(4) K-3 Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids series. Readers are instructed on how to transform everyday household materials (paper plates, newspaper, cardboard rolls, tin cans) into window decorations, pencil holders, and mobiles in these volumes, each with directions for ten thematically related projects. The projects vary in usefulness and ease; some steps are too vague and/or unillustrated. Patterns needed for the trickier of the crafts are appended. Reading lists, websites. Ind. Review covers these Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids titles: Nifty Thrifty Space Crafts and Nifty Thrifty Art Crafts.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids series. This series makes creative use of common household materials such as water bottles, straws, and cereal boxes. Some of the crafts are usable, attractive, and easily accomplished (especially in Animal and Music), while others are flimsy and fairly uninspired. All four books include patterns at the end to accompany some of the trickier projects. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids titles: Nifty Thrifty Animal Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Math Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Sports Crafts, and Nifty Thrifty Music Crafts.

Reviewer: Abby Harper Kingsbury

(4) K-3 Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids series. This series makes creative use of common household materials such as water bottles, straws, and cereal boxes. Some of the crafts are usable, attractive, and easily accomplished (especially in Animal and Music), while others are flimsy and fairly uninspired. All four books include patterns at the end to accompany some of the trickier projects. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids titles: Nifty Thrifty Animal Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Math Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Sports Crafts, and Nifty Thrifty Music Crafts.

Reviewer: Abby Harper Kingsbury

(4) K-3 Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids series. This series makes creative use of common household materials such as water bottles, straws, and cereal boxes. Some of the crafts are usable, attractive, and easily accomplished (especially in Animal and Music), while others are flimsy and fairly uninspired. All four books include patterns at the end to accompany some of the trickier projects. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids titles: Nifty Thrifty Animal Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Math Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Sports Crafts, and Nifty Thrifty Music Crafts.

Reviewer: Abby Harper Kingsbury

(4) K-3 Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids series. Readers are instructed on how to transform everyday household materials (paper plates, newspaper, cardboard rolls, tin cans) into window decorations, pencil holders, and mobiles in these volumes, each with directions for ten thematically related projects. The projects vary in usefulness and ease; some steps are too vague and/or unillustrated. Patterns needed for the trickier of the crafts are appended. Reading lists, websites. Ind. Review covers these Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids titles: Nifty Thrifty Space Crafts and Nifty Thrifty Art Crafts.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids series. This series makes creative use of common household materials such as water bottles, straws, and cereal boxes. Some of the crafts are usable, attractive, and easily accomplished (especially in Animal and Music), while others are flimsy and fairly uninspired. All four books include patterns at the end to accompany some of the trickier projects. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Nifty Thrifty Crafts for Kids titles: Nifty Thrifty Animal Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Math Crafts, Nifty Thrifty Sports Crafts, and Nifty Thrifty Music Crafts.

Reviewer: Abby Harper Kingsbury