Hearts and Crafts: Over 20 Projects for Fun-Loving Kids [Paperback]

Jennifer Storey Gillis (Author), Gwen Steege (Editor), Patti Delmonte (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

This series provides loads of fun answers to the question "What is there to do today?" Projects involving apples, pumpkins, hearts, gardening, teeth, and weather. Perfect for kids ages 4 through 10.

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From the Back Cover

HEARTS AND CRAFTS
-- Bake "Stained-Glass" Heart Cookies
-- Plan a Valentine Party
-- Decorate T-Shirts, Sneakers, and Lunch Bags with Heart Stencils
-- Make Your Own Heart Jigsaw Puzzle
-- Make and Wear Heart Jewelry
-- Cook Toasted Cheese Hearts
-- Make Heart-Shaped Clay Pots and Checkers
-- Play Heart-Smart Word Games
-- Create and Paint Heart-Shaped Bread
-- Do "Straight-from-the-Heart" Good Deeds

About the Author

Previously an elementary school teacher, Jennifer Storey Gillis knows how to intrigue and motivate young children with her numerous projects, puzzles and yummy recipes. Such treasures are found in her Storey Books: An Apple A Day!, Green Beans & Tambourines, Hearts & Crafts, Puddle Jumpers, and Tooth Truth. Parents and teachers will find a large variety of ideas in her books that are sure to please any child.

Janice Hughes of the Associated Press Features writes the following of Jennifer's In a Pumpkin Shell: "Storey Gillis does a great job explaining to kids how to grow pumpkins. Choosing seeds, pulling weeds, (watch out for that stem!) -- it's all there... And if you do end up with a big harvest, or if you just buy at the store, Storey Gillis is full of ideas -- all easy and inexpensive."

Jennifer was born in Washington, D.C., but currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, Jack, and her three children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Storey Books (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882668447
• ISBN-13: 978-0882668444
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,811,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!, June 22, 2011

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This review is from: Hearts and Crafts: Over 20 Projects for Fun-Loving Kids (Paperback)

Nice simple and nothing fancy book to have something to do, plan for the Holiday with kids, yours or not.

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable craft projects where in most cases the clean-up is the reward, August 20, 2008

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This review is from: Hearts and Crafts: Over 20 Projects for Fun-Loving Kids (Paperback)

When she was young, my daughter was very fond of arts and crafts. I was constantly on the search for new material to have her work on. While I never encountered this book, if I had, it would have been the source of a lot of enjoyment. The projects are easy, requiring a minimum of adult supervision, they are also cheap and most of the projects lead to the reward of consuming them. This is an inexpensive way to keep children busy doing things that they will enjoy and cleaning up afterwards is a pleasant reward.