Showing posts with label Make and Takes Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Make and Takes Book. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Giveaway for Make and Takes for Kids Book

   
A couple weeks ago I did a review (check it out here!) of this wonderful book: Make and Takes For Kids: 50 crafts throughout the year  by Marie Lebaron of Make and Takes blog.  Now I'm excited to provide a GIVEAWAY of the book to one lucky reader!!! If you Love her blog,  you'll Love the book too! If you have never checked out her blog,  check it out here and you will be pleasantly surprised with her endless collection of ideas! This book is short and concise with cute crafts organized by month using simple materials.  It is a very attractive colorful book with great pictures and instructions too.  It would make a great gift for parents, teachers, grandparents, and caregivers! (I Love it too!) Details about entering the GIVEAWAY are at the end of this post!!!!


Cassie really enjoyed looking at the 50 colorfully photographed crafts included in this book!!!  She wanted to create all the projects!  We created some of her FAVORITES below! (our versions)








BEADED HEART FLOWERS (in February)










APPLE STAMPED FLOWERS (in September)
















COFFEE FILTER UMBRELLAS (in April)
















  FOAM HEART BRACELETS (in February)








One of my Absolute FAVORITES I want to try: 
SUNFLOWER LOLLIPOP COOKIES (in August)


This is a great book that will help you to create wonderful memories with children while learning and having fun! It would make a great Holiday gift too!!!

The publisher of this book: Wiley, has a great crafts page too:

Now for your chance to win this lovely book!!!
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To enter:

Make a comment below telling me your favorite arts and craft supply.

You may enter once daily and each Facebook post, blog post, or Tweet that links back to this giveaway will give you another chance to win!!!

Deadline:  December 6, 2011

GOOD LUCK!!!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Make and Takes Book Review!!!

Exciting News! There is a new kid's craft book on the market!  Marie LeBaron from Make and Takes blog has a wonderful new book: Make and Takes For Kids: 50 crafts throughout the year that you have got to take a gander at!!!  If you Love her blog,  you'll Love the book too!  If you love having a short concise book with crafts organized by month this is the book for you.  It is a very attractive colorful book with great pictures and instructions.

First hand, I know it is appealing to kids because my daughter Cassie had a wonderful time reviewing the book and told me already the things she would like to make! (She said she liked EVERYTHING!)


 Look at her excitement and focus! 


Here are some of the ideas we have tried from the book:

APPLE STAMP PAPER BOUQUET

WATERCOLOR COFFEE FILTER UMBRELLA

BEADED PIPE CLEANER FLOWERS

FOAM HEART FRIENDSHIP BRACELET

And so many more ideas to try....

I am an arts and crafts book connosieur and I know Make and Takes for Kids  would make a great gift for teachers, parents, and grandparents.  If you are looking to spend quality time with children this book will help you do that! You can purchase Make and Takes for Kids at Barnes and Noble,  Amazon.com, Walmart.com , and Wiley.com
The publisher of this book: Wiley, has a great crafts page too: