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GIANT Encyclopedia of Arts & Craft Activities: Over 500 Art and Craft Activities Created by Teachers for Teachers

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This book is full of great craft ideas. My favorite is the materials and activity indexes at the end. Say you have some extra paper towel rolls you want to make a craft with, just look it up, turn to the pages listed and there are several ideas of how to use them in a fun and creative way with your child. This book has inspired me to try some new things - it's bringing out the artist in my child and I. Each craft project has a list of supplies you'll need, steps to make it, and activities you can do with it. Music, movement, dramatic play, math, language, etc. are included with craft ideas. The author also lists related books you can read along with your project to make it a real learning experience. This book is so much fun! It's not just for teachers; it's a must for parents who want to do arts and crafts with their kids.

What a great book. As a new to homeschooling, and new to America mum, I find this book gives me not just varied & interesting craft projects for my 5yr old daughter but also suggests reading books that blend well with the chosen craft.
For those that are not the best at artistic & creative thinking this book is a must.

I bought this book for my daughter, who has two small boys. They love arts and crafts and this book has plenty of great ideas. Well organized and plenty of variety. Directions are simple and illustrations are heplpful. She loves it.

This book is a very large book full of wonderful craft ideas. It does require many craft items and supplies that are not things we have around the house. Not a big deal, but I need to work on stocking my craft supplies. Many of these activities are a little ahead of my almost 3 year old, but she will soon grow into it. If you want a large book with a lot of ideas, this is great.

I also bought the "Preschooler's Busy Book" and find that uses more household items, but the crafts aren't as extensive. So, I think they will contemplate each other this next year with my daughter.

This book is what I have been looking for. Lots of great ideas. IT came right on time and was in great shape.

I found myself having to unexpectably homeschool my kindergartener. This book has been great to come up with craft ideas to help feel like they are not missing out on school. It is categorized, but not necessarily grouped in ways I would think of, still helpful though. Items can easily be obtained from a store, or saved up as you use other household things, ie toilet paper rolls, egg carton.

This product is fairly orgainzed and clear about the materials and step by step procedures for the activities. The only thing is that I wish there was more organization with the age groups in each cateogory. Besides that, it is a great purchase!

A very interesting book. Full of simple ideas which are not only fun for the children but also helps to be more creative and discover more about the world around them.

I bought this to get some ideas for doing crafts with my son at home. Got a lot of ideas in good price.