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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forgotten How To Imagine?, 20 Nov 2005
Play, Laugh and Learn Celebrate The Seasons by Lynn Huggins-Cooper is a must have and beautifully presented book for everyone. My children and I have gone through hours together with this book. Adults often forget over the years what it means to actually play. This book stimulated my imagination as much as my children's who came up with masses of wonderfully imaginative and creative things to do whilst reading through this. Exploring nature's seasons seems obvious really. Doesn't it? But have you ever actually taken a step back and looked at the colours, the special features unique to each one? Have you ever stopped and shared your thoughts on each season as it arrives and develops with your child? This book is presented in an easy to understand format with bright attractive pictures. No technical knowledge required. Using everyday materials and easy to obtain craft items, you are able to see and feel the excitement as your child develops their own imagination and intuition about the world around them. Each craft is laid out in such a way that it stimulates the mind to imagine lots more ideas to personalise each one into something magical, unique and special which will be treasured. Most of all though, for me, this book is exciting. I have gone through masses of books over the years being a mother of five with my children's age ranges from 16 down to 4. When choosing craft or ideas books for my children in the past, many have ended up just on the shelf sitting there with perhaps a few of the things suggested in the book made with enthusiasm and then never looked at or mentioned again. This book, since entering my house some three weeks ago has never been on the shelf. It has been in the center of the room and looked at each time one of the children are at a loose end as the television or the computer is not as interesting. That comment came from my five year old daughter who would much rather be making the things in this book and collecting things from outside the house like leaves to enjoy as it is autumn at the moment, than sitting with her favourite films. Which in my opinion, is incredible and quite an achievement. I feel proud to be writing this review and would highly recommend this for everyone for children of all ages. The fresh and unique approach by the author will grab you from the very first time you open this book. So if you are tired of all those craft books out there that do not live up to the expectations of the cover, take a look at this one. I am confident that like me, you will not be disappointed.
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