false 2748130 1 Busy grownups generally appreciate quick ideas for kids to be creative. In <I>20-Minute Crafts</I>, part of Kathie Stull's Hand-On Crafts for Kids series, parents learn they can provide a few general supplies like foam sheeting, wooden cutout shapes, craft sticks, paints, Styrofoam balls, and chenille stems, then let youngsters go to town constructing an assortment of useful and just-for-fun projects. Masks, frames, fans, pencil toppers, decorative magnets, holiday and party decorations, and many other kid-friendly ideas abound. The volume could have used better organization: the table of contents is bewildering, and there is no immediately discernible sequence of projects. The overtly commercial angle is a bit off-putting too: each project is "sponsored" by a major craft manufacturer, though the materials lists do call only for generic supplies. Also, the book claims to be geared to 7- to 12-year-olds, but most kids at the upper part of this age range will consider themselves too sophisticated for most of these projects. Younger ones, however, will probably enjoy them, and even a well-coordinated 5-year-old can handle many of them with adult supervision. <I>--Amy Handy</I> 2773811 28 8 2002 Hands on Crafts for Kids: 20-Minute Crafts total:2|3:2| 2 6 2 1 3 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:36:15 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:40:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 02:11:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 02:11:05 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2748130