Book Review:
Craft Your Own Christmas has everything for children to make and
do for the Christmas season including decorations, gifts to make,
carols and Christmas songs, games and entertainment, and gift wrapping
ideas. Most of the ideas in Craft Your Own Christmas are ones everyone
has seen before but it is this traditional flavor that makes this
book so appealing. Children can do most of the crafts in this book
on their own but a few of the crafts involve the use of an oven
or an iron so adult assistance is required.
Included in Craft Your Own Christmas are two small sections with
patterns and stencils. The patterns and stencils require some enlarging
to be used for the projects in the book. There are also some extra
stencils that could be used for the Cut-Out Card (p. 71).
What I liked most about this book is the crafts and gifts, gift
wrapping and games are practical and fun. You know if a family member
gets one of the gifts made from this book they will be able to use
and appreciate it because it was handmade with love. Making their
own gifts teaches children the value that it is the gift of giving
that is important, not the gift they are getting. When they see
the appreciation on the face of the recipient that is all the thanks
they will need. I also like that games and the words to carols are
included because they give you ideas to make this Christmas a well
rounded holiday season with fun to be had at all times.
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