I Am Never Bored: The Best Ever Craft and Activity Book for Kids: 100 Great Ideas for Kids to Do When There is Nothing to Do

by Sarah Devos, Emma Thyssen (Illustrator)

Overview

Are your kids glued to the television and computer games? Are you tired of hearing, “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.”? Fear not, because I Am Never Bored: The Best Ever Craft and Activity Book for Kids is here to save the day with 100 activities ranging from making dream catchers, to nail art, to a cardboard castle, to an anti-stress ball—kids will always have something to do.

This is the ultimate craft and activity sourcebook for kids, parents, teachers, and babysitters struggling to find creative things to do with kids ages 3 to 10. The projects are not only fun, but designed to engage children’s minds. Make these and more great crafts, both classic and brand new, using stuff from around the house:

• Fortune Teller
• Paper Bag Masks
• Tin Can Telephone
• Marble Track
• Paper Lantern
• Quick Sock Puppet
• Salt Dough
• Stained Glass Window with Tissue Paper

Fun for adults and kids to do together, but even better, there is plenty for kids to do together or solo, so parents will be able to get things done.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631594687
Publisher:	Quarry Books
Publication date:	05/08/2018
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Emma Thyssen is independent illustrator (Canvas, Sanoma and Studio Brussel) and freelance designer of logos, posters and books for different publishers. Her first children's book,  Heart Wanted  Lost, Found, she made with Eef Rombaut, and won the 2012 prize of best designed book 'in the category' best children's book. Their second picture book Sheep looking Green was translated into French and Danish. Emma designs with Eef a children's clothing collection. More information on www.emmathyssen.be.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Crafting: You've Got Lovers…and Haters 7

Before You Start 8

Be Ready For… 8

Who Can Do What and When? 10

What's in Your Craft Cupboard? 12

Know Your Classics 15

1 Magic Drawing Paper 16

2 Salt Dough 17

3 Paper Hat 18

4 Old-School Lanterns 19

5 Bird Feeder 20

6 Paper Chains 21

7 Mmmarzipan 22

Woolly Winter 25

8 Candy Crackers 26

9 Glowing Snowmen 27

10 Stained Glass Window with Tissue Paper 28

11 Cut-Out Snowflakes 29

12 Super Snow Globe 30

13 Crazy Cork Men 31

14 Monstrous Piggy Bank 32

15 Penguin Colony 33

16 Good-Luck Dolls 34

17 Winter Beard 35

Know Your Classics 37

18 Embroidered Stars 38

19 Fortune Teller 39

20 Cardboard TV 40

21 Clay Pots 41

22 Perler Beads 42

23 Potato Stamps 43

24 Paint Splatter Art 44

Super Spring 47

25 Paper Bag Masks 48

26 Feather Crown 49

27 Mustache 50

28 Blown Eggs 51

29 Decorated Eggs 52

30 Mini Baskets 53

31 Doily Sheep 54

32 Happy Bees 55

33 Almost-Real Mounted Butterflies 56

Know Your Classics 59

34 Quick Hobby Horse 60

35 Macramé Olé! 61

36 Line Drawing 62

37 Zigzag Book 63

38 Woven Paper 64

39 Super-Quick Finger Crocheting 65

40 Heavenly Mobile 66

41 Tissue Paper Art 67

PErfect Parties 69

42 Original Invitations 70

43 Pimp Your Straws 71

44 Party Garland 72

45 Life-Size Signposts 73

46 Party Piñata 74

47 Dance Pompoms 75

48 Cake Garland 76

49 Do-it-Yourself Dance Ribbon 77

50 Message in a Balloon 78

Know Your Classics 81

51 Scoubidou [Gimp] 82

52 Accordion Folding 83

53 Fork Pompoms 84

54 Magic Coins 85

55 Tin Can Telephone 86

56 Blown Trees 87

57 Ooh La La: Collage 88

58 Popcorn Party 89

Sunny Summer 91

59 Pimped Cans 92

60 Crazy Catapult 93

61 UFOs 94

62 Funny Robot 95

63 The Scream 96

64 Super-Quick Squid 97

65 Marble Track 98

66 Twisted-Paper Caterpillar 99

67 Friendship Bracelet 100

68 Puffy Balloon Animals 101

69 Paper Flowers 102

70 Ninjaaas! 103

71 Magic Sand 104

72 Lucky Carp 105

73 Mondriaan with Tape 106

Know Your Classics 109

74 Happy Bookmarks 110

75 Pinwheel 111

76 Multicolored Salt 112

77 Paper Boat 113

78 Anti-Stress Ball 114

79 Quick Sock Puppet 115

80 Tin Can Toss Game 116

Fabulous Fail 119

81 Handprint Painting 120

82 Fall Phantoms 121

83 Happy Fox 122

84 Make-Your-Own Puzzle 123

85 Nature Art 124

86 Get-Well-Soon Card 125

87 Awesome Walking Stick 126

88 Fall Lion 127

Know Your Classics 129

89 Cool Cardboard Castle 130

90 Marionette Dog 131

91 Dreamcatcher 132

92 Mood Plate 133

93 Paper Lantern 134

94 Cookies for Any Season 135

Creepy Crafting 137

95 Mexican Mask 138

96 Fire-Breathing Monster 139

97 Mini-Mummies 140

98 Glow-in-the-Dark Ghosts 141

99 Rattling Skeleton 142

100 Deranged Dragon 143

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2018
Gr 2–4—When children get bored, it's time to get creative, and what better way to do so than to make crafts? Devos, along with illustrator Thyssen, has created an activity book that will evoke nostalgia in adults and offer fun for kids. The book is very well organized with a table of contents that features crafts broken up by season, a brief introduction about how not to be overwhelmed by the idea of crafting if one isn't creative, and much more. There is a basic overview of what items will be needed, with most being household supplies or things that can be widely purchased. Each activity has a photograph of what the final result should look like along with written and illustrated directions. There are even tips for how to enhance a project to suit one's needs. This book is great for elementary-aged children who want to partake in simple making; however, adult help and supervision will be needed for some of the more complex tools. The directions will also likely require adult assistance because of advanced vocabulary terms, exact measurements, and techniques. That said, most of the projects included can be finished in under an hour and will please users. VERDICT Large craft collections may want to consider.—Katie Llera, Bound Brook High School, NJ

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