By Toby Reynolds
This series of impressively creative projects is sure to stoke the imaginations of every child who loves working with his or her hands. Readers will learn how to use layers, repurpose materials, and combine contrasting textures.
Handmade Crafts by Children for Children
By Guadalupe Rodriguez
Imaginative projects for children, by children, made from everyday materials. Created in association with craft expert Guadalupe Rodríguez, this book includes imaginative projects by children, for children. The projects have clear, visual instructions and use household junk and recycled materials like cardboard boxes, pegs, wool, and scraps of fabric, as well as materials found in nature.
The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book
By Judy Press
Press celebrates the magic and excitement of children's daily lives with over 80 craft experiences, including a paper friendship quilt, a hand print family tree, and pie tin wind chimes. Whimsical introductory poems encourage the creative spirit with every project.
I Can Make That!: Fantastic Crafts for Kids!
By Mary Wallace
Children as young as four years old can take common household items and easy-to-obtain natural materials like twigs and turn them into costumes, puppets, toys, games, and more. Step-by-step instructions and photographs keep things simple and easy to understand, making this book perfect for home, school, library, camp, or even daycare.
Children's Creative Craft Projects: a Fun Way for Children and Adults to be Creative Together
By Margaret Etherington
This book contains exciting craft projects for children to make and own--or to give as presents. The projects also provide a fun way for children and adults to be creative together. There are brilliant ideas to decorate your space and store your stuff using stamping, stenciling, printing, stitching, painting, cutting, sticking, decoupage, and collage.
Craft Fair
By Virginia Loh-Hagan
Craft Fair guides students as they conceive and set up their own craft fair for their friends and community.
Textile Crafts
By Annalees Lim
Knowing how to use a needle and thread well can be a big help when mending clothes and other things around the house. One great way to learn basic sewing technique is through making simple crafts out of fabric, felt, and other textiles. From unique gifts and accessories to room decorations, the many textile crafts will spark readers' creativity as they practice basic stitches and are introduced to knitting. Colorful photographs accompany step-by-step instructions to guide readers through simple, fun projects, such as knitted phone cases, decorative ribbon accessories, and even a mushroom doorstop.
The Paper Playhouse: Awesome Art Projects for Kids Using Paper, Boxes and Books
By Katrina Rodabaugh
With simple techniques including sculpture, printmaking, bookbinding, collage, and even ideas for public art, families work through step-by-step instructions while using imagination and budding aesthetics. This book goes beyond the typical paper craft project to include contemporary design references like Mid-Century Modern dollhouses, VW buses, paper monsters, costumes and masks, and the classic lemonade stand--all made with unique style and flair! Focused around surprising and easily accessibly materials like shipping boxes, shoeboxes, junk mail envelopes, newspapers, maps, found books, and other paper ephemera, The Paper Playhouse has 22 projects aimed at inspiring children to create amazing paper crafts.
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