handicraft

"Paper---it's everywhere we look---paper napkins, paper cups, writing paper, construction paper, paper rolls. There is no end to the availability and functionality of this product. You can cut it, roll it, fold it, color it, tear it, and even make it! Paper Mania takes this ubiquitous material and makes it fun and exciting! Filled with craft projects, trivia, experiments, recycling projects, and more, this craft book provides hours of creative fun!"--.

"Discover how to turn buttons, bottle caps, and more into hours of fun! This next book in the Mania series is packed with creative crafts, fast projects, fun facts, and many more surprises. Projects include simple crafts that can be done with one button that might be found in a dresser drawer, and more elaborate crafts that might require a trip to the craft store, but either way hours and hours of fun is guaranteed!"--.

A step-by-step guide to using various materials and recyclables to create actual music instruments, such as bongo drums, tambourines, guitars, and pan flutes. Includes color patterns.

"Includes the scientific explanation behind the summer season, a related myth, and step-by-step instructions on how to make eight summer-themed crafts out of various materials"--.

"Includes the scientific explanation behind the spring season, a related myth, and step-by-step instructions on how to make eight spring-themed crafts out of various materials"--.

Step-by-step instructions, tips, and full-color photographs will help teens and tweens create science-based craft projects and recipes.

Color illustrations and directions to sew sock creatures.

"Readers interested in crafting and designing patterns and structures will be inspired to create 'Maker' projects using paper--a medium readily accessible to any classroom or library. Kids will learn about popular trends and possibilities in paper engineering, and how great engineers in many different fields often visualize and create their most amazing projects in paper models first. Readers are encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and create products that are unique to their visions."--Provided by publisher.

"Instructs young readers on how to shape wooden objects based on their own, unique ideas. Kids will explore this exciting and popular field by learning a few basic techniques of woodworking and what tools to use, which they can then experiment with in safe and accessible projects. 'Makers and Shakers' sidebars introduce kids to furniture makers and builders and to different styles in woodworking."--Provided by publisher.

"The great outdoors is the perfect 'Maker' space for exploring possibilities for creativity, problem solving, and innovation. From designing devices to study the natural world to figuring out ways to find food or water outside, this refreshing title inspires readers to come up with Maker projects of their own in their back yards or communities. "Makers and Shakers" sidebars introduce important innovators and their creations to inspire readers to be environmentally aware and involved in the natural world."--Provided by publisher.