We have a fair few kids craft books in this house, some from when I was childminding and needed inspiration quickly. Many of them are actually quite repetitive with a few standard ideas recycled in different ways. Boy Craft is different, it is one of the most original craft books I’ve ever seen. I’ve actually been really excited by it which did come as a surprise to me.
When the book first appeared in the house my husband of all people thought it might be a bit sexist as its name implies its just for boys (although there is a small caption which includes girls). However, the very fact that its called Boy Craft has captured my 7 year old boys imagination and he hasn’t been able to put it down, even drawing up a list of things that he must do over this half term:
The boy has been really busy over the past couple of days trying out loads of the ideas. Our favourite easy one was the Scary Egg Eyeballs:
Fifi has been having loads of fun making superhero masks for her soft toys, between her and the boy nearly every soft toy or doll in the house has been turned into a superhero.
The book is bright, cheery, inspirational and an absolutely fantastic resource. In fact, I’ve got quite a few of the projects on my list to do with our Beaver group.
I cant recommend this book more highly, it really has captured my children’s imagination and anything that can get a 7 year old boy interested in doing craft activities really has my most sincere thanks.
I’ve been lucky enough to be offered the chance to give 2 readers of Being a Mummy a copy each. To enter, just use the Rafflecopter form and leave me a comment telling me what craft activities you enjoy doing with children the most.
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Boy Craft Loads of things to make for and with boys and girls by Sara Duchars and Sarah Mark is published by Frances Lincoln £12.99 paperback on 6th March 2014. You can pre-order here:
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49 Comments
OMG loads – I love making things and don't mind glue or glitter or mess! I have really enjoyed making collages with my girls lately though – using fabric scraps, buttons and wool!
decorating eggs with lots of colours or glitter
We love loads, usually theme orientated like a card or a present for a birthday with lots of glitter, feathers etc
painting and making things!<br /><br />Ashleigh
Painting pictures
building a robot out of scrap, or making a den
Anything with yarn or fabric 🙂
I love painting with my boy – just purely because we can get really messy and have fun doing it.
we like glueing and painting
I like painting things and making paper crafts with my kids and I also love baking with them too.
Making cards and sock puppets
Painting.<br /><br />Rachel Craig
just plonking loads of boxes, toilet roll tubes bits of foil and all sorts in front of them and letting them make their own creations…usually robots and spaceships
colouring in doilies to make them pretty.
We love making pictures with stickers and crayons
Painting and drawing
painting and knitting
We love paper machier……anything messy
Making kites
Painting is the favourite at the moment
Our favourite crafts are usually bead related. Beads on pipecleaners goes down pretty well.
jewellery making is the current fave
sewing
we love getting messy with the glitter
Woodwork<br />
Finger painting & potato printing!
Painting and collage making
anything that involves sticking or painting the messier the better
We make all our own greetings cards which is fun – lots of glitter, glue & paper creations. The children are so proud of their designs and everyone loves receiving them 🙂
my godson likes anything to do with glue and cardboard so we build houses, castles
Collage using natural materials
Playdough and painting!
we enjoy finger painting
We love crafts in our house….creating puppets is a big hit at the moment….clue lots of pva, glitter, pipe cleaners and googly eyes.
Painting and play dough
I have two daughters, and a Son. I love playing snooker / pool with my son (but only because I can beat him at that, – when we play xbox, – another activity we both enjoy – he always beats me hands down)<br /><br />With my girls, they enjoy making accessories for their dance costumes, as they both dance freestyle, and new costumes every competition are usually a must!. – we all enjoy doing this
Finger painting!
making robots from cereal boxes
Taking bark rubbings 🙂
Love model making
Anything with glue and found materials from a nice walk.
painting and sticking
PLAYDOH AN PAINTING
We like making cards for family members 🙂
making anything the children take pride in and can be used or given as gifts
They like making things out of shells
Painting is always fun
painting
Painting is so much fun 🙂