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All Year Round product code: 80021 Brimming with seasonal activities, crafts, poems and recipes, this book is an inspirational guide to celebrating festivals throughout the year.£12.99
The Children's Year product code: 80022 Crafts and clothes for children and parents to make. Step by step, well illustrated book with clear instructions shows you how to get started. Over 100 treasures to make in seasonal groupings.£12.99
Crafts Through The Year product code: 80023 Simply made decorations are an absorbing way for children to become involved in the celebration of the festivals of the year. This book is a totally revised compilation of the Christmas, Easter and Harvest Craft Books, offering over 150 different seasonal craft ideas. Excellent value. £12.99(hardback)
Making Waldorf Dolls product code: 80029 Children treasure handmade dolls. Making a simple doll for a child is a gift for life, that encourages the magic of creative play. Ten different doll designs including soft, baggy, and limbed dolls; different ways of making doll's hair; twelve basic clothes patterns and ethnic variations.£14.99
Feltcraft product code: 80010 New, reprinted and expanded. This book includes detailed, step-by-step instructions for a range of lively and creative ideas, such as small dolls, finger and glove puppets, animals, finger- and wrist-bands, little gifts and even wall tapestries. £12.99
Creative Felt product code: 80031 People have been making felt without specialist tools for thousands of years. This book teaches how to make felt in easy, step-by-step stages, along with helpful photographs and diagrams. The second half of the book is a wealth of ideas of things to make with felt, ranging from toys and dolls to beautiful accessories and gifts. £8.99
The Nature Corner product code: 80012 Seasonal nature tables are an invaluable way of making young children aware of the changing cycle of the year. With simple materials, and basic knitting and crocheting skills, a series of colourful and effective tableaux can be made at home or in school for depicting the seasons and major festivals. Instructions and diagrams are provided for making the figures and objects, along with basic tips for setting up the table and involving children. Each of the eleven tableaux is illustrated in full colour. £9.99
Sewing Dolls product code: 80028 Patterns for a range of dolls from baby dolls to larger dress-up dolls, with different hairstyles and clothes. £12.99
Earth Water Fire and Air product code: 80033 Encourage children’s interest in the natural world, science and the four elements, by showing then how to make a water wheel, parachute, pendulum clock, hot air balloon and much more. For ages 6-12 . £8.99
Making Fairy Tale Scenes product code: 80046 Children will enjoy making and playing with well known fairy tale scenes and characters including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin. Also includes full instructions for making scenes and figures from felt and wool. Scenes arranged seasonally. £12.99
Making More Flower Children product code: 80045 All the patterns and instructions you need to make even more flower children. Includes strawberries, daisies and shamrocks. Arranged seasonally! £9.99
Making Dolls product code: 80018 This little book with its many colour photographs and simple diagrams describes how to make seventeen different kinds of doll : for instance a cuddly doll for toddlers, a large baby doll, finger puppets, gnomes, dolls for a doll's house, and many others. There are clear instructions on how to form the head, create different hair-styles, indicate the features of the face, and make the body of the doll. £7.99
Painting With Children product code: 80024 'When we paint with colours we should paint in such a way that we are conscious that we are calling forth life from what is dead.' -- Rudolf Steiner A vital factor in a child’s development is the stimulation of active imagination and creativity. Here are ideas for encouraging self-expression through water-colour painting. Essentially practical, this book is based on Goethe’s colour theory and shows that painting with children is more than just a form of self-expression. Müller encourages and attempts to understand children’s fantasies through their artwork. This guide for parents and teachers to painting with watercolours covers preparation, colour-stories and poems, painting moods of nature and the seasons of the year£7.99
Magic Wool - Creative Activities with Natural Sheep's Wool product code: 80025 Activities with unspun sheep’s wool offer a wide range of creative possibilities for both children and adults. The colours and texture of natural wool appeal to the imagination in a vivid and inspirational manner. Dagmar Schmidt and Freya Jaffke combine their talents and experience, and show how to create beautiful pictures, figures and animals using a variety of techniques. £7.99
More Magic Wool product code: 80006 Full instructions for making figures and pictures from natural sheep's wool. Plant-dyed wool offers great possibilities for creating scenes which stimulate the imagination.£7.99
Making Flower Children product code: 80026 Detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations for making a range of lively, creative flower figures. Many of the figures are recognisable from Elsa Beskow's books and from Sybille von Olfers' 'The Story of the Root Children '. Activities are organised by season, making the book ideal for decorating a nature corner or seasonal table in the home or classroom. £9.99
Toymaking with Children product code: 80011 The toys surrounding a child during the first five years of life are of great importance. They awaken the imagination and stimulate creativity. Out of her long experience as a kindergarten teacher Freya Jaffke makes numerous suggestions for making a wide variety of toys, including ideas for making wooden boats, log trains, doll’s furniture, rag dolls, puppets and soft animals. This greatly expanded edition is an excellent handbook with plenty of ideas for the parents of young children.£9.99
The Gnome Craft Book product code: 80005 New reprinted and expanded edition. The Gnome crafts offer a wealth of possibilities for activities with children, appealing to their imagination in a vivid and entertaining manner. Thomas and Petra Berger show how to make gnomes out of walnuts, twigs, wool and paper, as well as from a variety of other media. There are plenty of different types of gnome to keep children amused for hours. Any of the characters in the book would be at home on a seasonal nature table. £12.99
Spring Nature Activities product code: 80013 This book is packed full of fun nature activities that will help children engage with the season and learn practical new skills. Activities for spring include building bird nesting boxes, sprouting seeds, landscaping and planting a garden, using plant-based dyes and paints, milk processing and beekeeping. The activities in this book are based on practical experience from the Children’s Nature and Garden Centre in Germany, and are fully tried and tested. £12.99
Summer Nature Activities for Children product code: 80014 This book is packed full of fun nature activities that will help children engage with the season and learn practical new skills. Activities for summer include growing and cooking fresh herbs, caring for butterflies, activities based around water, fire, earth and air, and working with grain and making bread. The activities in this book are based on practical experience from the Children’s Nature and Garden Centre in Germany, and are fully tried and tested. £12.99each
Autumn Nature Activities product code: 80015 This book is packed full of fun nature activities that will help children engage with the season and learn practical new skills. The authors have included a mix of indoor and outdoor activities for autumn, including picking and cooking fruit, basket-making, building houses and shelters, looking after birds, working with beeswax and making paper. The activities in this book are based on practical experience from the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Reichshof, and are fully tried and tested. £12.99
Winter Nature Activities product code: 80016 This book is packed full of fun nature activities that will help children engage with the season and learn practical new skills. Activities for winter include making an Advent wreath, blowing walnut ships, making Christmas branches flower, working with wool, weaving, knitting, making felt, woodworking and making things with willow and out of clay. The activities in this book are based on practical experience from the Children’s Nature and Garden Centre in Germany, and are fully tried and tested. £12.99
A First Book of Knitting for Children product code: 80009 A knitting book with a difference. Rhymes and photos show in detail the basic steps to knitting. Simple, enticing patterns for animals. Also a valuable resource for adults£9.99
Knitting for Children - A Second Book product code: 80040 Following on from the successful 'A First Book of Knitting for Children', the authors bring many new skills and a wider variety of patterns for both children and adults. Includes easy to knit sweaters, slippers, doll's clothes and animals. Clear instructions and colour photographs.£13.99
Big Summer Activity Book product code: 80032 For parents, the summer can seem to stretch out endlessly. There’s a constant pressure to keep the children physically occupied and mentally engaged. This can be especially hard if you're a working parent who doesn't get a long time off work. This book should alleviate some of the pressure. Based on many years experience of keeping children busy and happy, Anne and Peter Thomas have compiled a huge collection of summer activities that will help keep boredom at bay. It includes indoor and outdoor activities, things to make, things to see and things to do. It is packed with handy tips on food (such as sweets for car journeys), health (such as sunburn) and safety. It covers everything from simple games that parents might themselves have played as a child to inspiring projects that will challenge the whole family. Fully illustrated in colour throughout, this is an indispensable handbook for any parent. £14.99
Earthwise product code: 80020 Earthwise is full of practical ideas for nature crafts and seasonal activities to encourage young children to be aware of their environment. The activities are carefully written and beautifully illustrated, and will encourage children to develop a respect for nature, the earth and all living creatures. Children will learn about their dependence on the earth's produce (by taking stalks of wheat and turning them into bread-flour); how to create and not just consume (by making their own gifts); how to make butter and grow food (even in the city); and how to make outdoor playhouses from natural materials. The book also contains seasonal suggestions for making a more Earth-friendly home and classroom, and a comprehensive list of resources and suppliers. £9.99
Baking Bread product code: 80039 With a little know-how it’s easy a make delicious sustaining bread. This book has everything you need to share the magic of baking with children of all ages. Includes stories, songs and poems to help make the process really enjoyable. Contains full instructions & nutritional information. £14.99
Puppet Theatre product code: 80035 Transform wooden spoons, string socks and scrap materials into en-chanting theatrical puppets. A magical creation which can enliven story time, ease bedtime rituals and make birthdays even more special. Children will love to create their own characters and stories too. 12 detailed projects to undertake.£14.99
Finger String product code: 80036 Finger string games are a wonderful opportunity for today's children to practise meaningful movement, explore space, interact with others, and exercise their creative spirits. They're also great fun! String games can be particularly useful with children who struggle at school, are dyslexic or who are learning concepts such as 'left and right', 'up and down'. The book contains games that will delight all children, from the very young to those with greater dexterity. Michael Taylor has many years of experience in working with children and has shared his string figures at schools and camps throughout the world. This book contains over 80 inventive and imaginative string games and stories, all clearly illustrated with step-by-step colour diagrams. The book is particularly designed to require as little page-turning as possible in the middle of making a string shape! Includes two brightly coloured strings to get you started. £12.99
Papercraft product code: 80037 Paper is a remarkably versatile, easy-to-use and easy-to-find material for use in arts and crafts. In this book, Angelika Wolk-Gerche presents detailed instructions for making hundreds of things out of paper: everything from cutting out paper stars, to folding birds and animals, making windmills, masks and folding and sticking gift-bags. You can even cut a hole in a sheet of writing paper that you can climb through! The book also includes instructions for making papier mâché, hand-made paper and working with pulp.£12.99
Button, Button product code: 80027 Buttons are easy to find, fun to collect, and they can provide the family with lots of games to play. The author takes a light-hearted look at a hundred and one games from the very easy to the more challenging. They range from simple guessing games, games using boards or table-tops, to games of imagination, wit and creativity. £7.99
Magical Window Stars product code: 80030 Using special paper-folding techniques, coloured tissue paper can be transformed into magical window stars, suitable for any season. This book contains step-by-step instructions for making 25 window stars. Each design is graded for difficulty, to allow the beginner to progress easily and confidently. Frédérique Guéret also shows how the stars can be painted with additional colour accents which, when the light shines through in a certain way, create a dazzling veined effect. £9.99
Gardening With Young Children product code: 80034 Lively , imaginative and practical guide to the garden throughout the year. Simple growing activities, recepies, stories, songs and poems.£12.99
Knitted Animals Book product code: 80038 Step by step illustrations for making over 20 irrestible soft knitted animals.£14.99
The Christmas Craft Book product code: 80017 Simply made decorations for home or school are an absorbing way for children to become involved in the celebration of Advent and Christmas. Parents, teachers and children will quickly learn to make crib figures, candles, lanterns, angels and a variety of Christmas tree decorations. The decorations are all described and fully illustrated with colour photographs£7.99
The Easter Craft Book product code: 80041 Easter time has a traditional wealth of symbols representing new life and rebirth: eggs, hares, chickens and lambs, Mother Earth and the flower children, birds and butterflies. The authors show how to make Easter figures and decorations of dough, wool, felt or tissue paper, as well as different ways of decorating eggs, making egg cosies, puppets and creating a festive table. £7.99
Making Magical Fairy-Tale Puppets product code: 80028 Imaginative possibilities for working with fairy wool, with the emphasis on mobiles or hanging dolls,that represent fairy tale characters. The dolls can also be used as toys or puppets.£14.99(hardback)
Making Fairy-Tale Wool Animals product code: 80007 Make delightful whimsical animals from pipe cleaners and carded fairy wool. Ideal for use on the season table, or for acting out stories and fairy tales. Clear instructions for parents, advanced crafts person, beginner and children.£14.99(hardback)
Mandala Colouring Books Attractive mandala designs for colouring. Perfect for car journeys or rainy days. £2.95 each
Rose Windows and How To Make Them product code: 80019 One of the glories of the medieval cathedrals was the rich display of colour and light in their great stained glass rose windows. Following the same patterns but using simple materials, this book shows how you can make decorative transparencies to hang in a window at home or in school. The author gives step-by-step instructions on how to build up a design out of flower and star shapes, or snowflake and crystal motifs. She describes how to make more complex and magnificent rosettes, reminiscent of the rose windows of old. In the second half of the book, the author shows how to create transparencies to illustrate fairy stories and folk tales. £7.99
Earth Water Fire and AIr product code: 80033 Encourage children’s interest in the natural world, science and the four elements, by showing then how to make a water wheel, parachute, pendulum clock, hot air balloon and much more. For ages 6-12 . Age range 6-12.£8.99
Making More Flower Children product code: 80045 All the patterns and instructions you need to make even more flower children. Includes strawberries, daisies and shamrocks. Arranged seasonally! Age range 6-12.£9.99
Sewing Dolls product code: 80028 Patterns for a range of dolls from baby dolls to larger dress-up dolls, with different hairstyles and clothes. Age range 6-12.£12.99
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