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Kathy Ross has created an amazing new collection of crafts ranging from Skeleton Scatter Pins to an Owl Goodie Bag that glows in the dark. For those who like to wear their crafts, the Ghost Zipper Pull or the Batty Ear Dangles will draw lots of attention. For the more sedate, the Frankenstein Treasure Keeper is guaranteed to scare off all intruders. Whether kids want to make Masks For Dolls or frighten their friends with Something Wierd In A Jar,...
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Do you love using stamps to create crafts? Discover ways to design your own personalized stamps in One-of-a-Kind Stamps and Crafts! Craft expert Kathy Ross shows you how to make stamps from ordinary materials such as pony beads, buttons, pipe cleaners, and rubber bands. In addition, she provides many ideas for what to make with your stamps, as well as instructions for a Stamp Storage Box and an Ink Pad Storage Shelf. Get ready to have fun with stamps!...
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The make-believe world of fairy tales comes to life with just some scissors and paste and a few household items. For a dramatic accompaniment to the retelling of your favorite tale, make the ugly duckling that changes into a swan, the Beast that turns back into a Prince, or even the Sleeping Beauty puppet that opens her eyes for the first time in a hundred years. You can make up a charming bed for the seven dwarfs from an egg carton or a beautiful...
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Of all the holidays, Valentine's Day is the one that most calls for a do-it-yourself approach. Kids traditionally get out the scissors and glue and work some creative magic with red construction paper and lace doilies. But Valentine's Day crafts can go far beyond the handmade card. Here Kathy Ross, America's crafts-for-kids expert, shares some very new and very original ideas for the holiday. There are, of course, several ideas for valentine cards,...
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Symbols of the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa-including harvest fruits and vegetables, the Kwanzaa cup and candles, and the mkeka mat-are the basis of many of the twenty projects in this unique book. Guided by colorful illustrations and using materials that are readily available, even young children will be able to make these easy crafts for a Kwanzaa celebration that is truly special.
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Do you love to cook? Craft expert Kathy Ross serves up 25 crafts for chefs of all ages. Turn a man's shirt into a cute Kitchen Cover-up. Make a Recipe Box with decorated Recipe Cards. Or beautify your kitchen with Pretty Paper Napkins and a Napkin Basket. Using low-cost or no-cost materials, these crafts are perfect to make for yourself-or to give as gifts!
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Playing with a doll is all about imagination. Here are twenty creative craft projects to make play situations a lot more fun! They range from a doll bathing suit and beach bag made from a sock to a doll Halloween costume made from a stuffed animal. There are scrapbooks, a bulletin board, jewelry, hair ornaments, and more for kids to make for their dolls. And, as is always the case with a Kathy Ross craft idea, everything can be done at little or no...
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Million copy craft book author Kathy Ross presents a charming craft book just right for girls. Each project in this fun and fabulous new series features illustrated step-by-step instructions and materials that are easy to find around the house. All-Girl Crafts is great for all-girl get-togethers including Girl Scout meetings, slumber parties, after school gatherings, and more. No boys allowed!
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Accessorize your life with easy-to-make necklaces, bracelets, headbands, purses, and much more! This book is bursting with 21 fun accessories. Using low-cost or no-cost materials, you can customize these accessories to match your own personal style. From the Flower Cuff Bracelet to the Superspecial Sunglasses, these crafts are perfect for making alone or with friends.
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Kathy Ross delivers easy directions for twenty-seven Bible story crafts that kids can make using everyday materials. Clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions result in great projects for beginners. Some of the crafts include a Moses in the Bulrushes Glove Puppet, Three Kings Hats, and a Hand Lamb.
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In typical Kathy Ross style, simple but clever projects bring cows and pigs and chickens and horses and goats and even the farmer himself to life. Young ones will get great satisfaction from being able to transform ordinary household items such as yogurt cups, paper towel tubes, or pipe cleaners into animal-based projects such as a Turkey Corsage, a Goosey Gander Pin, a Thimble Field Mouse, a Horse Magnet, or a Cow Tissue Dispenser. E-i-e-i-o!
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Add your own creative sparkle to the holiday season with these 30 different, delightful, decorative creations. Liven up your holiday dinner table with Christmas Napkins, Jingle Bell Napkin Rings, and a Cone Table Santa centerpiece. Try a Doorknob-Nose Elf or a giant Tube Reindeer on your door. Among the great gift ideas are two Christmas picture frame projects (perfect for your grandparents), a Christmas Stocking Pencil Holder (for your teacher),...
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This book is buzzing with great craft ideas that explore the features of insects! It contains twenty projects, ranging from a Lucky Ladybug Necklace, to a Flashing Firefly Puppet. You can even craft a Sucrrying Cockroach using a small toy car, felt and other supplies! Young insect-lovers will have hours of creative fun using the ideas in this book.
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These shape-based crafts will help children remember the names of shapes by associating them with common objects. And, while they're learning their shapes, youngsters will have a lot of fun producing creative art projects. In this book designed to supplement the teaching of basic shapes, Kathy Ross draws on her thirty years experience as a preschool teacher and curriculum developer. She has designed twenty easy-to-make crafts, each one based on one...
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Twenty simple St. Patrick's Day crafts that kids can make using everyday materials. Clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions result in great craft projects for beginners. Some of the crafts include a Candy Box Shamrock, a Leprechaun Face Mask, a Rainbow Bracelet, and a Pot of Gold Table Decoration.
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Take an adventure to the polar regions with the creative crafts in this book! Kids can make a Walrus Mask, Caribou Marionette, Penguin Pin, and even a Herd of Musk Oxen, among the twenty projectes covered. Kids will enjoy the fascinating fact boxes that accompany each craft, as they learn about the various creatures that live in the coldest places on earth!
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Whether kids are just learning about outer space or have been dazzled by the mysteries of space for a long time, they will have fun making the simple crafts in this book. The twenty easy craft projects include items suchh as a Straw Rocket, Flip-the-Rings-on-Saturn Game, Starry-Sky Light Catcher, and a Magnetic Space Walk. Kids' imaginations will soar into space with these creative do-it-yourself projects.
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Following the format of the successful Learning is Fun series, the Learning About series moves slightly upward in age range, from preschool and kindergarten concepts to curriculum topics covered in kindergarten through grade 1. There are easy-to-make crafts for every kind of weather. Among the projects are What kind of weather? Wheel", Mr. Thermometer", Flash of Lightning Puppet", Icy Snowman Mobile", and a Dress for the Weather doll". Each craft...
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Best-selling children's craft expert Kathy Ross offers a collection of 65 holiday-based craft projects, each one guaranteed to turn out beautifully. Patterned after Millbrook's original BEST HOLIDAY CRAFTS EVER bindup, this volume contains 100% new material. In addition to Valentine's Day, Earth Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and Christmas, a number of new holidays have been added, including Flag Day, Memorial Day, 4th of...
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Beginning chronologically with Benjamin Banneker and ending with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this collection has 20 crafts, each on based on the work of a distinguished black American. The projects include a Frederick Douglass Puppet, a Harriet Tubman Route to Freedom Maze, a Granville T. Woods Invention Puzzle, a Thank You George Washington Carver Magnet, and Mary McCloud Bethune's School That Grew. Each craft is illustrated and outlined with step-by-step...