Kumon My Book of Easy Crafts

by Kumon Publishing and Kumon Workbooks

Book Overview

Kumon Basic Skills Workbooks ensure that children master basic fine motor control skills with ease to build a foundation for independent learning. Everything in our Basic Skills Workbooks - from the sturdy paper to the engaging content - is designed with the best interests of your child in mind.

This workbook is designed especially for children who will make three-dimensional objects for the first time. Simple contours and large margins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933241039
• ISBN13: 9781933241036
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Kumon Publishing North America
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Fabulous book

My six-year-old has been working from this book non-stop since she got it, and she rarely has to ask for help. I am very pleased, since she's having a blast and it's not too complicated. The crafts are also cute and intriguing and they are not all the same, though there are sometimes more than one version of something (animal masks, for example). So far she has made finger puppets, rings, masks, a man that smiles or frowns depending on how you view him, a cool balancing eagle, etc. (I like that some of the projects deal with optical illusion, etc.) My only not-really-a-complaint is that I would prefer a different kind of illustration. I don't particularly like contemporary animation-like drawing with lots of gradients. But this is picky and doesn't affect my daughter's enjoyment of the book.

Perfect for rainy days!

This book has been a life saver for days my daughter dosen't want to play outside or says she is bord. Once we get started she dosen't want to stop! There are lots of things to make in this book, some are kind of cheesy like a paper ring but there are many really nice things that you can actually play with.Like a paper bird that you put 2 pieces of string in and make it race up the strings and a hen that flaps its wings.She is always very proud when she has completed a project and has to go around to show everyone her masterpiece. Cutting skills are needed with this book.So you can cut around all of the dotted lines and there are marked spots for glue and lines for folding. I can see even using the book to create your own projects from cardstock,this would be great for teachers! Thank you Kumon for putting out a kids craft book that is actually usable and has so many pages of projects!

Cutting, Folding, and Pasting

This is a great next step after My Book of Pasting. In this wonderful book, children get to cut, fold, and paste their way through 40 delightful little crafts. I believe this book is recommended for children ages 4 - 6; however, my three year old son loved it (though it did take some time for him to learn to fold properly along the dashed lines).

great easy crafts for kids

The book is absolutely great! My son enjoyed it ver much, made all the projects in just a few days, and now he almost finished with the second copy. The projects are easy, with complexity increasing gradually with each page. The resulting toys are very nice, and some of them are very unusual. I am very glad we bought this book.