Easy Crafts for Kids - Böcker

Step into the technicolor world of a talented pop-up illustrator and learn how to create your own 3D images!In this guided collection, young crafters and artists will find step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs that will aid them in creating beautiful and impressive pop-up cards and creations out of paper.Author and artist Elena Selena opens with encouraging words that will inspire crafters to create fun pieces of art that literally leap off the page. She encourages the budding artist to go for walks through their neighborhood to scout the plants, animals, birds, and people and to allow those items to inspire their paper crafts. The projects featured throughout this fully illustrated book will produce fun pop-up designs representing imaginative places and beautiful stores that are meant to inspire future projects. Types of creations include animal faces, enchanted gardens, bouquets of flowers, cozy cabins, and more—all requiring the most basic supplies (pens and colored pencils, scissors, glue, and various papers) and colored and glassine paper.

Easy Crochet for Kids will help you teach your children the basics of crochet in a clear way that’s certain not to leave them in a tangle.Claire Montgomerie steps away from traditional methods of teaching crochet to kids and presents 35 brilliant projects that are fun and simple to make learning quick and enjoyable. By working through the easily digestible lessons, children will quickly develop the skills needed to make cool phone holders, mittens, jewellery, hats, dolls, teddy bears and more. There are four chapters, each featuring projects for beginner, intermediate and confident crocheters, so once the simpler projects have been mastered, your child can move on to the next challenge. The comprehensive techniques section describes everything from holding the hook correctly to crocheting in the round. All the stitches needed are explained with helpful photographs and clear instructions and in no time, any child can be working with yarn like a pro, ready to tackle all the patterns. Claire also shares tricks and tips gathered from her sell-out crafting classes, where she has taught hundreds of children the joys of crochet.

Put yourself in the shoes of a real architect and create your very own city out of cardboard!In this guided collection, young crafters and artists will find step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs that will aid them in creating a whole city (people and vehicles included!) out of cardboard.Author and artist Tiffanie Pichon opens with encouraging words that will inspire crafters to pay closer attention to their surroundings as they move through their city or town. The architecture—from roof to window—the sidewalks, parks, and even the jobs people are doing while they walk or drive through a city may inspire their creations as they construct their very own city out of recycled materials, like cardboard. The projects featured throughout this fully illustrated book will come together to create a neighborhood, but may also inspire future projects such as DIY rural towns and farms. Types of creations include houses and stores, towers and skyscrapers, factories, people and animals, vehicles, mountains, trees, benches, and more—all requiring the most basic supplies (tape or glue, scissors, paints or markers, rulers, colored paper, egg cartons, etc.) and whatever recycled or natural materials the crafter wants to use!

In this guided collection, young crafters and artists will find step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs that will aid them in creating decorations and playful projects using elements they have designated for reuse or upcycling.Author and artist Stéphanie Boulay, known as Lucimari, opens with encouraging words that will inspire crafters to pay closer attention to their surroundings for materials that may otherwise be thrown away, such as cans, bottles, scraps of paper or felt, unused and mismatched yarn. You never know which materials may be given a second life!The projects featured throughout this fully illustrated book can be created as displayed on the page and may inspire future crafts. Types of creations include masks, figurines or toys, mobiles, desk organizers, and more.

Enter the world of an artist with a natural spirit in this collection of crafts inspired by your surroundings!In this guided collection, young crafters and artists will find step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs that will aid them in creating decorations and playful projects using elements of the natural world.Author and artist Hélo-Ita opens with encouraging words that will inspire crafters to pay closer attention to the environment and all it has to offer when outdoors, whether they’re on a serene hiking path in a forest, dipping into the waves at the beach, or simply playing in their own background or walking to school. You never know which materials you may find!The projects featured throughout this fully-illustrated book can be created as displayed on the page and may inspire future crafts. Types of creations include greeting cards, sculptures, light displays, kawaii rock pets, mobiles, ships in bottles, and tea light villages—all requiring the most basic supplies (tape or glue, scissors, paints or pens, thread) and whatever natural materials you source!

Easy Origami for Kids is a wonderful introduction to the incredible Japanese craft of paper-folding, with 35 fun projects that are sure to impress family and friends.Origami is a great first craft for young kids to try alone – it only requires paper and doesn't use any sharp objects or messy materials – and with Easy Origami for Kids, children can learn how to make all sorts of origami models, from amazing animals and things that fly to dazzling decorations and gorgeous gifts. All the projects are broken down into clear, illustrated steps, demonstrating every fold, and there are helpful arrows showing which way to fold the paper. There are also skill ratings for each project, so children can start with an easy project and then move on to something a bit more challenging as their origami skills improve, until they are easily impressing friends with their paper-folding creations.

Making toys, quilts, accessories and more is easy as anything with Easy Quilting for Kids.If your kids love crafting, then they'll love these 35 great projects that'll teach them all about quilting, sewing and patchwork. Every project has a difficulty level – 1, 2 or 3 – and comes with easy-to-read instructions and adorable, step-by-step artworks that will guide them along the way. All three chapters are packed full of projects they’ll want to make. Cool Clothes, Accessories and Bags includes a pretty patchwork corsage, an appliqué heart T-shirt and a felt hedgehog phone case. Kids will discover things for their room in Bedroom Bits, from a cuddly toy to an appliqué cushion and a summer quilt. Finally, they can craft sweet projects for their friends and family with Perfect Presents, such as a cute owl egg cosy, a colourful patchwork purse and a toadstool hot water bottle. The basic techniques section also covers every sewing and quilting technique they will need to know, so they’ll soon be the best quilter in town.

Get your kids folding, snipping and sticking with Easy Paper Crafts for Kids.Kids love crafting, and paper-based crafts are particularly popular, as they require no specialist equipment or hard-to-find craft supplies – just this exciting book and some paper, scissors and glue! Easy Paper Crafts for Kids is divided into four vibrant sections containing 45 fun projects. The first section, Cutting, features découpage, collage-making and mosaics, while Folding contains simple origami projects as well as cute hanging mobiles, classic paper planes, dress-up hats and fans. In Printing and Painting, kids can look forward to paper-plate masks, treasure maps and marbling paint techniques. Finally, Modelling contains a papier-mâché pig, doll’s house furniture and a supersonic cardboard space rocket. Every project can be completed in four easy steps – just follow the instructions and you can't go wrong.

Easy Knitting for Kids is the perfect guide for all beginner knitters, with 35 easy, vibrant projects that they will love to make.To start youngsters off, there is a basic techniques section that covers every knitting technique they will need to know, as well as handy information about the yarns, needles and stitches. The book is then divided into four fun chapters, and each project has easy-to-read instructions, step-by-step artworks and a difficulty level of 1, 2 or 3, to help children develop their budding skills. In Stylish Knits, they’ll find adorable little bow hair clips and decorative buttons, a panda hat, fingerless gloves, a keyring charm and lots more. Cosy Knits has pretty mouse mittens, an earflap hat and a cowl, while Home Knits features fun ideas for children’s bedrooms, such as a heart cushion and a caterpillar doorstop. Fun Knits has cute ideas for toys and other pretty things they’ll love to make, such as an alien plush, a rag doll and a doctor’s stethoscope.

Teach your child to sew with this amazing step-by-step guide, filled with 35 fun and easy projects!Suitable for ages 7 and above, Easy Sewing for Kids is full of projects that are specially designed to help children learn to sew.Kids can jump right in with the first chapter, Animals & Other Creatures, and learn how to make all sorts of wild creatures, such as a wise old owl and sock monsters. Then, in Pretty Playthings, they’ll perfect the art of making mice and toadstools, felt cupcakes and all sorts of fashionable items for a rag doll.The Fashion Fun chapter is filled with stylish designs and know-how so that kids can embroider jeans, applique t-shirts and even create a yo-yo necklace. Meanwhile, Bags, Books & Bedroom Bits ‘n’ Pieces provides plenty of sewing inspiration, including a tote bag, a cardigan pencil case and an applique cushion.The Dressing Up Time chapter features fun costumes like a pirate hat and patch and lovely fairy wings.Easy Sewing for Kids features easy-to-follow photography and one-to-three difficulty ratings on each project, ensuring that your little ones learn and have fun at the same time!