Craft and Activity Books
"He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands, head, and heart is an artist"
~St. Francis of Assisi
He who works with his hands and head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands, head, and heart is an artist"
~St. Francis of Assisi
If you would like to place an order, please contact us via phone 907-374-5991 or email enchantedforesttoys@gmail.com and we will be delighted to help you.
Crafts Through the Year
This is the book I turn to again and again for craft ideas for both myself and the boys. This edition of this book is a compilation of three seasonal crafts books for Spring, Autumn, and Christmas. The projects as presented are perfect for their respective seasons, but most can be creatively adapted for other seasons and interpretations of the original idea. This is an inspiring book!
$
26.00
All Year Round
This book is a treasure of fond childhood memories, all mingled with a mix of colorful projects, delicious cooking smells, softly sparkling candlelight, and the snatches of favorite songs. Brimming with stories, poems, activities, things to make, and songs, All Year Round offers a friendly guide to the seasonal round of festivals. Observing a round of festivals is an enjoyable way of bringing rhythm into children's lives, and providing meaningful seasonal landmarks to anticipate.
$
30.00
The Birthday Book
Birthdays are milestones on our journey through life. Packed with recipes, stories, songs and games, and ideas for cards, decorations, and presents, this book brings beauty and magic to annual birthday celebrations. It features traditions from around the world.
$
33.00
Festivals Together
Enrich your seasonal celebrations with Festivals Together. It includes stories, songs, crafts, activities, and recipes from the global village. Celebrate Eid, Holi, Easter, Wesak, Advent, Divali, Chinese New Year, and many more. This well-loved resource draws on the experience of a wide variety of faiths and cultures—Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslum, and Sikh.
$
30.00
Celebrating Irish Festivals
Reaching back to the ancient Celtic festivals of Ireland and to Celtic Christianity, Ruth Marshall shows how marking festivals offers food for the soul. This is a rich treasury of stories, poems, traditions, food, activities, games, dances and songs with. It includes fascinating festive guides to Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain; Church holy days, agricultural festivals and Celtic Saints' Days; recipes, crafts, games and activities with easy-to-follow instructions
$
30.00
The Islamic Year
Celebrate Muslim festivals with this inspiring treasury of stories, suras, songs, games, recipes, crafts and art activities. The Islamic Year describes the major festivals vividly, together with attractive projects that engage children creatively. A selection of folk tales illustrates the core values underlying Islamic culture with gentle humor and wisdom
$
32.00
African and Caribbean Celebrations
This is a unique introduction to the rich and varied festival traditions of the African cultures. The book blends information with practical activities. The history and traditions of Junkonnu, Carnival, Crop Over, and the other key events of the festival calendar—are beautifully illustrated and brought to life with stories, songs, games, recipes, crafts, and activities.
$
30.00
Feltcraft
Wool felt is easy to work with and provides a satisfying start for beginning crafters. This book includes detailed, step-by-step instructions for a range of lively and creative ideas, such as small dolls, finger and glove puppets, animals, small gifts, and even wall tapestries.
$
26.00
The Nature Corner
Seasonal nature tables are an invaluable way of noting and appreciated the changing character of the seasons. We love to gather natural materials and colorful silks to enhance our nature table and also to create more time-consuming dolls and figures to arrange artistically. This book offers eleven inspiring tableaux illustrating ideas to help us experience the passing seasons and festivals.
$
22.00
Making Flower Children
If you love Elsa Beskow and Sybille von Olfer's illustrations, you will enjoy crafting these easy flower children figures. Projects are arranged seasonally and would work beautifully on a nature table..
$
22.00
The Gnome Craft Book
Thomas and Petra Berger show how to make gnomes out of walnuts, twigs, wool, and paper, as well as a variety of other media. Projects are arranged according to degree of difficulty and everyone from beginning to skilled crafters should be able to find an adorable gnome to create.
$
22.00
Sewing Dolls
Forget any other soft doll-making book you've ever seen. This one is by far the best! It may seem intimidating to begin a Waldorf doll sewing project, but this book clearly explains all of the steps necessary to create a variety of appealing, gentle dollies.
$
25.00
Stars and Flowers
It is dark and cold here in Fairbanks several months every year. We desperately need something cheery to brighten up our winter vista, and window transparencies fit the bill marvelously! Although they look like intricate twinkling stars, or snowflakes, window stars are not much more difficult to fold than a paper airplane. When visitors approach the shop or our homes at night when we have the lights on, the stars glow with a colorful welcome. We also sell the necessary special transparent colored paper in our "Creative Arts" section.
$
30.00
Puppet Theater
This is a fun book and is sure to add an imaginative new element to family storytelling. Ideas for simple puppets and theaters inspire children and adults to create their own lively characters. Along with marionettes and pop-up puppets, we enjoyed making a shadow puppet theater, perfect for long winter nights.
$
30.00
Earth, Water, Fire, and Air: Playful Explorations in the Four Elements
One only has to light a candle or visit a stream to see how children are drawn instinctively to play with the elements of water, air, fire, and earth. This book shows how to encourage and develop this tendency in children. Written by Walter Kraul (who also produces some of the wonderful kits in our "Creative Arts" section) this book describes the construction of many toys and projects with easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams, and photographs. Instructions show how to make a paddle-wheel boats, a propeller plane, parachutes, windmills, spinning tops, a little hot-air carousel, a hot-air balloon, and much more. While some suggestions are simple enough for six-year-olds, others are challenging enough for a skillful twelve-year-old. We love this book!
$
18.00
