What Can You Do with a Paper Bag? (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The humblest of materials transform the pedestrian into the sublime in What Can You Do with a Paper Bag? by Judith Cressy, photos by Maria Quiroga and Christine A. Butler, illus. by Edward Heins. "Perseus' Winged Helmut," "George Washington's Hair" and a "Curly Baroque Wig" number among these 21 chic chapeaux, all inspired by paintings and sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Product Description

With a little imagination, the answer is "plenty!" Armed with scissors, tape, and glue, it's easy to turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary hat, wig, mask or crown. Simple step-by-step instructions show readers how to make a golden crown, a curly Baroque wig, Perseus's winged helmet, a pharaoh's headdress, George Washington's wig, a Japanese geisha hairdo, an African mask and sixteen other imaginative designs. An engaging activity book for both home and classroom, What Can You Do with a Paper Bag?, inspired by works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will provide hours of educational and entertaining dress-up fun.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811832201
• ISBN-13: 978-0811832205
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #399,683 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Can You Do With a Paper Bag?, May 24, 2003

By	K. M. Cormier (Swampscott, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book, published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a TERRIFIC book if you are interested in childrens' crafts and art. The book provides very detailed and easy-to-follow instructions on hat and mask making using your average grocery store variety paper bag (and a few other on-hand items). The hats and masks are all inspired by works of art found in the museum. Our elementary school are using these activities at our Spring Arts Festival. The results are dynamic and the costs for matierials is little to nothing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children Create Ingenius Crafts From Humble Supplies , September 18, 2004

By	Jana L. Perskie "ceruleana" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is the best book for a rainy afternoon and a bored child (children)!"What Can You Do With A Paper Bag" written by Judith Cressy and published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has 21 paper bag projects geared to fascinate your child and encourage creativity and imagination.

Step-by-step instructions, very easy to follow, illustrate how to make Mayan masks, a Pharoah's headdress, crowns, a Fang (African) mask, a "Perseus Winged Helmut," George Washington's hair, and many other clever ideas. All you need are paper bags, (grocery store brown bags are good), scissors, glue, tape, crayons or paints, and an eager child. The humblest of supplies can provide hours of fun.

**A side note - The book was inspired by works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It can also be used as a teaching tool for showing children the art of different cultures at different periods in time.

Excellent and highly recommended!
JANA

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good buy for our family, March 29, 2006

By	Dad of 2 "neejc" (WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Can You Do with a Paper Bag? (Paperback)

Unfortunately, I have to disagree with the 5-star ratings this book received previously. My 6-year old son will do anything arts & crafts related, and he showed no interest at all in this book. The only benefit from this book is that it got him thinking about what else he could create using his own imagination and a paper bag. As a side note, 12 of the 21 hats were for girls which left only 9 to choose from for my son.