The Arts and Crafts Busy Book: 365 Art and Craft Activities to Keep Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy [Hardcover]

Trish Kuffner (Author)

Book Description

The best-selling Busy Book author has created an all-new collection of 365 creative and educational art activities for children aged two to six years old. This book offers daily suggestions and ideas for creative pastimes as an alternative to using the TV as a baby-sitter. Drawing; Painting; Printmaking; Sculpting; Paper Crafts; Holiday Crafts; Activities within each chapter are organised by difficulty. The difficulty of each activity is indicated by crayon icons: 1 crayon for easy; 2 crayons for intermediate; 3 crayons for difficult.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 395 pages
• Publisher: Meadowbrook Pr (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881664340
• ISBN-13: 978-0881664348
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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

Customer Reviews

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crafting and play fun for toddlers, April 6, 2004

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Arts and Crafts Busy Book: 365 Art and Craft Activities to Keep Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy (Hardcover)

Full of simple arts and crafts for toddlers and preschool children "The Arts and Crafts Busy Book" is a great resource. In total there are 365 basic crafts grouped into 12 chapters. Some of the areas covered include coloring, painting, printmaking, modeling, sculpting, nature arts and crafts, educational arts and crafts, and holiday arts and crafts. Each craft is laid out in cookbook style listing all the materials required first and then the instructions for completing the craft. Easy, fun activities for preschool children, "The Arts and Crafts Busy Book" is highly recommended for anyone who deals with young children.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Idea Book, May 16, 2011

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cherrio (Lakewood, OH USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Arts and Crafts Busy Book: 365 Art and Craft Activities to Keep Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy (Hardcover)

This is just what I need for my 18-month old as she grows into a young little girl! This book is going to provide hours and hours of fun projects! I love the recipes for paint and playdough.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars teach2, October 31, 2010

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This review is from: The Arts and Crafts Busy Book: 365 Art and Craft Activities to Keep Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy (Hardcover)

This book was very helpful and easy to use. I would reccommend it to teacher's needing help with ideas for art activities with toddllers