838 Ways to Amuse a Child: Crafts, Hobbies and Creative Ideas for the Child from Six to Twelve"Complete, easy-to-follow directions for craft ideas including weaving, sculpting, leatherwork, designing and creating with paper, scissors and paste, flower arranging, painting, experiments in astronomy, understanding geology and geography, ideas for the car and the sick room"--Jacket subtitle |
Contents
Amuse My Child? 1 A Note on the Book | 1 |
General Suggestions 6 Practical Aids 8 Modeling | 15 |
Decorations and Accessories 26 Gifts to Give | 47 |
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838 Ways to Amuse a Child: Crafts, Hobbies and Creative Ideas for the Child ... John Johnson,June Johnson No preview available - 1960 |
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½ inch animals Audubon ball beads bird bits blanket stitch bottom brass fasteners brass paper fasteners buttons cardboard carton cellophane circle clay cloth collection color convalescent cotton cover craft paper crayons crepe paper Cut a piece deadwood decorate desired diorama disks doll house draw edge enamel paint encyclopedia felt five-and-ten flowers foil fold glue glued half heavy hobby hold holes Indian insert inside knot leaf leaves lines magazine matchbox material miniature papier-mâché pattern pencil picture pillow pipe cleaner plants plaster of Paris plastic tape player poster paint punch References rocks scrap scrapbook seed sequins shadow box sheet shellac shells shoe Shoe-box shown Fig side spool square stationery stitch story strand string strips teakettle Textured Painting thin thread travois trees twigs wire wrapping yarn