Crafts Through the Year

As someone who was formerly a child and now has two children of her own, I don't think the crafts in this book are the least bit fun. I paged through the entire book, and the crafts aren't for kids in my opinion. They just look boring. I rated the book two stars because there are some cool crafts in it, just not for kids. And the description specifically says it's for children. I would more say that the book is for older women looking to make neat decorations for their homes. So basically the book is being marketed to the wrong demographic.

Not quite what I expected.

LOVE IT!!! this book is so wonderful, easy to reference through, full of colorful pictures, easy instructions! I am a Waldorf homeschooling mama and we really strive to use only natural materials. This book belongs on the shelf of any parent

Loved this book! Great ideas for projects throughout the year!

Love the crafts! Wonderful pictures!

Excellent

I bought this book and the Bergers' Harvest Craft Book at the same time, not knowing that this book is a collection of crafts from  The Harvest Craft Book , The Christmas Craft Book , and  The Easter Craft Book . This is a new edition, and though I have not seen the older one, I can compare between the Harvest Craft Book (which is an older edition), and this one. I tried a few of the straw crafts, and the instructions were noticeably better in the new book. It did not contain every craft from the other book (i really liked the straw horse in the Harvest Craft book, but it looked difficult), understandably, but there are 46 projects in total, divided up for the four seasons. There are lovely color pictures of each of the finished projects, and some hand-drawn illustrations with the directions. I would say these crafts are for generally for age 5-6 years and up, though there are some that younger children will enjoy with help and their skill would increase as they grow. The project materials include edible dough, paper, straw/wheat/cornhusk, natural materials, yarn/knitting, beeswax, felt/fabric/simple sewing, and wool. I expect to be able to share these projects with children and friends for years.

I have to say I was a bit disappointed. I expected something more.

Davvero un'ottimo libro. Lo usano anche le nostre maestre della materna, comprato su consiglio loro. Ha belle immagini e un sacco di idee.