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The Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids

The Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids

Offering a delightful introduction to the world of sewing for children ages seven and older, The Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids offers clear, colorful directions to help kids have fun as they develop skills that will last a lifetime. Thirteen kid-friendly projects easily teach children how to sew. As kids work their way through the book, each project builds on skills they have already learned. Easy-to-follow instructions and safety precautions start with sewing basics, allowing children to learn at their own pace.

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5 Stars Great activities!
My 8 yr old daughter got this from Santa and she has been through about half the activities already. Santa also brought her a sewing basket and all the materials needed for the different projects. She is becoming quite skilled and confident at using the sewing machine.

4 Stars The Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids
I bought the book for a grandchild who was interested in sewing. This book has wonderful practice pages for the beginner sewer. The book explains and illustrates in a very easy way for the beginning person. I think this book would help anyone who wants to learn to sew, yes, even an adult.

5 Stars Perfect! Great Sale!
Great tools to help your child (or yourself) get used to using a sewing machine.

5 Stars Good Starting Point
Bought this for my granddaughter and hope she finds out the the sewing machine isn’t too scary.

5 Stars The Best of Sewing Machine Fun For Kids
I purchased this book for my 9 year old grandaughter. What a wonderful introduction to sewing. First and formost, it is fun, visually attractive, in a easy to use spiral format on durable stock. It begins with some nice graphics and games that involve learning the parts of the sewing machine, moves on to some FUN drills that teach little hands how to control sewing lines, curves, points and so on. It ends with some very basic projects that kids can complete on their own giving them a real sense of acomplishment. This is a must have for children learning to sew.

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950 Fun Crafts for Kids and Parents to do Fun Things For Children

950 Fun Crafts for Kids and Parents to do Fun Things For Children

This eBook consists of 950 Totally Awesome fun crafts for parents and kids to do together. This eBook will be great for preschool through 4th graders (or even older). Great for teachers to get ideas. Below are just a couple of the recipes that you will find in this eBook:

1 — PLAY DOUGH

1 c. salt
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. water
2 tbsp. oil
A few drops of food coloring
(optional)

Mix thoroughly and store in plastic bag or covered jar. Children can pull and pound it and cut out shapes with cookie cutters. If left to dry will harden and then it can be painted. Non-toxic. Hint: If kids dust their hands with a little flour before play, the dough won’t stick to their hands.

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2 — SOAP BUBBLES

1 c. soap flakes or 1/4 c. liquid dish
soap
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. cooking oil

Mix in cup or old juice can. Give kids a plastic drinking straw. This makes a good bathtub toy or outdoor play idea.

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I Love Toy Trains DVD Parts 10 12

I Love Toy Trains DVD Parts 10 12

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5 Stars We Love This One!!!
Be warned… this is the video that tripped my son’s obsession with trains! He has been wathching this one probably at least weekly for a year and a half. He loves looking at the trains, singing the songs, and listening to Jeff (the narrator). I was looking for something innocuous to be an electronic babysitter, and even better than that my son now spouts tidbits about trains.

4 Stars Pretty darn good
A little too much Lionel (as opposed to Flyer)and a little too much of “Jeff”, but then this is a children’s video. Overall, this is about as good as an electric babysitter gets. Our 3 year-old grandson never tires of watching, and has memorized about half of “The Wabash Cannonball” . Definitely healthy, educational faire, very tolerable for grandparents too (as compared to, uh, Barney.)

3 Stars Scripted and, frankly, boring
I got this DVD out of the library after my almost-2-year-old fell in LOVE with parts 1 through 3. I expected more of the same, but with better production values; I was not disappointed by the production values (the sound and video quality is EXCELLENT, particularly in comparison to 1-3), but I have to say that both my son and I aren’t very interested in watching it. Instead of train footage accompanied by music, this video has huge amounts of commentary by the young boy “host,” almost entirely talking about things we could care less about (loooong details of different models, when they came out, what their specs are, etc). The script was clearly written by someone a generation or two older than the boy reading it, so his comments come across as awkward and stilted. I’m not saying that a boy his age would not know those words, but I have a hard time believing he would use them while gushing about his favorite engine.

Since at my son’s age he speech music over long, drawn out speech, and the speech makes it hard for me to talk to him about what’s going on - this is not a keeper for us. I’m glad I borrowed it from the library before buying it.

5 Stars Great idea, great video
You have to get this series if you have a train fan in your life. It’s just that simple. Aimed at toddlers, it is narrated by a child but it makes it all that much more interesting from their viewpoint. These trains do just about everything and it’s neat to hear your toddler’s reactions to what is going on. My favorite is when the trains get a bath - I heard all about that one from my little one!

Grab all these that you can - they really are great videos and clean, which is definitely nice!

5 Stars Awesome!
My son and daughter (ages 2 and 3 respectively) and I have been watching this series off of RFD-TV and we love it. It’s got music, lots of action, some humor, great photographic quality and lots of history. It’s hosted by a kid, which should tell you what audience this is aimed at. We don’t have the DVD yet.. but if it’s the same as what’s shown on RFD-TV, which I’m sure it is, it’s sure to be a favorite. At this age, they like it much better than “There Goes a Train”, which has very little train action and lots of adults talking

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