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Book Review – By Little Hands

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by little hands – Written By Elyse Rosati

ISBN-10: 1425186025 RRP $23.95

This wonderful little book was sent to me for review by Elyse as I have a 2 year old girl that loves to craft.

This book is designed to inspire parents and caregivers with pre-schooler projects that are perfect for gift giving.

These 26 projects will not only give you projects to complete but inspire you to create your own variations as your 2 1/2 to 5 yearold picks up the skills of gluing, pressing, painting and more.

With Christmas fast approaching this is the perfect book for anyone who wants their children to give handmade presents this holiday season.

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Comments

  1. I love the idea of a book for ‘little hands.’ I’m a great-grandmother & would love to do crafts again with my greatgrandchildren & grand nieces & grand nephews.

    Fran

  2. I’m a grandmother and love to encourage all tiny hands to discover the thrills of creating their own delightful crafts. There’s nothing like the joys of glue and paint! I would enjoy sharing these projects ‘By Little Hands’ very much.

  3. I would love to get my daughter into crafting! Then she would be a 4th generation crafter, I think it is necessary to craft in my family.

  5. I have a super crafty grand daughter and we do fine… but her mother could use some craft guidance with her ) and hopefully her younger brother shortly!). Would love to win this for her!

  8. Wonderful book. I have 3 granddaughers and a grandson that I’m encouraging to like crafts.

    Billie

  9. Always looking for ways to encourage creativity in the kids. This book looks delightful, and make a very nice addition to my craft book collection.

Have you read?

How to Travel with Cross Stitch

Cross stitch is not a craft I generally travel with (since I’m not that good at it, I prefer not to be moving while I’m doing it) but I’m sure there are lots of stitchers who would like to take their projects with them when they travel. 

Koekoek has a post all about cross stitching on a plane, which is a great plan since it’s lots of uninterrupted time to work. As mentioned in the post, you should be able to bring embroidery needles (which tend not to be that sharp anyway) on an airplane with you. 

Regulations in the United States say that scissors with blades up to 4 inches/10 cm are allowed in the cabin, but whether they are allowed by security as you pass through it is up to their discretion. And thread cutters that use a razor blade are not supposed to be allowed at any time. 

Alternatives include bringing nail clippers to snip your threads, or pre-cutting thread and placing it on bobbins so you can stitch on the plane. Then pack scissors in your checked bag so you can cut any loose ends or extra long strands later. 

Check out the post at Koekoek for more tips on traveling with cross stitch and suggestions for projects to pack when traveling. I’ve also written in the past about this post from Caterpillar Cross Stitch about traveling with cross stitch supplies and, importantly, what to do to make your screening as smooth as possible. And, importantly, what to do if the security agents question your supplies or want to confiscate anything you brought. 

And that’s a great tip, too: if you are packing scissors in your carry on but you’re also checking a bag, pack extras there just in case. 

Do you have any tips for traveling with cross stitch projects? I’d love to hear them. Also check out my post about planning a travel stitching kit.