Books with author Hands-On Crafts for Kids

Beading's not only hot with adults--children love it too. In connection with the PBS Hands on Crafts for Kids television show comes a collection of simple and attractive beading projects for youngsters 10 and up. Young beaders can choose from 60 practical and decorative items, including pretty jewelry (bracelets, chokers), eye-catching room décor (pillows, a lampshade), and personal accessories (flip-flops, a sophisticated looking jewelry box). Easy-to-follow diagrams explain how to string the beads, attach clasps, and tie knots. Kids will enjoy hours of creative pleasure--and they'll feel proud to show off their handiwork.

Based on the PBS television program “Hands On,” and created for the crafting pleasure of 7 to 12-year-olds and their parents, these imaginative projects banish boredom while reinforcing concepts learned at school. “Full of interesting animal and nature-themed projects....The 48 activities all include lists of materials needed, full-size patterns, and color photographs of the completed objects...a good choice.”—School Library Journal.

A memorable birthday party can be loads of fun for both children and adults, and your child's next party is sure to be just that if you use the practical and helpful hints offered here. There is such variety that you'll never be at a loss as to what kind of party to plan. Why not a Carnival themed party, with recipes for a beautiful Clown Cake, Carnival Hot Dogs, Clown Dip, Bagged Popcorn, and a healthy snack of Carnival Fruit Medley. Maybe your child would like an Outer Space themed party, with yummy treats such as Spaceship Cake, Nebula Punch, Moon Pizzas, and Blast-off Gelatin. Handy shopping lists are included for you to check off all of the supplies you'll need, plus party games, activities, and fun craft projects are listed so you can keep the kids busy and happy.

Crosswords, quizzes, optical illusions, problems and puzzles: if you love games, get ready to have a good time! Every kind of imaginable fun is right here, from jokes in code to connect-the-numbers riddles. And, the lively pictures (including a wolf on a pig hunt) are a comic blast too. Find the dinosaur's lost spots and color them in. Put the dominoes in the correct order to see what they spell. Calculate the age of a snail by adding and subtracting the numbers on its shell. Watch out! There are some intruders in the animal kingdom. Figure out which creature in each group doesn't belong, and why. Brain challenges don't get better than this!

All parents want to celebrate their child’s special day with a special party—an event that’s really magical and memorable. They can get all the help they need to turn birthday dreams into reality with this imaginative party planner, filled with creative ideas for themes, recipes, decorations, and entertainment. From a Carnival Party—complete with a festive Clown Cake and Clown Dip, hot dogs, and bags of popcorn—to an Outer Space bash with yummy Spaceship Cake, Nebula Punch, Moon Pizzas, and Blast-off Gelatin, there’s something to appeal to every kid. Handy shopping lists make it simple to get all the necessary supplies, and there are loads of games, activities, and fun craft projects to keep the guests busy and happy.

A memorable birthday party can be loads of fun for both children and adults, and your child's next party is sure to be just that if you use the practical and helpful hints offered here. There is such variety that you'll never be at a loss as to what kind of party to plan. Why not a Carnival themed party, with recipes for a beautiful Clown Cake, Carnival Hot Dogs, Clown Dip, Bagged Popcorn, and a healthy snack of Carnival Fruit Medley. Maybe your child would like an Outer Space themed party, with yummy treats such as Spaceship Cake, Nebula Punch, Moon Pizzas, and Blast-off Gelatin. Handy shopping lists are included for you to check off all of the supplies you'll need, plus party games, activities, and fun craft projects are listed so you can keep the kids busy and happy.

Come and visit Max and Sue, and learn bushels of new words, too! Each happy page in this sturdy board book brims with buildings, animals, machinery, and plants--with the name right beside the picture.· What a pretty town Max and Sue live in! Let's walk through the streets and look for the windmill, lake and bridge, orchard, pasture, stable, stores, and more.· Of course, it wouldn't be a farm without animals--pigs, roosters, chickens, horses and foals, cows and calves, goats, rabbits, and a kitty cat, too. How happy they all are to see Max and Sue--and you!· It takes lots of equipment to run a farm, and Max and Sue have it all: tractors, wagons, wheelbarrows, even a pitchfork.· What's growing here? Fruit and vegetables and bright sunflowers. How delicious!Young children (2 to 4) will have a great time as they learn!

One, two, three--what do you see? Six, five, four: will you count some more?Max and Sue are counting the animals on their farm--and they could use your help! There's only one pig in the mud, so that's easy. The two horses in the corral are staying put, and so are three cows in their stalls. No problem! But four goats have poor Max on the run. What's grazing out in the pasture? Five sheep together--and four bunnies, too. Now, hardest of all: the clucking, dashing chickens. But, Max has an idea: up in the tree, what can he see? SIX! It all adds up to lots of fun for toddlers.

Beading's not only hot with adults--children love it too. In connection with the PBS Hands on Crafts for Kids television show comes a collection of simple and attractive beading projects for youngsters 10 and up. Young beaders can choose from 60 practical and decorative items, including pretty jewelry (bracelets, chokers), eye-catching room décor (pillows, a lampshade), and personal accessories (flip-flops, a sophisticated looking jewelry box). Easy-to-follow diagrams explain how to string the beads, attach clasps, and tie knots. Kids will enjoy hours of creative pleasure--and they'll feel proud to show off their handiwork.

With a woof and a moo and a cluck-cluck too, the animals talk, chat, and sing. What does each one say? Look here and see! Squeak-squeak goes the mouse--and meeowww calls the cat; that mouse better scat! So soft sounds the fish as it blow bubbles, bloup bloup. The swan honks loudly, while the donkey brays like a laugh: hee-haw hee-haw. Can you imitate their cries, and neigh and bray and cock-a-doodle do?

Creeping cat and running dog; the fish that splashes and swims; monkey climbing up in the tree and fluttering, flying bird so high: every animal moves in its own special way. Slithering, swishing snakes and slipping sliding snails, paddling ducks that flip-flop and hopping, bouncing kangaroos all dance their way across these pages. Delighted youngsters will happily learn the words to describe their movements and sounds-and then they'll try the movements, too!

Got a life? Get it organized! You'll remember what's going on--and when and where--with this knockout double diary and contacts book. Each spread of the diary has an at-a-glance month on one side, plus a sprinkling of wild and crazy events. The other side presents dozens of really great facts that happened in the month-like the day men first landed on the moon. The contacts book not only has the usual room for names, addresses, and phone numbers, but it also showcases activities that will help you keep in touch with your pals. Make cards, plan a sleepover, find a pen pal, create a club, and throw a party...you'll see exactly how!