For the love of handcrafts / Ainsley Arment -- Felted acorns / Naomi Ovando -- Branch weaving / DeAnna McCasland -- Nature treasure music wands / Katrien Van Deuren -- Homemade paper / Lea Wu ; photos by Abby Medawar -- [Essay] Why we do handcrafts / Rachel Kovac -- Autumn felt embroidery / Erika Yung -- Dipping leaves / Zane Kathryne Schwaiger -- Paper bead necklace / Rachel Kovac -- Nature wreaths / Nichole Holze ; photos by Tiffany Griffin -- Cocoa mint lip balm / Rachel Kovac -- Needle felting chickadees / Lea Wu ; photos by Abby Medawar -- Woven willow hearts / Katrien Van Deuren -- Gnome peg dolls / Naomi Ovando -- [Essay] The storied history of handcrafts in education / Ainsley Arment -- Paper star / Erika Wu -- Nature cards / Kristin Rogers -- Finger knit bracelets / Rachel Kovac -- Stick mobiles / Katrien Van Deuren -- Nature paint brushes / Rachael Alsbury -- Eco-dyed kitchen towels / Leah Damon ; photos by Cory Williams -- Egg tempera paint / DeAnna McCasland -- Wet felting spring animals / Erika Yung -- [Essay] Handcraft fairs / Jennifer Naraki ; photos by Kristin Rogers -- Bug hotel / Katrien Van Deuren -- Handcrafted bird nests / Leah Damon ; photos by Cory Williams -- Springtime sun catchers / Rachael Alsbury -- Stick characters / Katrien Van Deuren -- Nature treasure wind chimes / Leah Damon ; photos by Cory Williams -- Fairy tale tree house / Katrien Van Deuren -- Flower crowns / Carol Ann Sartell ; photos by Mollie Hardy -- Nature critters / Kristin Rogers -- [Essay] Pottery class / Hannah Mayo -- Calendula salve / Zane Kathryne Schwaiger -- Wooden blocks / Rachel Kovac -- Portable flower press / Katrien Van Deuren -- Summer starlight lanterns / Leah Damon ; photos by Cory Williams.
Summary:
"A four-color, photographic resource book of handcrafts and creative activities, providing step by step instructions for parents and children to do together, sparking children's curiosity and wonder"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.