Create!: A Girl's Guide to DIY, Doodles & Design
Faithgirlz
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 4
Series: Faithgirlz
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Zonderkidz; Gld edition (March 6, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310763169
ISBN-13: 978-0310763161
I wanted to review this book because the summer is coming and we all want to know how to keep kids busy. This book is for creative kids (who can be trusted with scissors, glue, tiny things, and paint.) Some of it is definitely useful for kids outside the age range and even for developmentally-disabled kids and some older girls who are not into crafts or girlie stuff will definitely not be interested in it.
This is a good book for the creative child, In my experience, some creative projects are just plain useless or silly but even if they are, they do teach dexterity and creativity to those who do them.So while one may never need a clotheslinestyle photo frame, the learning that goes into creating the thing is something needed in our day and age.
The directions and vocabulary are good but might be a hurdle for some children so some children might need a parent to explain the instructions at first.
The materials needed for most of these projects diverse. Some are easier to get than others and some might tempt kid DIYers to rip up some of your clothes or accidentally destroy some household or personal items. I highly recommend parents working with kids to do only the projects whose materials are already bought. I shudder to think what some children would do with their parents library in their attempt to create a Hollow Book Storage.
What i like a lot about this book is that it introduces children to many kinds of artforms that the child might want to explore. Doodling, cartooning, even calligraphy, watercolor, painting, sculpting, beadwork and the like.
Bible verses are included in some of the project descriptions and in projects that include poster-making.
There is no one author for this book; it seems to be the product of a committee. This means it has its probably been researched carefully. This is definitely a good way to make kids more active (and not locked into their phones and TV) for the summer
This took some trouble to find on amazon because of the !: in the title but it's there. I received this book free in exchange for a fair and honest review. I highly recommend it.
Faithgirlz
I wanted to review this book because the summer is coming and we all want to know how to keep kids busy. This book is for creative kids (who can be trusted with scissors, glue, tiny things, and paint.) Some of it is definitely useful for kids outside the age range and even for developmentally-disabled kids and some older girls who are not into crafts or girlie stuff will definitely not be interested in it.
This is a good book for the creative child, In my experience, some creative projects are just plain useless or silly but even if they are, they do teach dexterity and creativity to those who do them.So while one may never need a clotheslinestyle photo frame, the learning that goes into creating the thing is something needed in our day and age.
The directions and vocabulary are good but might be a hurdle for some children so some children might need a parent to explain the instructions at first.
The materials needed for most of these projects diverse. Some are easier to get than others and some might tempt kid DIYers to rip up some of your clothes or accidentally destroy some household or personal items. I highly recommend parents working with kids to do only the projects whose materials are already bought. I shudder to think what some children would do with their parents library in their attempt to create a Hollow Book Storage.
What i like a lot about this book is that it introduces children to many kinds of artforms that the child might want to explore. Doodling, cartooning, even calligraphy, watercolor, painting, sculpting, beadwork and the like.
Bible verses are included in some of the project descriptions and in projects that include poster-making.
There is no one author for this book; it seems to be the product of a committee. This means it has its probably been researched carefully. This is definitely a good way to make kids more active (and not locked into their phones and TV) for the summer
This took some trouble to find on amazon because of the !: in the title but it's there. I received this book free in exchange for a fair and honest review. I highly recommend it.
