WIN!! A wonderful addition to your children's bookcase with this Tidy Books book review and competition. We have a brilliant book from Buttonbag full of craft ideas to make with your kids.
Crafts are just for girls? Not so. Boys like making things too, but lots of the craft books out there are pink and twinkly, and frankly off-putting for boys, and lots of girls too. Boys like sewing, sticking and painting, but sometimes they and their parents, need a bit of extra encouragement. This is where 'Boycraft' by Sara Duchars and Sarah Marks of Buttonbag comes in with their crafts for kids, boys and girls.
The ideas for making things are themed, from creepy things -perfect for Halloween, to wooden craft ideas with opportunities for hammering and sawing, and from knitting and sewing to making model landscapes for your Lego minifigures. For boys unsure about the 'manliness' of making things, there are lots of suggestions to whet their appetites for getting out the paints, and cutting up bits of junk for modelling.
So, I tested this kids book on my 10 year old and 6 year old boys. They seized on the jumper monkeys, which are made from old jumpers or sweatshirts and they loved the idea of making the giant beanbags too. We settled on making the reindeer head first, giving the kitchen a stately home feel.
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There's an abundance of great craft ideas that will appeal to boys and girls. Finger knitting creates some cool looking scarves and is a logical next step for loom band enthusiasts. My 6 year old is keen to try making a bug hotel from garden canes too. For some of the sewing crafts you will need a sewing machine, but there are tons of ideas that simply need glue, paint and card, to get their imaginations going.
Boycraft is published in the UK by Frances Lincoln. Buttonbag kindly provided the review copy and prize.
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We'd make something dinosaur related- and probably a lot of mess!
I would start off by making a big drawstring bag for all my little boy's tiny toys, then would make some animal and vehicle crafts with him.
we love makign rockets and sock pets :D
I would love to make a great playhouse and kit it out
My son would love us to make him a treehouse
I love to make mobiles, not just for babies, I have some on the porch that blow & changr in the wind.
I would make lots of dinosaur things. I'd love to make a mounted dinosaur head for my sons bedroom wall :)
I would love to build a play house like a giant toadstool,a bit ambitious though I think!
I love the look of the jumper monkeys!
I love the jumper monkeys too!
Something car related!
Jumper Monkeys sound AMAZING! Definitely these first!
Monsters
We'd make a reindeer head, it would be a fantastic addition to other things we have for Christmas :) I know it's still 18 weeks (not that I'm counting ;) ) but we love hand made decorations.
My little boy loves monkeys so the jumper monkey would be pretty popular here I'm sure.
Some Pirate themed accessories such as swords and hats then a big box of treasure to hide and find using an aged treasure map!
The Jumper Monkeys look fab - would love to make a reindeer x
We would make Halloween costumes first then try making little gifts for loved ones & friends for Christmas. Home made. Gifts are so much more personal especially from little ones !
I would probably make dinosaurs things - and things that can fly!
@Dorothee77
Me kids would love to build a tree house x
ID LOVE TO MAKE MONEY.....BUT I GUESS THAT DOESNT COUNT :-) PROBABLY A ROCKING HORSE, OR A GIANT CAT
We would make animal and superhero masks - always a favourite in our house x
A tree house or den would be fantastic for our brood.
I think my son would love to make a giant bean bag.
a time machine so could go backwards and forwards whenever I wanted
would make animal masks and dinosaur masks
I would make some felt animals to attach to a cot mobile to match my little boy's bedding.
I would love to Make a tree house with my son
Anything that has to do with screws and nails, doing big jobs with dad.
A huge cardboard garage for all our cars!
A TELEPORTATION MACHINE WHICH COULD TRAVEL THROUGH TIME
Jumper monkeys
My boys r both very creative, we would probably make something like a rocket or a treasure chest.
A tree house
I think it would be decorations for Halloween. As Halloween has become more popular. Whilst the practice :- May inspire us to make personalised decorations for other events etc.
Our own globe
some 3d Christmas stockings
We would make something Dinosaur related as my 2 year old loves them!
Monkey!! My LO's favourite animal :)x
definitely rockets and anything dinosaur!!!
dinosaurs..... or a paper mache volcano
I'd make a fairytale castle or rather I'd try!!
Wooden toys.
I'd make Minnie Mouse ears
We would make a pirate castle as we are having a pirate party
anything to do with dinosaurs, or as my godson says big dogs, as he can not say dinosaurs
anything to do with dinosaurs or monsters
jumper monkeys
I'd make a wonderfully bright dream-catcher
We'd make wooden train sets :)