Arts & Crafts Busy Book : 365 Activities [Paperback]

Trish Kuffner (Author), Bruce Lansky (Editor)

Book Description

365 FUN, CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO STIMULATE YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

This book contains 365 creative and educational arts and crafts projects for children ages two to six that provide a great alternative to using TV as a babysitter. It shows parents and daycare providers how to:

--Stimulate creativity and self-expression with activities that encourage a child to explore his or her place in the world.

--Create experiments with paint, glue, playdough, paper, and markers that focus a child's energy constructively.

--Encourage the development of a child's concentration and coordination, as well as organizational and manipulative skills, with well-chosen arts and crafts projects.

--Save money by making arts and crafts supplies such as paints, playdough, and craft clay with ingredients that can be found around the home.

Celebrate the holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities. The Arts and Crafts Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching young children.

iParenting Media Awards 2003 Greatest Holiday Winner: Book

An iParenting Media Award Winner!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Trish Kuffner lives with her husband and five children just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.  She is the author of The Toddler's Busy Book, The Preschooler's Busy Book, The Arts & Crafts Busy Book, and The Wiggle & Giggle Busy Book.

Bruce Lansky has edited a number of poetry anthologies (including Rolling in the Aisles, Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, If Kids Ruled the School, A Bad Case of the Giggles, Miles of Smiles, and No More Homework! No More Tests!), and 3 silly songbook anthologies. Lansky created the popular GigglePoetry.com website for children and the PoetryTeachers.com website for teachers. He also created the Girls to the Rescue series, the New Fangled Fairy Tales series, and the Can You Solve the Mysteries series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Meadowbrook (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684018721
• ISBN-13: 978-0684018720
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Education > Parent Participation
  • #5 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Parenting & Families > Family Activities
  • #5 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Crafts for Children

More About the Author

Trish Kuffner lives with her husband and five children just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, February 4, 2009

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R. Pettit (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arts & Crafts Busy Book : 365 Activities (Paperback)

I have been a first grade teacher for 12 years, so I really know arts and crafts books inside and out. This is an outstanding book. What sets this book apart from all of the other craft books out there is Trish's aversion to doing crafts with kids. She wrote that she just wasn't that into it. Therefore, she has written a book that has projects that require VERY little adult help, are easy, have little clean up, and best of all ~ they are really FUN for kids! I just open the book, read what is on the page, and set my 5 and 6 year old to work. For example, one day I opened the book and my kids found themselves at the kitchen table with mini marshmallows and toothpicks, building. Clean up for me: a few toothpicks on the floor. (and a week later sneaking it into the trash) They had a blast for the whole evening doing that. This is my favorite Arts and Crafts book. Really, her whole series is great, but I would start with this one. Happy Non Crafting!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, July 10, 2006

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Mother of 2 (Champaign, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arts & Crafts Busy Book : 365 Activities (Paperback)

This book is great! There's never a dull moment when you have Kuffner's Busy Books around! My tot loves the ideas! I loved the whole Busy Box concept and he has a lot of fun exploring it too! Great idea, great buy, thanks Trish!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not so great, October 24, 2007

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Me the Teacher - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arts & Crafts Busy Book : 365 Activities (Paperback)

This book was not what I thought. Activities are very basic and it is a small paperback book without many illustrations, so it's up to you to figure out the descriptions.