Foam Crafts for Kids: Over 100 Colorful Craft Foam Projects to Make with Your Kids (Design Originals) Projects for Boys & Girls: Puppets, Pencil Toppers, Masks, Purses, Belt Pockets, Magnets, & More - Softcover

Suzanne McNeill; Lorine Mason; Margaret Riley; Andrea Gibson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497204011 ISBN 13: 9781497204010

Publisher: Design Originals, 2018

Synopsis

This big book is filled with fantastic foam craft projects you can do with your kids!

• Over 100 fun crafts for children to make from sheets of colorful craft foam
• Over 350 photos, plus supply lists, easy-to follow instructions, and full-size patterns
• Boys and girls ages 4 to 10 can complete any of these easy projects with minimal supervision
• Kids will learn to make puppets, pencil toppers, masks, head bobbers, animal boxes, purses, belt pockets, refrigerator magnets, & more
• Perfect for parties, rainy days, camp activities, and after-school projects

Readily available in a dazzling array of bright colors and fun shapes, inexpensive craft foam produces none of the mess that goes along with painting and other activities.

Filled with fantastic projects for young children, Foam Crafts for Kids provides all the foam craft projects that you could possibly want to do with your kids! Any boy or girl ages 4 to 10 can complete these easy projects with minimal supervision. Kids will learn to make puppets, pencil toppers, masks, head bobbers, animal boxes, purses, belt pockets, refrigerator magnets, and more.

Perfect for parties, rainy days, camp activities, and after-school projects, this big book features clear photos, supply lists, easy-to follow instructions, and full-size patterns.

Share your love of crafting with your family! When your family steps away from the electronic devices and takes the time to create with one another, you'll be surprised at how many laughs and meaningful memories you'll make together.

Foam Crafts for Kids is filled with more than 100 wonderful projects for young children. Both boys and girls will love the incredible range of fun ideas in this book, and foam is a very versatile material that's super-easy to work with.

With these projects, children can explore their creativity as well as gain practical knowledge through crafting. When children create, they learn that there is value in completing a project from start to finish—because the end result is well worth it. There is nothing greater than watching a child's eyes shine with pride as they gaze upon their newly finished creation!

About this title

From the Back Cover

Let the Creativity Begin!

As a mother and grandmother, I've always enjoyed sharing my love of crafting with my family. When your family steps away from the electronic devices and takes the time to create with one another, you'll be surprised at how many laughs and meaningful memories you'll be making together.

In addition to exploring their creativity, my children and grandchildren have gained so much practical knowledge through crafting. When children create, they learn that there is value in completing a project from start to finish because the end result is well worth it. There is nothing greater than watching a child's eyes shine with pride as they gaze upon their newly finished creation.

Foam Crafts for Kids is filled with more than 100 fantastic projects for young children. Both boys and girls will love the incredible range of fun ideas in this book. Foam is such a versatile material that's super easy to work with. Inside you'll find projects perfect for rainy days, parties, camp activities, and after-school projects.

(Pictured) Suzanne with her grandkids Gabby, Alexandra, Todd, and AJ

"Need a few moments to get some work done or unload the dishwasher? Foam! . . . This ingenious product will engage your toddler, letting [him or her] learn while [he or she] play[s] and allowing you to take care of business."
—SHEKNOWS.COM

About the Author

Suzanne McNeill is the author of more than 200 craft & hobby books, including Joy of Zentangle, The Beauty of Zentangle, the 11-volume Zentangle series, and Zen Mandalas. Suzanne founded the leading publisher of Zentangle books, Design Originals (an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing). She was voted "Designer of the Year" and received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Craft & Hobby Association. Suzanne has been called "the trendsetter" of the arts and crafts industry.

Lorine Mason is a freelance product concept designer, a project designer, and an author. She works with manufacturers and/or retailers in the development of new product lines. She specializes in the design of product and kits for the sewing and craft industries as well as seasonal decorations. Introducing new ideas for existing products is another of her specialties. She currently holds the licenses for two craft and sewing products.

A veteran of the craft industry, Margaret Riley has owned and operated two hobby and craft stores and created many craft projects in addition to serving as a designer, editor, manufacturer consultant, demonstrator, and teacher. Her favorite fields include oil painting, acrylics, watercolors, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, calligraphy, decorative painting, landscapes, scrapbooking, rubber stamping, paper creations, clay, general crafts, sewing, quilting, jewelry, knitting, crocheting, crewel, cross stitching, and embroidery.

Andrea Gibson designs jewelry, layouts, and cards and teaches at shops, workshops, and Scrapbook shows.

About this edition

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1497204011
• ISBN 13: 9781497204010
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160