General Craft Books

• Ross, Kathy
  Crafts For Kids Who Are Wild about Outer Space
  Millbrook Press, 1997
  + 745.5 Ros
  Provides instruction for twenty projects, creating such things as planet mobile, constellation tack board, space helmet, moon buggy, pop-up alien puppet and rocket pin. All are made from items commonly found around your home.
• Hall, Kelly Miner
  Look What You Can Make with Craft Sticks
  Boyd Mills Press, 2001
  + 745.51 Hal
  Toys, games and other things to make from craft sticks. Over 80 ideas are presented, all showing a picture.
• Churchill, E. Richard
  Quick and Easy Paper Toys
  Sterling Pub. Co., 1988
  + 745.54 Chu
  An illustrated compilation of paper projects, including paper airplanes, paperweights, and Christmas decorations. All accompanied by useful diagrams.
• Ross, Kathy
  Look What You Can Make With Plastic Bottles and Tubs
  Boyds Mills Press, 2001
  + 745.572 Ros
  Everyone collects an abundance of plastic bottles and cardboard tubs, and here you'll find another way to put these to use besides recycling. Pictures and description for over eighty toys, games and other things.
• Ross, Kathy
  Crafts For Kids Who Are Wild About Reptiles
  Millford Press, 1998
  + 745.59 Ros
  Kids love reptiles, what a great way to keep them occupied making reptiles to be used as toys, decoration or for science projects. All are made out of common household materials.
• Cobb, Mary
  The Quilt Block History of Pioneer Days with Projects Kids Can Make
  Millbrook Press, 1995
  + 746.97 Cob
  Learn about dozens of quilt block designs from a simple nine patch block to Martha Washington's star- all tell about America's early life. Ideas for kids to make quilt blocks, all without sewing a single stitch.
• Carreiro, Carolyn
  Hand Print Animal Art
  Williamson Publishing, 1997
  + 751.49 Cat
  For kids 4-10 and their families, all using hand and or fingerprints as the base. Over 60 learning experiences exploring the world of animals , with many tips on how to create special effects using outstretched fingers, cupped hands, pinky fingerprints, smudged thumbprints, flat fingered ridges and more.

Multicultural crafts

• Corwin, Judith
  Asian Crafts
  Franklin Watts, 1991
  + 745.5 Cor
  Step by step instruction for making both ancient and modern crafts, toys, and foods from various countries on the Asian continent and from Japan.
• Corwin, Judith
  African Crafts
  Franklin Watts, 1990
  + 745.5 Cor
  Shows how to design masks, beads, toys, and other African crafts using simple household materials.
• Terzian, Alexandra M.
  The Kids' Multicultural Art Book
  Williamson Publishing, 1993
  + 745.5 Ter
  In this hands on multicultural experience children can explore the roots, rhythms, design and tradition found in the art and artifacts from the far corner of the earth. Included is background information and instructions for more than 100 craft projects from African, Native American, Eskimo, Asian and Hispanic culture.

Things to Make and Wear

• Baker, Diane
  Make Your Own Hairwear
  Williamson Press, 2001
  + 745.5 Bak
  Provides step by step instructions for creating more than twenty beaded hair accessories including hair combs and clips, beaded bobby pins and headbands. Learn all the beading techniques - it's easy, inexpensive, imaginative and a great mother- daughter craft experience.
• Baker, Diane
  Jazzy Jewelry: Power Beads, Crystals, Chokers, and Illusions and Tattoo Styles
  Williamson Publishing, 2001
  + 745.5942 Bak
  Using such things as power beads, seed beads, accent beads and more, create more than 100 designs of necklaces, headbands, tattoo jewelry, chokers, and bows . Be able to create fun, jazzy jewelry, much more unique and better quality than can be purchased in a store.
• Blanchette, Peg
  Kids' Easy Knitting Projects
  Williamson Publishing, 2000
  + 746.432 Bla
  Learn all of the basic knitting stitches, and how to make 8 projects. Clear concise diagrams, and patterns for all projects are provided.

Holiday Crafts

• Whitney, Brooks
  Celebrate: Four Seasons of Holiday Fun
  Pleasant Co., c1998
  + 745.594 Whi
  Includes instruction for making crafts and decorations, directions for playing games and ideas for preparing food to celebrate the holidays and other special times throughout a girl's year.
• Corwin, Judith Hoffman
  Valentine Crafts
  Franklin Watts, 1994
  + 745.5941 Cor
  First learn about the holiday - it's legends and history. Everything can be made from everyday household or classroom items - make everything from cards, decorations , and games. All accompanied by step by step instructions.
• Palmer, Edward
  Pumpkin Carving
  Sterling Chappelle Book, 1995
  + 745.594 Pal
  Detailed patterns for over 40 jack-o-lantern patterns. General instructions along with keys to classy pumpkin carvings and pictures of tools . Highly recommended for parent and child to use and work on pumpkin carving together2
• Ross, Kathy
  Crafts for Kwanzaa
  Millbrook Press, 1994
  + 745.594 Ros
  Twenty different craft projects, from games and jewelry to gift wrap for children to make. All can be made from everyday household materials.

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