Book Fun on a Shoestring: 110 Easy, Frugal Ideas to Make Kids Go Bananas over Books!
by Vicky Hankins
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Book Summary Information
Author: Vicky HankinsEdition: Paperback
Published: 2004-08-01
ISBN: 0974379409
Number of pages: 86
Publisher: Funwithbooks.com
Book Reviews of Book Fun on a Shoestring: 110 Easy, Frugal Ideas to Make Kids Go Bananas over Books!
Book Review: Creative, cheap, and fun ideas!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Book Fun on a Shoestring" provides 110 easy, fun
activities that promote reading for children - from
writing activities to arts and crafts, even "dress-up"
fun and edible treats!
All of the numbered ideas are concise and can be
shortened further or stretched to fit most any time
frame. Recommended books are given along with many of
the ideas, making them even easier to implement. The
author provides a list of 40+ items at the beginning
of the book for you to start "collecting" for the
activities, which gives a good idea of the frugality
of the book - egg cartons, cardboard tissue rolls,
paper scraps, shoeboxes, string, baby food jars, etc.
Additional frugal tips are located in the back of the
book along with additional recommended books for
children. A very "reader friendly" book, which should
inspire a lot of reading fun and creativity in
children.
Summary of Book Fun on a Shoestring: 110 Easy, Frugal Ideas to Make Kids Go Bananas over Books!
Get kids raving about reading with the 110 activities in Book Fun on a Shoestring - all the while using materials you probably have around the house or classroom right now. Have some old notebook spirals and yarn? Make Spiffy Spiral Book Friends! What about a milk carton and some colored paper? Create a motivating Book Bank! A paper bag and some paper strips easily becomes an attractive Book Windsock. These and 107 other unique creations inspire children to make reading a life-long habit. For less than 10 cents per idea, you can turn your library, classroom, or home into a bounty of books!Crafts for Children Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
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