The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book

Presents over seventy-five simple arts and crafts activities related to holidays, school, occupations, travel, nature, home, and friendship.

Presents over seventy simple arts and crafts activities related to holidays, school, occupations, travel, nature, home, and friendship.

Exploring arts and crafts with 2 to 6 year-olds.

An index to children's craft books published since 1991. Provides a guide to craft instructions alphabetically by project, or by type of material used.

For ages 4 to 8 years. Over 65 irresistible, age-appropriate activities to enhance a child's budding curiosity about nature. Children will learn how to -- be nature detectives, listen to birds' songs (and sing back) make a homegrown sunflower birdfeeder, and explore a caterpillar's tiny world. they will learn about shadows and sun clocks, how rocks become grains of sand, where frogs go in winter, and how plants 'drink' through their stems. Encourages early learning skills, including colour identification, compare and contrast, feelings, shapes, and creative self-expression through diverse hands-on activities. For children aged 2 to 6.

This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world. The result of a collaboration of children's librarians and educators with over 70 years' combined experience, Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children, Second Edition offers the busy librarian, teacher, or media specialist with ready-to-use resources that introduce children to countries and cultures around the world. It provides recommended books, stories, action rhymes, fingerplays, games, and activities that can be used to plan a series of programs or a single activity that are both entertaining and educational. The book is organized alphabetically by country, with simple, low-cost craft ideas included in each chapter. All crafts use low-cost supplies and are simple to prepare and execute. At least two craft projects are included in each chapter: one for preschoolers, with suggestions for additional simplification; and another designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. The wide variety of resources within makes this book a valuable investment, as it will be useful year after year with new presentations and activities.

This wonderful resource from two authors with an infectious enthusiasm for children's literature will help readers select and share quality books for and with young children. Specifically focused on infants through the third grade, Sharing the Journey contains descriptive book annotations, instructive commentary, and creative teaching activities tailored for those important years. Extensive book lists throughout will help readers build a library of quality children's literature. Books representing other cultures are included to help celebrate diversity as well as cultural connection. Genre chapters include poetry, fantasy, and realistic and historical fiction. A chapter on informational books demonstrates how young children can be introduced to, and learn to enjoy, nonfiction.