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| Authors: Laura Minter & Tia Williams / ISBN 9781784944841 / Price £5.99 / Publisher GMC Publications / Pub Date: November 2018 |
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Showing posts sorted by relevance for query craft book. Sort by date Show all posts
T11/16/2018 02:00:00 pm
How To Create Dinosaur Crafts With You Children
It's here!! The latest instalment by award-winning bloggers Little Button Diaries, The Dinosaur Craft Book!
I have been very excited to get my hands on the latest of Tia Williams and Laura Minter's craft book. We are huge dinosaur fans.
T6/14/2019 02:00:00 pm
How to make everything Mermaid Related : Book Review
Bring the Mermaid Style to life with the new Mermaid Craft Book, by Tia Williams and Laura Minter.
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| Authors: Laura Minter & Tia Williams / ISBN: 9781784945107 / Price: £5.99 / GMC Publications June 2019 |
T4/03/2018 10:00:00 am
Oh yes, the award-winning Little Button Diaries bloggers Laura Minter and Tia Williams have created a new children's craft book - The Superhero Craft book! And just like the Pirate and Space craft books - this one does not disappoint!
Loving the new Superhero Craft Book
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| The Superhero Craft Book: ISBN 9781784944070 Publisher GMC PUblications due out April 2018 |
T10/03/2019 11:00:00 am
What horrible crafts to make for Halloween
If you are looking for yucky, horrible crafts to make with your children for Halloween than look no further then the new hilarious and stomach-churning craft book from the amazing award-winning bloggers Little Button Diaries
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| GMC Publications - Date: Sept 2019 / ISBN: 9781784945367 / Price £12.99 |
T3/01/2021 10:00:00 am
A childrens ECO craft book to help save the planet
Wonderful creators Laura Minter and Tia Williams have done it again! They have produced a wonderful craft book with over 30 eco-conscious projects.
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GMC Publications • February 2021 RRP £12.99 • for ages 4-8 |
If you want to show your children how they can reduce, reuse and recycling but not sure where to start, this book is for you! With over 30 projects to make from everyday household recycling, you'll have little Eco-warriors in no time.
T4/06/2017 09:07:00 am
I have a fantastic book to review thanks to GMC distribution and the authors from Little Button Diaries; The Pirate Craft Book.
The Pirate Craft Book Review
T10/27/2017 10:00:00 am
There are 15 projects to try out within this book from rocket packs, to hand puppets and moon cake. All of which can be made from readily available items or easy to source materials. To me this is thrifty at it's finest!
Create great space crafts with Little Button Diaries
#Gifted
Following on from the success of The Pirate Craft book, the lovely award-winning bloggers Little Button Diaries have come up with The Space Craft book!There are 15 projects to try out within this book from rocket packs, to hand puppets and moon cake. All of which can be made from readily available items or easy to source materials. To me this is thrifty at it's finest!
T12/03/2021 01:33:00 pm
Take the hassle out of Christmas Crafts with Little Button Diaries new Craft book
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Laura Minter & Tia Williams have done it again, this time they are here to help those of us who want to craft with our children over the Christmas holidays but are not quite sure where to start. |
| GMC Publications / RRP £12.99 / Ages 4 - 8 |
30 fun and festive projects are packed in this bumper craft book for families to enjoy this Christmas.
T1/25/2019 02:00:00 pm
Forest Craft: A child's guide to whittling in the Woodland
Even more fun can be had in the woods on a day out with the family now, thanks to Richard Irvine, author of the newly released craft book: Forest Craft, A child's guide to whittling in the woodland.
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| Richard Irvine / ISBN: 9781784945008 / £16.99 / Pub. Date: Feb 2019 #Gifted |
T5/30/2018 10:00:00 am
The Big Book of 100 Outdoor Activities - Book Review
The brilliant authors Laura Minter and Tia Williams have done it again! They have created a great outdoor activities book, in perfect time for the summer holidays, The Big Book of 100 Outdoor Activities.
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| The Big Book of 100 Outdoor Activities / Authors: Laura Minter & Tia Williams ISBN: 9781784944049 / £14.99 / Publications Date: May 2018 |
T7/20/2024 10:00:00 am
You never know what you may find at a car boot fair, so my advice would be never to dismiss one if you have a craft project coming up, whether it's making costumes or recovering stools. You'd be surprised at what goodies can be found.
Craft: How to make a Monster Book of Monsters
You never know what you may find at a car boot fair, so my advice would be never to dismiss one if you have a craft project coming up, whether it's making costumes or recovering stools. You'd be surprised at what goodies can be found.
T1/07/2020 08:09:00 pm
The Kids' Book of Paper Love Review
A craft that can be used almost anywhere, anytime. This lovely Kids' book of Paper Love shows us how to make boxes, paper chains and bookmarks to name a few.
#Gifted
T4/13/2013 10:00:00 am
When I was in Hobbycraft to get my supplies (basically that usually means stocking up on my bucket of Mod Podge), which I needed for my first decoupage attempt I noticed they sold some basic letters, and we all know what basic means - "let's cover". So of course, these letters gave me the idea of doing something for my best friend's birthday.
I don't know about you but I love anything with my name on, obviously stems back to my childhood when I'd go to school with my name on all my pencils, pencil case and door sign! So I thought I'd buy the relevant letters I needed and cover them in comic strip pages. But before doing it, I wanted to do a test run in case my new craft skills were not up to the challenge!
So I bought the letters to spell out GEEK whilst I was there. The comics came from both the shop downtown (oh yes, we have an old style comic book store that sells all sorts of collectable stuff in it, great little place) or eBay and armed with my bucket of Mod Podge I set about cutting up the comics and gluing them on the letters.
As with anything worth doing this is quite time-consuming if you wish to eliminate edges and white lines. With the wording GEEK, I cut out several images as well as strips and you can see on the K quite clearing that Stark is kissing Pepper in the top image but I've cut out Iron Man underneath to give that nice overlay look.
I'm really pleased with the finished look, I did cover the comics with a layer of Mod Podge to protect the letters, and I have to admit, I do love them and to my great pleasure, my friend also loves them.
So what do you think? The great thing about my friend's name - you can't tell that I've actually got the N upsidedown and back to front in the photo......
Craft: Making Comic Book Art Letters
When I was in Hobbycraft to get my supplies (basically that usually means stocking up on my bucket of Mod Podge), which I needed for my first decoupage attempt I noticed they sold some basic letters, and we all know what basic means - "let's cover". So of course, these letters gave me the idea of doing something for my best friend's birthday.
I don't know about you but I love anything with my name on, obviously stems back to my childhood when I'd go to school with my name on all my pencils, pencil case and door sign! So I thought I'd buy the relevant letters I needed and cover them in comic strip pages. But before doing it, I wanted to do a test run in case my new craft skills were not up to the challenge!
So I bought the letters to spell out GEEK whilst I was there. The comics came from both the shop downtown (oh yes, we have an old style comic book store that sells all sorts of collectable stuff in it, great little place) or eBay and armed with my bucket of Mod Podge I set about cutting up the comics and gluing them on the letters.
As with anything worth doing this is quite time-consuming if you wish to eliminate edges and white lines. With the wording GEEK, I cut out several images as well as strips and you can see on the K quite clearing that Stark is kissing Pepper in the top image but I've cut out Iron Man underneath to give that nice overlay look.
I'm really pleased with the finished look, I did cover the comics with a layer of Mod Podge to protect the letters, and I have to admit, I do love them and to my great pleasure, my friend also loves them.
So what do you think? The great thing about my friend's name - you can't tell that I've actually got the N upsidedown and back to front in the photo......
T11/27/2018 02:00:00 pm
New children's books to add to a book advent
Button Books publishers have released several fantastic children's books recently, ideal if you're thinking of creating a book advent.
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| Image courtesy of Modern Mrs Darcy |
T3/07/2023 10:00:00 am
Make it personal this Mother's Day
Those who celebrate Mother's Day know that it traditionally has been about spending time with your mother, grandma or mother figure for days out, afternoon teas or sending flowers and chocolates.
A lot of mums will say "oh, I don't want anything, I don't need anything I have you", "don't waste your money, just some flowers/card" or "I just want your time".
Some of us no longer have that privilege, so I urge those that do, to take the time for/with your mum.
A lot of mums will say "oh, I don't want anything, I don't need anything I have you", "don't waste your money, just some flowers/card" or "I just want your time".
T6/25/2019 02:00:00 pm
Ancient Egypt Adventure Activity Book
Button Books is excited to present The Ancient Egypt Adventure Activity Book, a brilliant new activity book from the same creator of the Pirate Adventure Activity Book, Dinosaur Adventure Activity Book and Castle Adventure Activity Book.
#Gifted
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| Author: Jen Alliston / ISBN: 9781787080362 / Publisher: GMC Publications / June 2019 |
T6/10/2023 12:56:00 pm
Live like a Roman - a great book aide for Primary School Children
Live Like a Roman is a hardback, easy-to-read and follow, illustrated book to help children to discover the secrets of ancient Rome in a fun way.
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| May 2023 / HB / RRP £12.99 / ISBN 9781787081260 / Ages 7 - 11 |
T3/19/2019 02:00:00 pm
We Love The Plant, Sow, Make And Grow Book
With Spring just around the corner, Esther Coombs new book Plant, Sow, Make & Grow has come at the perfect time for budding gardeners.
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| Author: Esther Coombs / ISBN: 9781787080249 / Pub: Button Books / March 2019 |
T9/16/2014 10:26:00 pm
If you caught this blog post then you may have picked up on the fact that I have got all excited about the various subscription boxes out there - and especially the geek ones!
Max is due to get his second Nerd Block Jnr box this month but I'm not going to keep this subscription so I thought I'd try a couple of craft subscription boxes for him instead. So I ordered the Toucan Box.
Once you create your account you get to choose which themes and topics your little one is most into. LOVE that idea! You then have 3 types of boxes for each budget.
- Petite is 1 theme and costs £4.93 every fortnight.
- Grande has 2 themes and a book every month and costs £12.90
- Super has 4 themes and a book every month and costs £19.90
You get to peek inside the boxes from the website if you want to see what you're getting and to be honest - I was rather impressed with our box.
It was huge!
But my favourite of all was it comes equipped with what you need - I know that sounds a bit daft but it comes with little pots of paint, glue and paint brushes so once your box has arrived you really can get stuck right in.
I must admit I do like the idea of a petite box every fortnight - especially with autumn on its way (and nothing to do with the fact I'm impatient.....).
I waited for Max and we opened the box together and went through a bit of everything, mainly because of painting. Several pieces of each project needed painting so we have spread this box out over the month and one day we painted everything, the next day we glued bits. We've kept this to weekend play and so far we have completed a couple of the projects and still have a couple of projects to finish off.
We store all our craft materials in our Toucan Box until they are completed and then place the final craft pieces on display.
I love that we have projects to do and each one comes with an instruction card which also shows how much adult help may be needed and most importantly - how messy!
Has anyone else had craft boxes?
Toucan Box #Craft Subscription Box
If you caught this blog post then you may have picked up on the fact that I have got all excited about the various subscription boxes out there - and especially the geek ones!
Max is due to get his second Nerd Block Jnr box this month but I'm not going to keep this subscription so I thought I'd try a couple of craft subscription boxes for him instead. So I ordered the Toucan Box.
Once you create your account you get to choose which themes and topics your little one is most into. LOVE that idea! You then have 3 types of boxes for each budget.
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| Super Box |
- Grande has 2 themes and a book every month and costs £12.90
- Super has 4 themes and a book every month and costs £19.90
You get to peek inside the boxes from the website if you want to see what you're getting and to be honest - I was rather impressed with our box.
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| Sea Theme |
It was huge!
But my favourite of all was it comes equipped with what you need - I know that sounds a bit daft but it comes with little pots of paint, glue and paint brushes so once your box has arrived you really can get stuck right in.
I must admit I do like the idea of a petite box every fortnight - especially with autumn on its way (and nothing to do with the fact I'm impatient.....).
I waited for Max and we opened the box together and went through a bit of everything, mainly because of painting. Several pieces of each project needed painting so we have spread this box out over the month and one day we painted everything, the next day we glued bits. We've kept this to weekend play and so far we have completed a couple of the projects and still have a couple of projects to finish off.
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| Waiting for the paint to dry - Toucan August Craft Box |
I love that we have projects to do and each one comes with an instruction card which also shows how much adult help may be needed and most importantly - how messy!
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| I love that it gives me an idea of how much help I'll need from Max..... |
Has anyone else had craft boxes?
T1/07/2023 04:46:00 pm
An exciting STEM activity book that makes learning fun for children
One of the best children's activity books released in 2022 was Tia Williams and Laura Minter's "The Big Book of 100 Stem Activities".
Tia and Laura's craft abilities have been proven time and again in their Button Books publications, and The Big Book of 100 STEM Activities is no exception.
November 2022 • PB • RRP £14.99 / For kids aged 5 – 11 • ISBN 9781787081253