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100 Things to Recycle and Make
Keep crafty children of all ages entertained and inspired for hours with Fiona Hayes’ 100 Things to Recycle and Make.
Everyday materials are transformed into all kinds of stunning and practical projects, from toy animals and vehicles to dressing-up props, decorations, games, and even fun storage solutions. Bringing together the best projects from the popular Crafty Makes series, each section is dedicated to a different base cardboard boxes; paper plates; cardboard tubes; materials from nature; and egg cartons. With twenty projects per section to choose from, and 100 projects overall, this book will appeal to a wide range of ages and interests.
Simple cardboard tubes become a set of pirate skittles, a friendly octopus, and an entire castle. Plain cardboard boxes are turned into a pirate ship, a money box, and a robot; twigs, leaves and other outdoors materials become picture frames, masks, and a dinosaur. Paper plates make a great bug or flower hat, a dotty frog, and a cute panda, while egg cartons are turned into a fire engine, a pencil holder, and a Christmas tree.
Children will be entertained for hours with this invaluable collection of crafty makes, and even the whole family can be involved in recycling everyday objects and turning them into exciting projects. Create entire animal kingdoms and alien worlds, or simply a new favourite toy or mascot.
With such a huge range of exciting projects to make from the simplest of objects, 100 Things to Recycle and Make is the ultimate craft inspiration for creative children.
Everyday materials are transformed into all kinds of stunning and practical projects, from toy animals and vehicles to dressing-up props, decorations, games, and even fun storage solutions. Bringing together the best projects from the popular Crafty Makes series, each section is dedicated to a different base cardboard boxes; paper plates; cardboard tubes; materials from nature; and egg cartons. With twenty projects per section to choose from, and 100 projects overall, this book will appeal to a wide range of ages and interests.
Simple cardboard tubes become a set of pirate skittles, a friendly octopus, and an entire castle. Plain cardboard boxes are turned into a pirate ship, a money box, and a robot; twigs, leaves and other outdoors materials become picture frames, masks, and a dinosaur. Paper plates make a great bug or flower hat, a dotty frog, and a cute panda, while egg cartons are turned into a fire engine, a pencil holder, and a Christmas tree.
Children will be entertained for hours with this invaluable collection of crafty makes, and even the whole family can be involved in recycling everyday objects and turning them into exciting projects. Create entire animal kingdoms and alien worlds, or simply a new favourite toy or mascot.
With such a huge range of exciting projects to make from the simplest of objects, 100 Things to Recycle and Make is the ultimate craft inspiration for creative children.
160 pages, Hardcover
Published June 18, 2019
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June 14, 2019
i really appreciate your book..... the acticities you are proposing are fantastic and very funny to do. In these last two days i tried the crocodiles, mushrooms and cars with my kids and at the hospital with my patients.....
the activities came out well, the ony advise i give you is to add ( if possible) little more help step by step in the captions... it is not always clear what to do next....
Overall this is a book i will buy immediately if i could find it out on the market! thank you for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!
the activities came out well, the ony advise i give you is to add ( if possible) little more help step by step in the captions... it is not always clear what to do next....
Overall this is a book i will buy immediately if i could find it out on the market! thank you for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!
July 11, 2019
Crafty kids of all ages would enjoy looking through this inspiring book and choosing a fun project to make.
From sea creatures, zoo animals, friendly monsters, insects, birds, a tug boat, a fire engine, a rocket, this book has so much to offer.
Learn how to use everyday objects such as cardboard boxes or egg cartons to make these amazing art projects.
The adorable projects are easy to make and sure to awaken and inspire cReAtIvItY.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.
From sea creatures, zoo animals, friendly monsters, insects, birds, a tug boat, a fire engine, a rocket, this book has so much to offer.
Learn how to use everyday objects such as cardboard boxes or egg cartons to make these amazing art projects.
The adorable projects are easy to make and sure to awaken and inspire cReAtIvItY.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.
June 18, 2019
Do your kids like to keep cereal boxes? Straws? Milk cartons? This book offers lots of ideas on how to recycle materials in a creative way.
The graphics, unfortunately, look a bit basic, however the ideas are great.
The graphics, unfortunately, look a bit basic, however the ideas are great.
August 12, 2019
Review to follow
January 8, 2023
Impulse Pima
Glad to see that it's avl. back home, so I can borrow it for long enough to do some of these crafts. I love the shoebox picnic basket and my mother agrees with me that it would be very handy. I have a GR friend who claims not to be crafty but she'd love the adorable fairy toadstool house & it's easy. There's also a hedgehog for her.
This is geared to families who have done a few crafts and have a few supplies on hand. Some of the supplies would be purchases for some families, like paint. I think it would be best of all for groups like birthday parties or afterschool care; buy enough paint and googly eyes for everyone. (Perhaps best to make one yourself the previous week though.)
I am thrilled to see all the simple paper flowers. I've been looking hard for a book that showed me some basic ways to make flowers from the pretty paper I've been accumulating... some of them look like that might work with some of my fabric scrap stash, too.
I am focusing on pp 30, 39, 58, 82-3, 154, 156.
Glad to see that it's avl. back home, so I can borrow it for long enough to do some of these crafts. I love the shoebox picnic basket and my mother agrees with me that it would be very handy. I have a GR friend who claims not to be crafty but she'd love the adorable fairy toadstool house & it's easy. There's also a hedgehog for her.
This is geared to families who have done a few crafts and have a few supplies on hand. Some of the supplies would be purchases for some families, like paint. I think it would be best of all for groups like birthday parties or afterschool care; buy enough paint and googly eyes for everyone. (Perhaps best to make one yourself the previous week though.)
I am thrilled to see all the simple paper flowers. I've been looking hard for a book that showed me some basic ways to make flowers from the pretty paper I've been accumulating... some of them look like that might work with some of my fabric scrap stash, too.
I am focusing on pp 30, 39, 58, 82-3, 154, 156.
June 15, 2019
This book of things to make - mostly with scrap cardboard - depends to some extent on having paint and plastic eyes to achieve the effects. Later in the book you will find a suggestion for making eyes from beans, but in the case of most others I would suggest just painting on the eyes rather than adding plastic to the world.
The first section uses boxes to make fun storage, play masks, toys. Then we move on to cardboard tubes. The later section, which I liked best, uses natural materials like pinecones, stones, acorns, shells. But if these are not available when the kids are bored because it's raining, there should certainly be cardboard they can use instead of just putting it in the recycling bin. This really is the best kind of recycling - re-using even for a short time the cereal box, tissue box, kitchen roll tube, and egg boxes - the last part.
We tended not to need books about making playthings when we were small, but now this kind of guide might be needed because kids have so many shiny toys and screens. Unleash their creativity, refine their dexterity and stop the boredom. The crafts suit kids under eight.
I downloaded a copy from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.
The first section uses boxes to make fun storage, play masks, toys. Then we move on to cardboard tubes. The later section, which I liked best, uses natural materials like pinecones, stones, acorns, shells. But if these are not available when the kids are bored because it's raining, there should certainly be cardboard they can use instead of just putting it in the recycling bin. This really is the best kind of recycling - re-using even for a short time the cereal box, tissue box, kitchen roll tube, and egg boxes - the last part.
We tended not to need books about making playthings when we were small, but now this kind of guide might be needed because kids have so many shiny toys and screens. Unleash their creativity, refine their dexterity and stop the boredom. The crafts suit kids under eight.
I downloaded a copy from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.
June 17, 2019
The book begins with a list of Basic Equipment. This includes such things as white glue, ruler, felt-tip pens, etc. Most of these simple supplies families would have on hand.
The next lists are of the crafts that require
Cardboard Boxes,
Paper Plates,
Cardboard Tubes,
Nature Craft (such as coral reef and fish, birds, dinosaur, etc.),
and Egg Cartons.
So many craft books look wonderful until you realize how expensive the supplies are. I was impressed that this book gives the necessary supplies up-front for all of the crafts. Then as each craft is introduced a list is provided of all the necessary items for that particular craft. This Supply List is followed by numbered, detailed instructions complete with colored pictures. Occasionally there is a yellow box containing a Handy Hint at the end of the craft instructions.
What Concerned Me:
Absolutely nothing.
What I Liked Most:
The STEAM, not STEM activities (STEM represents science, technology, engineering and maths. “STEAM” represents STEM plus the arts – humanities, language arts, dance, drama, music, visual arts, design, and new media.) will be great for classrooms, building parent and child relationships, and for allowing older kids to construct by themselves.
I like the fact that, while not all crafts will appeal to the reader, with 100 to choose from there will still be lots and lots to choose from.
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The next lists are of the crafts that require
Cardboard Boxes,
Paper Plates,
Cardboard Tubes,
Nature Craft (such as coral reef and fish, birds, dinosaur, etc.),
and Egg Cartons.
So many craft books look wonderful until you realize how expensive the supplies are. I was impressed that this book gives the necessary supplies up-front for all of the crafts. Then as each craft is introduced a list is provided of all the necessary items for that particular craft. This Supply List is followed by numbered, detailed instructions complete with colored pictures. Occasionally there is a yellow box containing a Handy Hint at the end of the craft instructions.
What Concerned Me:
Absolutely nothing.
What I Liked Most:
The STEAM, not STEM activities (STEM represents science, technology, engineering and maths. “STEAM” represents STEM plus the arts – humanities, language arts, dance, drama, music, visual arts, design, and new media.) will be great for classrooms, building parent and child relationships, and for allowing older kids to construct by themselves.
I like the fact that, while not all crafts will appeal to the reader, with 100 to choose from there will still be lots and lots to choose from.
For more reviews: https://www.pickagoodbook.com
June 16, 2019
arta e cartone, piatti in plastica, colla forbici e colori: gli ingredienti per decine di progetti creativi da affidare ai nanerottoli di casa, per intrattenerli e divertirli.
Sopratutto, progetti che riciclano materiali di scarto della vita quotidiana, che finirebbero inevitabilmente nella differenziata, e che così guadagnano un altro scopo e qualche giorno in più di vita.
E che presentano lavoretti dai risultati graziosissimi, contrariamente ad altri manuali che ho visto e che mi hanno fatto sanguinare le cornee per l'orrore dei risultati proposti. >.<
Un volume da sfruttare in ogni pagina, godendosi poi i coloratissimi risultati.
Sopratutto, progetti che riciclano materiali di scarto della vita quotidiana, che finirebbero inevitabilmente nella differenziata, e che così guadagnano un altro scopo e qualche giorno in più di vita.
E che presentano lavoretti dai risultati graziosissimi, contrariamente ad altri manuali che ho visto e che mi hanno fatto sanguinare le cornee per l'orrore dei risultati proposti. >.<
Un volume da sfruttare in ogni pagina, godendosi poi i coloratissimi risultati.
September 12, 2019
We really enjoyed the wide variety of idea in this book, it covered very simple and more complex things to make which meant it was more useful for a wide range of ages. It also used easily sourced items, although of course very little of it could be recycled afterwards..
July 14, 2019
100 Things to Recycle and Make is a blast for kids (and adults too)! With a few recyclables on hand like cardboard boxes, paper plates, cardboard tubes, egg cartons, and materials found in nature you have endless possibilities for fun. The book is well layed out with easy to follow illustrations. From giraffes to jellyfish and cacti to tugboats, there are so many fun creations to make.
July 11, 2019
100 Things To Recycle and Make is a fun book with easy to follow instructions. The projects are perfect for children in grades K-2. My second grade son loved it. His only problem with the book was using the digital format we used. I would recommend this in a hard copy format. I love the illustrations because they make it easy for early readers to follow along. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.
July 6, 2019
My new favorite book for crafting! So many ideas and so easy to make everything! I was excited already after having seen the cover, but after going through the book I looked for every available package and everything that can be used for these projects. I absolutely love this book, because I can make so many cool things with children from materials that are mostly thrown away. Moreover, these projects teach children creativity, out of the box thinking and they also boost children’s self-esteem. This book help parents to avoid buying a lot of unnecessary toys which will be just lying around the house after just a couple of weeks.
June 19, 2019
100 Things to Recycle and Make by Fiona Hayes gives so many wonderful ideas for the crafty family. While there was not time to try them all, several caught my interest. I liked the explicit detailed instructions along with a picture of the final project. No doubt when children do these the results may be a bit different but that is okay. I gathered the goal of the book was to give projects that children could actually do themselves with limited adult help, such as help cutting boxes, drilling holes, etc.
As a former kindergarten teacher, I could see many of the box, plates and tube projects being able to be used with students. Now as a grandmother who often wants to have ideas on hand for the grandchildren, the summer projects are the ones we will try first, such as sailboat, hot air balloon and several of the nature crafts. I could see the finished sailboats being played with in a small kiddie pool. The nature crafts would be suitable for a rustic fairy garden. I especially like the shell mushrooms which we will try. This is a craft I have not seen on Pinterest, usually those involve a more complex approach. I really liked the simplicity of these.
I had thought this would be a great reference for those who don’t have time to search out projects n Pinterest. Here they would be in one easy to use book. Now I think it has even more value than that. I was impressed with the variety of items used along with the ease of the projects. This would definitely be a useful reference book for anyone who spend time with children.
The publisher through Net Galley provided a digital ARC. I have voluntarily decided to read and review, giving my personal opinions and thoughts.
As a former kindergarten teacher, I could see many of the box, plates and tube projects being able to be used with students. Now as a grandmother who often wants to have ideas on hand for the grandchildren, the summer projects are the ones we will try first, such as sailboat, hot air balloon and several of the nature crafts. I could see the finished sailboats being played with in a small kiddie pool. The nature crafts would be suitable for a rustic fairy garden. I especially like the shell mushrooms which we will try. This is a craft I have not seen on Pinterest, usually those involve a more complex approach. I really liked the simplicity of these.
I had thought this would be a great reference for those who don’t have time to search out projects n Pinterest. Here they would be in one easy to use book. Now I think it has even more value than that. I was impressed with the variety of items used along with the ease of the projects. This would definitely be a useful reference book for anyone who spend time with children.
The publisher through Net Galley provided a digital ARC. I have voluntarily decided to read and review, giving my personal opinions and thoughts.
June 14, 2019
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
100 Things to Recycle and Make is a tutorial book aimed at kids and their caregivers. Anyone who has ever been around kids at any gift-giving holiday knows that kids generally spend much less time playing with and enjoying their presents than time spent playing with the packaging/boxes/wrappers. This book uses everyday repurposed and found objects in creative play to make fun playthings.
Due out 18th June 2019 from Quarto on their QEB imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in hardback format. It's unclear from the publishing info if this book will be available in ebook format, but I will add that the eARC which was provided for review purposes had a very handy interactive table of contents and hyperlinks.
There are (by my count) 100 step by step illustrated tutorials arranged in 5 sections of 20 tutorials each. The base structures used in each of the tutorial sections are arranged around: cardboard boxes, paper plates, cardboard tubes, nature crafts, and egg cartons.
The introduction is a half page sidebar with a list of general items (glue, tape, ruler, scissors etc) which are used in the tutorials. It should be noted that the book doesn't contain very many actual photographs, but it does have colorful line drawn illustrations of the step-by-step tutorials (and a photograph of each completed project).
This would make a wonderful library book, homeschooling art unit book, make-it-take-it workshop, summer vacation book etc. Really fun and colorful vibrant homemade toys. I can see this book being a go-to favorite for babysitters and beleaguered parents during summer vacation. Start saving empty cereal boxes, egg cartons, and gift wrap tubes now.
Five stars. There are a lot of good ideas here.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
100 Things to Recycle and Make is a tutorial book aimed at kids and their caregivers. Anyone who has ever been around kids at any gift-giving holiday knows that kids generally spend much less time playing with and enjoying their presents than time spent playing with the packaging/boxes/wrappers. This book uses everyday repurposed and found objects in creative play to make fun playthings.
Due out 18th June 2019 from Quarto on their QEB imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in hardback format. It's unclear from the publishing info if this book will be available in ebook format, but I will add that the eARC which was provided for review purposes had a very handy interactive table of contents and hyperlinks.
There are (by my count) 100 step by step illustrated tutorials arranged in 5 sections of 20 tutorials each. The base structures used in each of the tutorial sections are arranged around: cardboard boxes, paper plates, cardboard tubes, nature crafts, and egg cartons.
The introduction is a half page sidebar with a list of general items (glue, tape, ruler, scissors etc) which are used in the tutorials. It should be noted that the book doesn't contain very many actual photographs, but it does have colorful line drawn illustrations of the step-by-step tutorials (and a photograph of each completed project).
This would make a wonderful library book, homeschooling art unit book, make-it-take-it workshop, summer vacation book etc. Really fun and colorful vibrant homemade toys. I can see this book being a go-to favorite for babysitters and beleaguered parents during summer vacation. Start saving empty cereal boxes, egg cartons, and gift wrap tubes now.
Five stars. There are a lot of good ideas here.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
June 16, 2019
100 Things to Recycle and Make is an easy how-to craft book that will be great fun for kids. There are illustrations of each step and full photos of the complete project. I really enjoyed seeing ways to use the plethora of cereal boxes and toilet and paper towel roles in fun and creative ways.
July 12, 2019
I was given this book from free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I had mixed feelings about this book. The crafts themselves are cute, and easy to make with the given instructions. My son really liked the giraffe bookends, and has plans to make others soon.
The crafts range from needing leftover craft supplies to requiring a truly alarming amount of egg cartons. There are dozens of crafts that can be made from collecting things from outside, and some tutorials use a little of both.
The instructions vary. Some tell you exactly what you need to do and what to use while others tell you to procure different size boxes, cut them at an angle, and hope for the best. I liked that there were illustrations to tell you exactly how to cut or fold things, but I wish that basic measurements or some sense of scale had been included.
The book had a lot of fun ideas, but procuring the items takes time and a lot of Styrofoam. Not all of the projects are very "green" in nature (cutting and painting disposable plates and bowls and straws), so I was disappointed that they declared these as "Recycling projects" in the title.
I had mixed feelings about this book. The crafts themselves are cute, and easy to make with the given instructions. My son really liked the giraffe bookends, and has plans to make others soon.
The crafts range from needing leftover craft supplies to requiring a truly alarming amount of egg cartons. There are dozens of crafts that can be made from collecting things from outside, and some tutorials use a little of both.
The instructions vary. Some tell you exactly what you need to do and what to use while others tell you to procure different size boxes, cut them at an angle, and hope for the best. I liked that there were illustrations to tell you exactly how to cut or fold things, but I wish that basic measurements or some sense of scale had been included.
The book had a lot of fun ideas, but procuring the items takes time and a lot of Styrofoam. Not all of the projects are very "green" in nature (cutting and painting disposable plates and bowls and straws), so I was disappointed that they declared these as "Recycling projects" in the title.
August 1, 2019
I received an ARC of this book from Quarto Publishing Group - QEB via NetGalley, this review is my personal opinion.
Great book, it gives you exactly what the title says. Ideas and more ideas with easy steps by steps with pictures of each project, I like that. Because I know I'm probably not the only one that so a craft, and decided to try to reproduce it and well it didn't work. In this case, if you do something wrong, the book will help you and give you the solution.
I like that it has easy projects like for young children and some more complicated for older ones, you have options on the type of materials and also the functionality. I believe that this book also represents a great opportunity for having fun in a more simple way. So, if you are a teacher, mom, aunt, grandmom or simple like children. And doing crafts on your own imagination sound scary. I recommend this book.
Great book, it gives you exactly what the title says. Ideas and more ideas with easy steps by steps with pictures of each project, I like that. Because I know I'm probably not the only one that so a craft, and decided to try to reproduce it and well it didn't work. In this case, if you do something wrong, the book will help you and give you the solution.
I like that it has easy projects like for young children and some more complicated for older ones, you have options on the type of materials and also the functionality. I believe that this book also represents a great opportunity for having fun in a more simple way. So, if you are a teacher, mom, aunt, grandmom or simple like children. And doing crafts on your own imagination sound scary. I recommend this book.
August 9, 2019
"100 Things to Recycle and Make" by Fiona Hayes is a book of creativity and conservation for kids that teaches them both ingenuity and to see potential in the things around them. This book has 100 projects for kids to make out of things that would otherwise go in the landfill. It teaches children how to make useful things and artwork that boosts they sense of worth and helps them grow their creativity.
There is so much to love in this book and the many projects will stimulate kids' minds for hours and hours.
I received this eBook free of charge from Quarto Publishing Group – QEB via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.
There is so much to love in this book and the many projects will stimulate kids' minds for hours and hours.
I received this eBook free of charge from Quarto Publishing Group – QEB via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.
August 21, 2019
I'm always looking for new crafts and ideas especially those that you can reuse old items for! This book comes at the best time, when people are looking to waste and buy less, and what better way that to get crafty using recycled and upcycle products that you have and use everyday!
Plus they make really great gifts too!
Thank you Fiona Hayes and Netgalley for this ARC!
Plus they make really great gifts too!
Thank you Fiona Hayes and Netgalley for this ARC!
October 16, 2019
100 things to Recycle and Make is a fantastic collection of creative projects you can do with your children. It consists of five sections each of which focuses on a specific material: cereal boxes, cardboard tubes (toilet paper and kitchen towel), paper plates, materials found in nature (shells, acorns, cones etc) and egg cartons.
As soon as I got this book I immediately started collecting these supplies as we really wanted to make as many of these fantastic animals, monsters, boats and other creative things as possible. The benefits of this kind of artwork are obvious: parents spending quality time with children, developing imagination, creativity and thinking out of box.
It also brought it home how much unnecessary packaging an average family like ours throws away and how this waste should really be avoided if we want a better future for our children.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group (QEB) for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.
As soon as I got this book I immediately started collecting these supplies as we really wanted to make as many of these fantastic animals, monsters, boats and other creative things as possible. The benefits of this kind of artwork are obvious: parents spending quality time with children, developing imagination, creativity and thinking out of box.
It also brought it home how much unnecessary packaging an average family like ours throws away and how this waste should really be avoided if we want a better future for our children.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group (QEB) for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.
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