The Arts & Crafts Busy Book: 365 Art and Craft Activities to Keep Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780684018720)

The Arts & Crafts Busy Book should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching children. It is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.

The Arts & Crafts Busy Book contains 365 screen-free, fun, creative and educational arts and crafts projects for children ages two to six that provide a great alternative to using TV as a babysitter. It shows parents and daycare providers how to:

Stimulate creativity and self-expression with activities that encourage a child to explore his or her place in the world.

Create experiments with paint, glue, playdough, paper, and markers that focus a child's energy constructively.

Encourage the development of a child's concentration and coordination, as well as organizational and manipulative skills, with well-chosen arts and crafts projects.

Save money by making arts and crafts supplies such as paints, playdough, and craft clay with ingredients that can be found around the home.

Celebrate the holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities.

Author: Trish Kuffner
ISBN-10: 0684018721
ISBN-13: 9780684018720
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2003
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.40w x 1.00d