One blog I frequent (and most recently bookmarked this post, for a future project), is Made by Joel. In a sea of crafty mom bloggers, it's refreshing to come across a dad's take on things. Joel Henriques, the blog's author/editor/founder, is about to release his first book on October 11th, aptly titled Made to Play: Handmade Toys & Crafts for Growing Imaginations.
It's 208 pages of homemade fun, including projects made of wood, paper, fabric, and found objects--definitely my kind of craft book.
Photo of Slotted Building Discs from Joel Henriques, Made by Joel |
I'm eager to make some of this stuff with and for my boys, including the Portable Zoo, with paper animals contained in a mint tin and perfect for toting in your purse for use in places like doctors' offices.
The projects are pretty easy, save maybe for some of the ones involving wood where you'd need a scroll saw and wood-burning tool, but as the author writes, you can certainly substitute cardboard for the wood. The point is to create simple, play-provoking toys for and with your kids.
And Joel's instructions and illustrations for the projects are also pretty simple and straightforward, making it easy for non-crafty adults and older kids to follow along without fumbling.
I highly recommend pre-ordering the book, and am looking forward to trying out many of the projects myself.
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Two lucky readers will win a copy ofMade to Play!
To EnterVisit the Made to Play book page and leave a comment with why you'd like to win the book and which project most appeals to you.
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You must do the first entry in order to enter ("I want to win, thanks!" comments will NOT be considered). You will have until Sunday October 2nd at 11:59pmEST to enter. The winner will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email.I'll also post the winners on my blog HERE. If I don't hear back from the winner within 72 hours, I'll pick another.
Disclosure: I received a copy of Made to Play for review purposes.
What a cute craft book! I love the doll house furniture!
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the doll house furniture looked really neat my children love doing crafty things
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I would love to win because I am sure that I would love the crafts in it as well as the kids I know would.
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I'd like to win this for my neice so we can do the project Modern Doll House and Doll House Furniture together.
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I would love to win the book because I have a daughter who adores craft projects. Paper animals project is my favourite
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ReplyDeleteThose portable zoo animals are very cute. I read Joel's blog and know that anything he has in the new book will be worth making.
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I would love to win because my nephew would enjoy making the Shadow Puppet Theatre
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I would love to win this because I am constantly looking for new and unique craft projects to do with the kids I babysit for! I think I would love the Modern Alphabet Game craft! Thanks for the giveaway!
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This would be great to go along with my homeschooling. The wooden Spool Birds would be fun to make.
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