handicraft

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of crafts using salt dough, paper, papier mache, and recycled and found materials.

More than forty projects and three dramatic play scripts explore the interconnectedness of the cultures of Mexico and Central America and help children experience aspects of daily life throughout the region.

Gives instructions for making a variety of cards and envelopes ranging from simple to more complicated shaped and three-dimensional cards.

Describes the stones and tools used in making a mosaic and instructs the beginner in stone splitting and planning, setting, displaying, and restoring mosaics.

Make your own beautiful crafts, using materials and designs found in nature, the way the first peoples of North America did.

Provides directions for building a raku kiln, and features instructions and advice from five professional ceramists on how to use alternative kilns and firing techniques in creating pottery finishes, including raku, saggar, pit, and barrel. Includes a gallery of ceramic art.

Instructions for using everyday materials to make a variety of outdoor projects. Includes some backyard games.

A collection of simple art projects which use everyday objects and turn them into animals.

Presents activities for spring, summer, fall, and winter, along with ideas that can be used year-round. Included are instructions for gifts to make, cards to send, holiday projects, games for family fun, travel tips, and more.