Books published by two little birds

Second in the series of Rebecca Emberley's Parties in a Book, contains eight basic masks and hundreds of accoutrements. Horns and branches, feathers and beaks, branches, flowers, and leaves, all die-cut perforated pieces ready to be popped out and put together to create your own unique mask. Follow the link in the book to download more printable pieces if you want to expand the party. DIY fun for children and adults!

Art for All Seasons is a well-thought-out handbook of nature-inspired art adventures that can be explored over and over with different results each time. Perfect for parents, teachers, grandparents or anyone working with children making art! The nature-based lessons are beautifully illustrated with more than 400 full-color photographs of the process and additional inspirational images of contemporary artists¿ work. Included is information on how to set up a simple home studio, a comprehensive list of materials, how to display and save kid¿s art work and ideas surrounding making art with others. A recipe chapter shows how to make some of your own materials and how to use standard art materials. Each lesson is a great springboard of ideas for anyone wanting to be inspired by the natural world to make art. Art for All Seasons will be your perennial go-to book when making art with children.Following on the heels of her wildly successful series, Art Lab for Kids, Susan Schwake and her husband, Rainer Schwake, bring us the new Kids Art Series with this first title¿Art for All Seasons. Susan Schwake is an artist, art educator, author and curator. Her passion for teaching over the past 20 years has found her working in many diverse settings, and her own art school, which operates in conjunction with their gallery and design firm in New Hampshire: artstreamstudios.com.

Everything you need to throw a party! DIY: Hundreds of perforated paper pieces, easy to press out and assemble in dozens of ways to create vour perfect party. Simply pop out the shapes desired, add some glue and string, and you can make garlands, cupcake toppers, tray covers, chains, gift wrap, invitations, labels, tags, boxes, and much more. Assemble crowns instead of garlands, or embellish gifts and more with the same simple pieces. Have your guest join in the creative fun or assemble ahead of time! Children and adults alike will delight in your chic colorful accessories.