The Really Big Book of Amazing Things to Make and Do

by Arness; Beak Lorenz, Nick Huckleberry Beak

This is the only book that crafty kids (and their crafty parents) will ever need for rainy days. Chances are that once kids get their hands on this book, they will not mind if it rains every day. And who could blame them with 123 wonderful and wacky things to make for themselves and their room, their family and friends.Nimble fingers can model ferocious beasts and cosmic superheroes, or create beautiful pots, jewelry and even a working clock! Plain T-shirts can be turned into one-off originals with fabric paint following the stunning very witty and brilliantly colorful designs. Many of the T-shirt painting designs can be used in conjunction with the masks and face painting ideas for fancy dress parties or school plays. Try the Spotted Dog face painting with Muddy Puppy T-shirt. For kids with an eye to being performers there are feats of juggling to master, balloons to model and magic tricks to learn. There are even some sneaky and devilishly clever tricks to play on their friends.Friendship bracelet braiding and beading is one of the most popular crafts amongst children, but why stop at bracelets? Here there are also instructions for making beaded necklaces, a hippie headband, a sunglasses strap and a barrette. Like all the projects in this book, there is room for kids to express their own creativity. They can modify the designs, choose their own favorite colors or even go on to create their own designs.-- The craft and activity book for kids who want to do everything from clay modeling to balloon modeling, T-shirt painting to face painting, and juggling to magic tricks.-- 123 wonderful and wacky things for 7-12 year olds to make and do-- Clear step-by-step photographyfor every project, complete lists of materials and equipment required, and lively finished pictures to inspire and delight.

265 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998