Series: Look What You Can Make
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Highlights Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1563977176
ISBN-13: 978-1563977176
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.1 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 4 - 12 years
Grade Level: 1 - 7
I sent this book back because when I google paper bag projects, I receive tutorials for simpler, more eye popping designs than offered in this book, especially for kids from kindergarten to 2 nd grade. Don't waste your money.
School, at home, where ever, paper bags and plates are two of the most commonly found item laying around. I thought the projects could have been more colorful and kid friendly. There are too many adult steps. I'd recommend "Look what you can make with Paper Plates." The projects are really cute, quick, and are more easily done by a child.
I found this book very helpful when planning preschool art classes with plenty of paper bags available. Paper bags are cheap and recycle-friendly, which makes them ideal for class projects. This book has lots of fun ideas for making art and crafts projects, such as maraccas and wreaths. I think the ideas can be adapted for children of almost any age, 2 and up (for 2-year-olds, an adult can form the base, such as a wreath, from a paper bag and let the child decorate it with glued on things or paint...) I have picked it up from the library more than once and am considering buying a copy for my refernce shelf.
I was a little disappointed in this book. I was hoping for a craft book that my talented 6-year-old son could do himself. He often asks to do crafts, and then I need to find a craft and find all the supplies for the crafts and then set up and clean up. I was hoping for a book where I could hand him the book and the paper bags and he could go at it. The crafts are more complicated than that. He still needs help. He needs more supplies than just paper bags and there is still the set-up and clean-up. I almost returned it but I didn't have any other gift for him on Epiphany, so I gave it to him anyway. He has done one puppet in this past month full of snow-days.
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