The Original Girl's Handy Book

by Lina Beard, Adelia Belle Beard, Beard Lina

Book Overview

Explore, hike, discover, be crafty and have fun with friends or alone, indoors or outside Written for children in 1893, and valuable for both kids and adults today, here's a magical cornucopia of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 1603760342
• ISBN13: 9781603760348
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great book for girls and how to do-it-yourself

I like many of the ideas in this book. There is one section that I am not particularly fond of (Halloween related), but for older girls I don't mind as much since it can be a good time to talk about things. Other than that, I like how it sparks our girls' interest, creativity, and ideas.

American Girls Handy Book: How to Amuse Yourself and Others

The book came in expected condition. They shipped quickly and did a great job.

Great book

Girls will be girls and what was girly and cool 100 years ago is still girly and cool today. A fun look into history loaded with good old fashion fun. Every girl in our neighborhood has found something they love in this book. Giggles and smiles. This does seem to be a better fit for a girl who already enjoys reading otherwise you may end up doing the loins share of the reading which could be just as rewarding for your relationship with your special girl.

This book amused myself and others!

I received this book for Christmas and it is one of my favorite books. It has crafts and activities ranging from preserving flowers in wax to turning an old straw hat into a drawstring bag. Along with fun crafts and games, and even interior decorating, this book shows one how life was like back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book is over 100 years old, and the activities are still really fun and easy to do! I recommend this book to any girl, young or old!

A breath of fresh air!

Originally published in 1887. Not politically correct! And lots of fun. My daughters and I can learn how to: make Easter egg dolls; weave a rope net for lawn tennis or a hammock; make May-baskets to hang on neighbors' and friends' doors; plan a picnic, burgoo, or corn-roast; make our own daytime "fireworks" for Independence Day; make leaf prints, cornhusk dolls, flower sprays and a variety of seasonal garlands; host autumn nutting parties; understand the decorative language of flowers and heraldry; furnish a seaside cottage with beach-gathered items; and make fairy-dancer boxes and sachets to give as Christmas gifts. This book shows girls how to: be creative, curious, and crafty; make lots of fun out of very little material; notice nature and nurture their bodies, minds, and spirits. This book is a marvelous antidote to everything that irks me about the end of THIS century. A breath of fresh air.