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The first book is best for the younger set, and great for VBS/Sunday School use as well!
Foam Crafts for Kids is filled with more than 100 wonderful projects for young children. Both boys and girls will love the incredible range of fun ideas in this book, and foam is a very versatile material that's super-easy to work with.
This book is perfect for the younger set, most of these crafts can be done by kids themselves, once explained, with just foam, glues and scissors. When needed, templates are included that can be copies, enlarged (if needed) and cut out. If you have shaped foam pieces already, some of the crafts can obviously go much quickly.
Today I have not 1, but 2 books perfect for Summer crafting,
for all ages, both from the same author!
In both books, Suzanne expertly provides nostalgic and traditional summer camp craft ideas, plus more trendy Pinterest-worthy projects as well. Suzanne has made sure to provide crafts for a range of ages as well. She knows the importance of making sure all kids are included and have age-appropriate projects to make each child feel accomplished. As a mother and grandmother, she understands the special impact that crafts can have on developing children and their self-esteem.
"I’ve always enjoyed sharing my love of crafting with my family," she says. "When your family steps away from the electronic devices and takes the time to create with one another, you’ll be surprised at how many laughs and meaningful memories you’ll be making together."
McNeill has also observed how much practical knowledge her children and grandchildren have gained from crafting together. "When children create, they learn that there is value in completing a project from start to finish because the end result is well worth it. There is nothing greater than watching a child’s eyes shine with pride as they gaze upon their newly finished creation."
Foam Crafts for Kids
Readily available in a dazzling array of bright colors and fun shapes, inexpensive craft foam produces none of the mess that goes along with painting and other activities.
Filled with fantastic projects for young children, Foam Crafts for Kids provides all the foam craft projects that you could possibly want to do with your kids! Any boy or girl ages 4 to 10 can complete these easy projects with minimal supervision. Kids will learn to make puppets, pencil toppers, masks, head bobbers, animal boxes, purses, belt pockets, refrigerator magnets, and more.
Perfect for parties, rainy days, camp activities, and after-school projects, this big book features clear photos, supply lists, easy-to follow instructions, and full-size patterns.
Share your love of crafting with your family! When your family steps away from the electronic devices and takes the time to create with one another, you'll be surprised at how many laughs and meaningful memories you'll make together.
Foam Crafts for Kids is filled with more than 100 wonderful projects for young children. Both boys and girls will love the incredible range of fun ideas in this book, and foam is a very versatile material that's super-easy to work with.
With these projects, children can explore their creativity as well as gain practical knowledge through crafting. When children create, they learn that there is value in completing a project from start to finish—because the end result is well worth it. There is nothing greater than watching a child's eyes shine with pride as they gaze upon their newly finished creation!
This book is perfect for the younger set, most of these crafts can be done by kids themselves, once explained, with just foam, glues and scissors. When needed, templates are included that can be copies, enlarged (if needed) and cut out. If you have shaped foam pieces already, some of the crafts can obviously go much quickly.
The more complicated crafts include making bags, and younger kids will need some help, though as you can see the instructions for those include very clear photos.
And now on about the second book!
Vacation Crafting
Inspired by the classic crafts that you made in summer camp, Vacation Craftingprovides more than 150 child-friendly projects for girls and boys ages 4 to 12.
Kids will learn to make friendship bracelets, woven potholders, pony bead animals, plastic lanyards, wire art, rubber band jewelry, foam crafts, scoubidou, paracord gear, and more.
Using inexpensive, readily available craft supplies and simple enough to take along to the mountains or beach, it's the perfect solution for any family vacation! This big book also provides a sure way to liven up parties, scout meetings, rainy days, camp activities, and after-school activities.
Color photos, supply lists, easy-to follow instructions, and full size patterns make it easy to supervise the fun.
You will find some of the foam projects from the first book in this book as well. That along with the fusible beads, and simpler beading techniques work well for the younger set. But I would say this book is really more for the 8-16 set, as they can do all of the crafts by themselves, or with a minimum of assistance, thanks to the great photos and color coded diagrams, as you can see on the right. These diagrams are really great for the macrame style beadwork jewelry and friendship bracelet variations.
The book includes patterns that can be copied, enlarged and cut out to be used, when needed as well. It's a book that is perfect for taking along with you, and a small craft supply basket on vacation, to deal with 'vacation souvenirs and vacation boredom too! Or wait til you get home and find new uses for all those shells! Some of the crafts may be ones you've seen before, but Suzanne gives new styles and techniques
About the Author:
Suzanne McNeill is the author of more than 200 craft & hobby books, including Joy of Zentangle, The Beauty of Zentangle, the 11-volume Zentangle series, and Zen Mandalas. Suzanne founded the leading publisher of Zentangle books, Design Originals (an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing). She was voted "Designer of the Year" and received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Craft & Hobby Association. Suzanne has been called "the trendsetter" of the arts and crafts industry.
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