Books

Made to Play!

Handmade Toys and Crafts for Growing Imaginations

• by
• Joel Henriques

Delight young children and encourage play through unique handmade toys. From sewn and stuffed musical instruments to interlocking paper building blocks and wooden animal figurines, the projects in this book are meant to encourage open-ended play. Organized by kid-loving subjects,…  Read More

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Playful Learning

Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder

• by
• Mariah Bruehl

Children are natural scientists, artists, mathematicians, authors, and scholars. From the time they are born they seek out information about the world around them in an effort to construct meaning and further their development. While children have an inherent drive…  Read More

Rip the Page!

Adventures in Creative Writing

• by
• Karen Benke

Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page! This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and…  Read More

Side by Side

20 Collaborative Projects for Crafting with Your Kids

• by
• Tsia Carson

Crafting is always more fun and more meaningful when it’s shared with those you love. Discover the joy of working alongside your child while creating arts and crafts that inspire. With these twenty whimsical projects in a variety of…  Read More

The Write Start

A Guide to Nurturing Writing at Every Stage, from Scribbling to Forming Letters and Writing Stories

• by
• Jennifer Hallissy

How do you raise children who love to write? Jennifer Hallissy believes that if you give children a solid foundation of writing basics, they will develop a love of writing that lasts a lifetime. In this book, she shares the…  Read More