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Child's Play: Quick and Easy Costumes [Paperback]

Leslie Hamilton (Author)
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With Child's Play: Quick and Easy Costumes for Special Occasions and Everyday Play, author Leslie Hamilton has provided  the definitive guide for creating  safe, easy, and imaginative children's costumes. From a rock star to a washing machine, Hamilton offers loads of creative costume ideas that are easy to design and  will delight your child.  

Who knew that costume design could be so effortless? With easy-to-read, easy-to-follow instructions Child's Play makes it possible for even the most domestically-challenged parent to create  more  70 fabulous costumes.  Also included are activities and games devised to engage your child's imagination before, during and after the costume-making process.

Best of all, the imaginative yet simple costumes outlined in chapters like:  No-Sew Costumes, Paper Bag Costumes, and Fabric Costumes call for costume supplies that can be found around the house and any specialty items like fabric, jewelry, and masks, which you may want to buy, can be recycled again and again as your children's tastes change.

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With Child's Play: Quick and Easy Costumes for Special Occasions and Everyday Play, author Leslie Hamilton has provided the definitive guide for creating safe, easy, and imaginative children's costumes. From a rock star to a washing machine, Hamilton offers loads of creative costume ideas that are easy to design and will delight your child.

Who knew that costume design could be so effortless? With easy-to-read, easy-to-follow instructions Child's Play makes it possible for even the most domestically-challenged parent to create more 70 fabulous costumes. Also included are activities and games devised to engage your child's imagination before, during and after the costume-making process.

Best of all, the imaginative yet simple costumes outlined in chapters like: No-Sew Costumes, Paper Bag Costumes, and Fabric Costumes call for costume supplies that can be found around the house and any specialty items like fabric, jewelry, and masks, which you may want to buy, can be recycled again and again as your children's tastes change.

About the Author

Leslie Hamilton has worked with children in preschools, elementary schools, and scouting.  She is also the author of Child's Play: 200 Instant Crafts and Activities for Pre-schoolers and Child's Play 6-12.

Ms. Hamilton lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two children

Product Details

  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (September 26, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 051788173X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517881736
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,853,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for costume Ideas, September 7, 2007
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The book presents many basic costume ideas for children with enough instructions to get you going. Most of the ideas in this book will take planning and time to put together.
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