Litercurious Book Review
| Title | The Grown-Up’s Guide to Crafting with Kids: 25+ Fun and Easy Craft Projects to Inspire You and the Little Ones in Your Life |
| Author | Vicki Manning |
| Publisher | Walter Foster Publishing (June 2, 2020) |
| Format | Paperback |
| Page | 128 |
| Language | English |
| ISBN# 10/13 | 1633228606 / 978-1633228603 |
AUTHOR
Vicki Manning has a love of crafting and creating original ideas for children friendly craft projects. She currently lives in Oxfordshire with her family. Vicki posts regular activities on her Instagram account @howweplayandlearn, where she posts daily crafting activities for kids and adults to do together.
WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?
This book is for parents, care givers, teachers, extended family members or anyone who wishes to entertain, educate or just have fun with crafts and kids.
SYNOPSIS
The Grown-Up’s Guide to Crafting with Kids is the debut work of Vicki Manning. The initial impression from the book cover is this is an exciting craft guide. The colorful exterior with bright hues and interesting projects grabs the viewer immediately and provides for a pleasant experience. I couldn’t wait to open the book and view the 25 craft ideas.
Manning’s craft guide is intended for young children and their caregivers or educators and it shows. The images are colorful and interesting. It isn’t hard to image a child excitedly anticipating creating one of the many crafting ideas.
The book begins with a brief introduction followed by a getting started section. There is a dual page spread that explains the necessary items required for creating the enclosed craft ideas. All of the required items are kid friendly and safe to use with proper supervision.
Manning provides us with a wide range of original and unique suggestions for art creation, such as:
Nature
Around the home
Clay robots
Pom-pom ice-cream cones
Sun printing
Treasure boxes
Wax-resist bookmarks
And much more
The pages are laid out in window style accompanied by brief extracts describing methods and helpful advice. Manning has been careful to suggest ideas that use easily accessible tools and materials. My favorite craft was the paper mache rocket. Although I have to admit, I love the home made bookmarks. The bookmarks are quick, cute, practical, and even young children can make them.
CONCLUSION
Vicki Manning has created 25 fun ideas for you and your child to make crafting memories together. With many families currently staying at home, this book will provide some useful ideas to entertain and bond with your children. The memories created by this joint effort will last a lifetime.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Vicki Manning, NetGalley, and Walter Foster Publishing for affording me the opportunity to review The Grown-Up’s Guide to Crafting with Kids: 25+ Fun and Easy Craft Projects to Inspire You and the Little Ones in Your Life.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE GROWN-UP’S GUIDE SERIES
| The Grown-up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids | ISBN-10: 1633227391 ISBN-13: 978-1633227392 |
| The Grown-up’s Guide to Painting with Kids | ISBN-10: 1633228541 ISBN-13: 978-1633228542 |