Contains 35 designs with comprehensive step-by-step instructions. Origami for Children is the perfect introduction to origami, the fun Japanese papercraft for parents and children of all ages. Divided into six sections, the projects cover a range of themes, from classic origami designs such as animals to party decorations and modern vehicles. There is even a project showing how to create the classic Japanese arcade character Pacman. You will be amazed at how much you can create with a few ...

There are plants that prickle, sting, and even munch insects for lunch! So, never bite a strange plant - it might bite back!Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!

Be confident. Be gorgeous. Be glamorous. The tips and tricks in this book will help girls reveal the goddess inside - including: how to host a spa-style party; how to work out your face-shape; how to make your own signature perfume; how to stop biting your nails; how to pretend you've got freckles; how to jazz up a boring ponytail; how to give yourself a mini facial, and much more.

They float! They fly! They zoom! They spin! They even land on their feet! Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More presents how to create inflatable paper folding projects that actually take flight. From a few basic designs, this how to do orgami book offers more than fifty unique paper toy rocket creations including:-Sweptwing rockets-Landers-Gliders-Shortnosed spinner-And even a lunar landerWith step-by-ste...

The Fabulous Girls' Book is the indispensable guide for fabulous girls everywhere. It is full of tips and tricks to help every girl be utterly fabulous in every way, with beautiful step-by-step illustrations and a hot-pink retro-effect cover. Contains tips on: how to look fabulous in five minutes flat; how to throw a fabulous theme party; how to tie a headscarf in five different styles; how to make a tropical bath treat; How to tie a sarong; how to make your own headed notepaper; ...

54 Cool and awesome projects, crafts, experiments and more for kids!!!Unplugging kids from their MP3 players and game systems for one - on - one family time is a great way to reconnect in today's hectic world. And what better way to spend time together than doing an activity that's not only fun but also promotes creativity and self - expression?Greatest Crafts and Projects for Children is packed with 54 craft projects ranging from outdoor projects to gifts and party favors to holiday decor...

What can you make out of your old bits of paper, leftover pieces of yarn, or not-so-brand-new cartons and containers? Craft your own purse out of playing cards, whip up a scrapbook made of cereal boxes, or a dollhouse from an empty juice carton! Tweens and teens can start crafting using the easy to follow instructions and photographic directions the smart way. All crafts are made out of materials that many of us find just lying around the house or sitting on the curb waiting to be tossed i...

Master essential sewing machine skills with 20 creative projects for kids!For kids who have mastered hand sewing, machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities! Sewing School ®2 offers fun paper patterns, all designed for children ages 7 and up, including cloth pencil cases, purses, wall pockets, and even a fabric guitar.Illustrated step-by-step instructions show kids how to thread a sewing machine, select an appropriate stitch, and choose fab...

Drawing Out the Muses is based on the premise that visual inspiration can be found anywhere; in nature, with household objects, though sound, using raw visual elements, dreams and even from being uninspired. This book shows you how sources of creativity can be found absolutely everywhere, and at anytime; while giving you countless ways of looking at absolutely anything resulting in infinite forms of expression. Artists will learn about the nature of creativity and differen...

Do helicopters need more or less energy to stay in the sky than an airplane? What pushes a rocket to leave the atmosphere? Why can airplanes have smaller motors than helicopters?Help your students learn the answers to these and other questions!Written for educators, homeschoolers, parents--and kids!--this fully illustrated book provides a fun mix of projects, discussion materials, instructions, and subjects for deeper investigation around the basics of homemade flying objec...

An interdisciplinary collection of essays on the medical and social articulation of death, this anthology considers to what extent a subject as elusive as death can be examined. Though it touches us all, we can perceive it only in life – with the predictable result that we treat it either as a clinical or social problem to be managed or as a phenomenon to be studied quantitatively. This volume goes beyond these models to question self-reflexively how the management of death is organized an...

Kid Crafts introduces younger children to the magic of electronics through the softer side of circuits! Young explorers will learn about electronics through sewing and craft projects aimed at maker parents and their children, elementary school teachers, and kids' activity leaders. Each project introduces new skills and new components in a progressive series of projects that take learners from the very basics to understanding how to use components such as sensors, transistors, and timer...