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Face Painting
Inc. Klutz

Klutz, 1990

Fantastic for parents or bigger kids who want to paint faces!

+ great and cheap
+ great fun for everyone!
+ Truly anyone can make great face art
+ Fun and easy ideas
  
  











  



  
Paper-Folding Fun!: 50 Awesome Crafts to Weave, Twist & Curl (Williamson Kids Can! Series)
Ginger Johnson

Williamson Publishing Company, 2002
  
  











  



  
Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
Zoe Weil

New Society Publishers, 2003

More than just a one-time read!

+ A Thought Provoking Call to Act Humanely
+ A book that tells you that parenting is about YOU
+ A book that makes a difference
+ Couldn't put the book down!
  
  











  



  
Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Encourage Cultural Awareness and Global Respect (Williamson Kids ...
Susan Milord

Williamson Publishing Company, 1992

Great book for youth groups :)

+ Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Build Cultural

As a long time guide leader (like girl scouts in the USA :) ) I use this book all the time with my unit of girls aged 9-14. It is full of wonderful ideas - some practical ones ready to do instantly, some which make the girls stop and think about things, and some which require a bit more planning to ...
  
  











  



  
The Discipline Book: How to Have a Better-Behaved Child From Birth to Age Ten
Martha Sears, William Sears

Little, Brown and Company, 1995

The Discipline Book-The best book I ever bought~~

+ valuable wisdom from parents of eight
+ Wonderful Resource
+ Seller resolved issue and refunded money
  
  











  



  
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Elisa Medhus

Beyond Words, 2001

NAPRA Book Review

+ EXCELLENT BOOK FOR PARENTS!!!
+ it all makes sense
+ Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
+ Good advice
  
  











  



  
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World (Ed Emberley's Drawing Book)

L,B Kids, 2006

This is the best book ever!!!

+ My friend's son LOVES Ed Emberley!
+ osa
+ Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World (Ed Emberley Drawing Books)
  
  











  



  
How To Make Monstrous, Huge, Unbelievably Big Bubbles (Klutz)
David Stein

Klutz, 2005

Sooo much fun!

+ Fantastic!!!!
+ Great Bubble Wand
+ Bubbles
+ Fun and easy
  
  











  



  
Tree Houses You Can Actually Build: A Weekend Project Book (Stiles, David R. Weekend Project Book Series.)
David Stiles, Jeanie Trusty Stiles

Houghton Mifflin, 1998

Great Help!!

+ Title for Tree Houses You can Actually Build
+ To find the kids, look up
+ you CAN actually build one of these!
  
  











  



  
Sandcastles Made Simple: Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Tricks for Building Sensational Sand Creations
Lucinda Wierenga

Harry N. Abrams, 2005

detailed tips, photos, and tools

+ Nice book
+ Can't wait to get started!
+ Sandcastles Made Simple: Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Tricks for Building Sensational Sand Creations
+ beach sandwiches
  
  











  



  
Everyday Traditions: Simple Family Rituals for Connection and Comfort
Nava Atlas

Amberwood Press, 2005

a surprising diversity of ideas to counter the hectic pace of life

+ "Everyday Traditions" is especially recommended for those just beginning to be a family,
+ Already putting new traditions in place
+ practical and inspiring
+ Wonderful!
  
  











  



  
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals (Ed Emberley's Drawing Book)

L,B Kids, 2006

Simple and sweet way to teach children to draw

+ Blast fom my past that my kids love, too!
+ I like it
+ Great book for anyone who wants to learn to draw
+ Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
  
  











  



  
Honey for a Child's Heart
Gladys Hunt

Zondervan, 2002

For Parents!!

+ Lost the library?
+ Much needed message to young parents!
+ This book changed our family life!
  
  











  



  
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv

Algonquin Books, 2006

Parents NEED this, take it from a forest kid

+ Important Book
+ Insightful, important book
+ Excellent Book. . . Now Go Outside!
+ Inspiring and enlightening
  
  











  



  
Fun with Hand Shadows
Sati Achath, Bala Chandran

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1996

Sensational

+ Lots of "Fun with Hand Shadows"

It thought that it was absolutly fabulous I would recommend it to everyone who likes shadow puppets and who likes making them it is wonderful. I dont know who would make such a good book it taught me how to do peoples faces and everything it is so cool
  
  











  



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