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craft ideas for kids

Kid’s crafts with a side of germs

June 19, 2019 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 13 comments

125 Craft Ideas
Kids Can Make from Throwaways
Highlights
1981

So, we have another craft book for recyclables. Some aren’t too bad. (Clown stuff not withstanding). There are a whole bunch of crafts to make with the Styrofoam meat trays.

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folk crafts for friendship

Folk Crafts for Kids

January 10, 2019 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 11 comments

Folk Crafts for World Friendship Temko 1976 This is one of those books that has a great idea, but doesn’t quite deliver. My particular copy was a little sad and yellowed, and should have been weeded on condition. Even for

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milk carton crafts

Milk Carton Crafts for the Kids

November 16, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 13 comments

Creative Milk Caron Crafts Giles 1989 During my stint as a youth librarian, I was all about turning regular household trash into projects for the kids. A milk carton project would fit right in. However, take a look at some

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scrapcraft

Crafts from Crap

August 21, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 13 comments

Scrapcraft 50 Easy-To-Make Handicraft Projects Choate and Green 1973 Another book of crafts for your consideration. This poor book was just meh. None of the crafts were that original or clever. None of these crafts are particularly difficult, but they

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How to Make a Dinosaur

A Collection Dinosaur

November 2, 2016 Holly Bleeding Edge, Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 13 comments

How to Make a Dinosaur Karina 1976 Submitter: We recently moved to a new (smaller) town in a new state. I was super excited when we found out that the library is walking distance from our house. And the library

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Egg-Carton Zoo cover

Egg Carton Zoo

February 23, 2015 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 10 comments

Egg-Carton Zoo II Haas, Blohm & Blohm 1989 Submitter: Our district, a medium sized public library, haw been doing some pretty heavy weeding and one of the places I’ve been working has been the Juvenile 700’s. When I first saw this,

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Make-It Book cover

Make-it Book

June 13, 2011 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies, For the Kids 32 comments

McCall’s Giant Golden Make-it Book Peter 1953 I am so glad several university libraries are holding on to this relic.  This just screams 1950s.  It still is in some school libraries holdings and I wonder how well it must be

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