Handmade by Me

Before heading to a store to buy materials for their
next project, young artists should look in their own home. They can create some
truly cool crafts with such versatile resources as popsicle sticks, mason jars,
rocks, and even duct tape. This ingenious set is full of appealing projects for
readers to make and give to others. Each activity is presented with an
easy-to-gather list of materials, accessible step-by-step instructions, and
helpful, full-color photographs. Readers will be delighted to be able to make
their own gifts?or even create inventory for an up-and-coming artistic
enterprise.

• Each project is made achievable through a straightforward
presentation of numbered steps, including both text and visual representations
of each stage of the task

• Encourages imaginative and inventive use of
inexpensive and free materials

• Demonstrating an understanding of steps in
procedures in texts is a standard of the English Language Arts Common
Core