Books of the week!

My First Pompom Book by Lucy Hopping – For an easy, quick and independent craft, look no further than pompom making! With 35 colorful craft ideas there are projects for all occasions. You can create your own pompom animals and insects including woolly bunnies, owls and even spiders to start your very own menagerie.

This one is really fun and I recommend for ages 5 years old (with help) to adult.

My First Card Making Book – The perfect guide for young makers looking to try a variety of fun and creative crafting techniques. There are ideas for all occasions and you’ll find celebratory cards to give to people who are getting married or having a baby, as well as Easter and Valentine’s Day cards.

I love this one! Younger children will have a lot of fun creating cards with the help of this book!

Origami Animal Friends by Mari Ono – All animal lovers are going to go wild for the 35 amazing activities in Origami Animal Friends. With just a few pieces of paper you can create all your favorite pets, including cats, dogs, rabbits and horses alongside creepy crawlies, fish, frogs, birds and lots more. The clear step-by-step  instructions are so simple to follow, which means anyone can have a go, no matter if you are a first-time folder or origami expert.

Make Your Own Farm Animals by Tracey Radford – Tracey Radford is an expert at taking everyday cardboard and turning it into incredible, yet simple, craft projects for grownups and children to make together. In Make Your Own Farm Animals she has created an amazing menagerie of farm creatures and buildings from easy-to-gethold- of packaging, like egg cartons and cereal boxes.

Paper Fashion—the seventh in the PaperMade series—features 20 of the fashion world’s leading personalities. Each icon is pre-cut, scored, and easy to punch out and fold up into a 3D object with simple instructions right on the page. Whether you’re a style maven, trend-setter, or just lover of all things fashion, these enigmatic effigies are eternally in. Paper Fashion masterfully combines paper craft with advanced paper engineering so no glue, tape or tools are ever needed!Paper Fashion make great inspirational totems for ages 7 to 101—and inspire everyone to look and be their best.