and the crafts they made — how settlers made their living — how they spent their leisure time — the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers In the past, people could not buy all the goods they needed. Instead, they used and reused materials to make things for themselves. Leftover strips of cloth were woven into rag rugs, and cooking fat was burned in candles. Children will be intrigued by pioneer ingenuity in Home Crafts, a step-by-step account explaining how the settlers: — made candles and soap — carded and spun wool — dyed cloth and sewed samples — made quilts and leather goods |
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Bedroom Makeover Crafts $5.87 Girls will love creating crafts for their rooms that reflect their style and personality with these fun-to-make decorations. Using low-cost or no-cost materials, girls can make over their rooms and create colorful getaways |
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Room Crafts $3.94 Whether a girl wants to make her room warm and fuzzy or cool and casual–or somewhere in between–she’ll find inspiration and ideas to redo her room with crafts she can make herself. Girls can choose from do-it-yourself decorations, funky frames, pretty pillows, and more Some comments from the parents of our craft testers: "This was a very easy project. My daughter was able to assemble it all by herself. The results looked very nice." "This was a great project. It’s one of my daughter’s favorite crafts to do." "Very affordable, easy to make, and quite cute " "It was fun to be creative and use things we already had around the house." "Marissa enjoyed the frame. She was very proud and it turned out great " and from the girls… "I LOVE how it turned out " was the most common response. Author/Illustrator Information Inspired by a popular article in the May/June ’03 issue of American Girl magazine, several crafts featured in this book first appeared in American Girl magazine. |
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Homemade Fun: 101 Crafts and Activities to Do with Kids $18.58 "Homemade Fun" is Rae Grant’s third charming family activity book. Like the previous books in the series, "Homemade Fun" offers a generous collection of classic activities for kids and families who enjoy making creative projects at home, paired with delightful vintage art throughout. Parents, especially moms who are juggling kids, time, and budget, can use this book as a resource when looking for ways to enrich and entertain their kids. Featuring a versatile compilation of classic crafts, games, and activities that are family and kid-oriented, the book can be used for many different situations including camp activities, after-school activities, birthday parties, rainy day events, and vacations as well. "Homemade Fun" will provide hours of family fun –stitch a handy wallet –build a tool box –decorate a pillowcase –make paper flowers –bake pretzels –decorate cupcakes –have a pizza party –hold a bubble race plus so much more |
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The Complete Book of Home Crafts (Hardcover) $39.02 Ideal for beginners with a taste for adventure, The Complete Book of Home Crafts is a fantastic introduction to crafting for the home. With step-by-step instructions and a wealth of high-quality explanatory photographs, everyone will feel comfortable diving into these fun-to-make projects. Each one will build your confidence by teaching you to use different materials and techniques, helping you along and encouraging you to explore your creative side.You`ll have a hard time choosing where to start with a crafts list that includes: . Decoupage with place mats, ceramic lamps, and wastepaper baskets . Stenciling with greeting cards, mirrors, and chairs . Fabric painting with t-shirts, shopping bags, and pillowcases . Picture framing with glass and clips, shells, and papier-mache? . And much more!Whether you want to discover decoupage or decorative tiling, explore beadwork and batik, or creatively attempt numerous other types of crafts, this book will satisfy your thirst for new craft projects and your desire to redecorate. Advice on equipment and skills relating to each craft will help you master all of the basics. Writ- ten by an all-star team of craftspeople who are renowned in their fields, The Complete Book of Home Crafts is an invaluable guide for the aspiring craftsperson or handy home decorator.Carine Tracanelli edited the selections in this book, which were written by a team of craftspeople renowned for excellence in their fields-Fay Boon, Joy Campbell, Paul Henry, Lesley Player, Sally Richmond, Jamie Sapsford, Betsy Skinner, Melanie Williams, Ann Witchell, and Sara Withers. |
