VBS Planning -- Other Resources
| The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book: Creative Fun for 2- To 6-Year-Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series) (Paperback) | |
by Judy Press, Loretta Trezzo Braren. Reading level: Ages 4-8; Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company (November 1, 1995) Kids will be up to their elbow in fun as they explore their ever-expanding world with clever crafts that grow from Judy Press' great ideas and the kids' own imagination. This book celebrates the magic and excitement of a child's daily life with over 70 craft experiences, including a paper friendship quilt, a hand print family tree, and pie tin wind chimes. Whimsical introductory poems encourage the creative spirit with every project. Includes over 150 illustrations. Recommended for ages 2 to 6. |
The Little Hands Big Fun Craft Book: Creative Fun for 2- to 6-Year-Olds 
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| Crafts for Young Children (Paperback) | |
by Norris, Jill Norris. Reading level: Ages 4-8; Paperback: 80 pages; Publisher: Evan-Moor When it comes to art, young children need to experience a variety of media. Crafts for Young Children contains 40 age-appropriate arts and crafts projects for children ages four to six. Projects in this books use paint, paper, molding mediums, crayon, fabric, common household items, and found objects. |
Crafts for Young Children
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| The Little Hands Art Book/Exploring Arts & Crafts With 2-To 6-Year-Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series) (Paperback) | |
by Judy Press, Loretta Trezzo Braren Reading level: Ages 4-8; Paperback: 160 pages; Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company (October 1, 1994) The ideal beginning art book for little hands with lots to express! Judy Press has an uncanny understanding of how to inspire preschoolers' creative spirits. Instructions are bare minimum, and resulting art is very clever as kids' imaginations take flight with simple materials and only a hint of direction. |
The Little Hands Art Book: Exploring Arts & Crafts
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| Paper Tube Zoo (Craftworks for Kids Series) (Paperback) | |
by Joy Evans (Illustrator), Jo Ellen Moore. Reading level: Ages 4-8; Paperback: 80 pages; Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (October 1, 2000) Recycle those leftover toilet paper tubes into 36 charming animals. Step-by-step directions and photos of the finished project are provided. Patterns are included to make the projects easy to assemble. Just add some basic materials---scissors, glue, crayons and colored constrution paper---and you are ready to begin. Directions are provided for using the completed animals as puppets, on bulletin board displays, and to motivate creative writing. Just a few of the 36 delightful critters: money, beaver, koala, frog, lion, toucan, panda, owl, octopus, elephant, butterfly. |
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| The Encyclopedia of Bible Crafts for Children (Paperback) | |
216 pages; Publisher: Group Publishing (June 1, 2002); [not available from Christianbook.com] |
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| I Can Make It Myself!: Bible Story Crafts for Preschoolers (Paperback) | |
Paperback: 95 pages; Publisher: Group Publishing (June 1, 2000); Now you can bring out the creative best in your children while teaching important Bible lessons. Both Old and New Testament favorite Bible stories come to life in this super-easy craft guide. Written with our visual See-It Do-It approach, this book offers 44 awesome craft ideas to unleash your kids' hidden creativity. Help them to express themselves, and give them fun Bible experiences they will remember |
I Can Make It Myself: Bible Story Crafts for
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| Christian Crafts from Paper Plates (Christian Craft Series) (Paperback) | |
by Mary Currier. Publisher: Good Apple Inc (April 1, 1989) Christian Crafts from Paper Plates is a collection of over 3 dozen Scripture based craft projects, including Autumn projects of pumpkins, Pilgrim hats and turkeys; Christmas bells, angels, snowmen, and snowflakes for Winter; Easter lilies, butterflies, and birds for Spring; and balloons, watermelon slices and Mother's Day baskets for Summer. |
Christian Crafts from Paper Plates
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