Snowflakes for all Seasons (Paperback)

by Cindy Higham (Author) "IT'S OFTEN SAID that no two snowflakes are alike..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Snowflakes for all Seasons" is a fun craft book for all ages. Kids love to make paper snowflakes and it is a great way for them to learn how to use scissors. This is also a great family activity. "Snowflakes for all Seasons" was recently featur ed in a popular scrapbooking magazine where they showed how to use the paper snowflakes on scrapbook pages. It has also been featured in a children's magazine where they taught how to make the Valentine's Day snowflakes. As the word get out about this b ook it becomes more and more popular. This is a fun craft that is making a come back. -- From the Publisher

Product Description
Remember trying to fold and cut paper snowflakes as a kid? "Snowflakes for all Seasons" brings back this fun activity with designs for all seasons and most holidays. You'll find heart snowflakes for Valentines day, shamrocks for St. Patrick's day , birds and flowers for spring, the Liberty bell for the 4th of July, fall leaves, ghosts, spiders, and pumpkins for Halloween, pilgrims for Thanksgiving, Christmas trees, bells, candles etc. for Christmas, snowmen and lots of fun traditional snowflakes f or winter, plus many others like teddy bears and a ballerina. The book contains 64 full size patterns, instructions for folding, cutting and decorating your snowflakes, and an index. It is 8 1/2 x 11 in size with a full color cover.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: Cindy Higham; 2 edition (July 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966452402
• ISBN-13: 978-0966452402
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,662,991 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful (and reasonably priced!), February 6, 2002

By	Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For a number of years now, we've had a tradition in our home. As nights lengthen and Christmas approaches, we start folding pieces of printer paper and cutting out snowflakes, which we then tape to windows, the refrigerator, etc. When my wife brought home his book, I figured that it had little to say to me. Well, I was wrong!

The book starts out with a quick one-page hint page, which actually had some really good suggestions. The book then launches into snowflakes for all seasons (from New Years through Independence Day and on to Christmas). Though you wouldn't want many on these off-snowflake-season designs, when done with colored paper, they do make lovely decorations, ones that the kids will love making. Interestingly, the back cover has a thumbnail picture of all of the snowflakes (complete with page numbers), all made with different colored paper--seeing that alone will change your view of snowflakes!

So, please let my family recommend that you buy this wonderful (and reasonably priced) little resource for your family fun. It's a great book!

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun book! The directions are well done. I love it., March 2, 1999

By A Customer

The snowflakes look difficult to make, but are fairly easy to do with small sharp scissors. It is fun to do each season's snowflakes in a different color of paper and hang on the windows, or refrigerators, walls, doors, etc. I gave a book to the teachers at our school and they loved using it for themselves and for the children.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, January 23, 2006

By	Atheen M. Wilson "Atheen" (Mpls, MN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Snowflakes for all Seasons: 72 Fold & Cut Paper Snowflakes (Paperback)

I got this book to use as a means of decorating gifts with atractive but inexpensive ornaments. At first I was unsure if the project would succeed, because the snowflakes seemed so elaborate. I was amazed at the effects that I could produced with very little effort. Each of the designs is based on a simple folding technique that reduces the actual cutting to a minimum. When you see the illustrations it becomes instantly "doable" in your mind. I ran into some difficulty due to the choice of my experiment paper: it was too thick and unyielding when folded as needed. A lighter weight paper cured the problem. Origami paper is beautiful, light enough, and already comes in the required square shape. I also found that, as the author stresses, a very sharp pair of sissors is indespensible to keep the cuts uniform through the entire stack of folds and to achieve the sharp corners and turns required for some of the designs. I found a very sharp pair of surgical scissors did a wonderful job, though the handles were a little hard on the fingers, especially the thumb, when cutting through the thicknesses required.