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Giveaway: Let’s Get Crafty with Fabric & Felt: 25 creative and fun projects for kids aged 2 and up

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Giveaway: Let’s Get Crafty with Fabric & Felt: 25 creative and fun projects for kids aged 2 and up

Leave a comment in today’s post by May 26, 2016 and you are in the running for this fun craft book sure to keep the kiddos busy and smiling.

Open to U. S. residents only please.

More about the book from the publisher:

“25 step-by-step craft activities for parents to do with children aged 2 and up. Bring out your child’s creative side with Let’s Get Crafty with Fabric & Felt. This inspiring book has 25 easy-to-achieve projects that you and your child can enjoy making together at home. The creative ideas include fun finger puppets, a cute pom-pom bumblebee, and printed T-shirts. The emphasis is on teamwork, with you helping with the tricky steps, such as sewing, and your child doing the fun and messy parts, such as gluing, painting and decorating. As well as being enjoyable, these fabric and felt crafts will help you prepare your child for school by developing his fine motor skills and encouraging him to concentrate on a task and complete it. The creative ideas will spark his imagination and for both of you there will be great rewards in finishing a project. Best of all, getting crafty means you will enjoy some fun time together.”

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  3. What a fun Book! Would be great to make things with the Grankiddo’s! Thanks for chance to win it! 🙂

  6. What a sweet looking book! Would love to use it for some creative time with my kiddos! Thanks for the chance.

  7. We love crafts here!!!!! And we are in need of some!!! Cool giveaway, thanks!!!!

  13. I am always on the look out for more ideas for my weekly tiny tots story time at the library. I hope I win!

  15. Ooohhh the ideas! We could certainly use this in our Sunday School. Most kiddos love it messy, and there are a few who prefer not to get sticky or full of paint. So….pick me, pick me! ty

  16. I have super creative granddaughters who would love ooooing and awwwwing about what to make next.

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