The Budding Builder
Curious kids will be inspired by the endless possibilities of the fifty fun-filled building activities in The Budding Builder! With great ways for you and your child to take ideas from their limitless imaginations and to fashion them into reality, this book shows parents and kids how to create a fairytale cottage, make a marker organizer, carefully construct a toothpick sculpture, and build a bird feeder. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to architecture features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help your child develop many important life skills, from planning and estimating to counting and measuring. So enjoy the process, and be amazed at what you and your child can create together!
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The Budding Builder
Curious kids will be inspired by the endless possibilities of the fifty fun-filled building activities in The Budding Builder! With great ways for you and your child to take ideas from their limitless imaginations and to fashion them into reality, this book shows parents and kids how to create a fairytale cottage, make a marker organizer, carefully construct a toothpick sculpture, and build a bird feeder. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to architecture features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help your child develop many important life skills, from planning and estimating to counting and measuring. So enjoy the process, and be amazed at what you and your child can create together!
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The Budding Builder

The Budding Builder

by Laura Laxton
The Budding Builder

The Budding Builder

by Laura Laxton

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Overview

Curious kids will be inspired by the endless possibilities of the fifty fun-filled building activities in The Budding Builder! With great ways for you and your child to take ideas from their limitless imaginations and to fashion them into reality, this book shows parents and kids how to create a fairytale cottage, make a marker organizer, carefully construct a toothpick sculpture, and build a bird feeder. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to architecture features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help your child develop many important life skills, from planning and estimating to counting and measuring. So enjoy the process, and be amazed at what you and your child can create together!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780876594360
Publisher: Gryphon House Inc.
Publication date: 07/01/2012
Series: The Budding Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 64
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Laura Laxton was an editor with Gryphon House. 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Carefully Laid Plans

Blue, Blue Blueprints 10

Blueprint Books 11

"Look What I Built" Photo Album 12

Where Do You Live? 13

Special Delivery: Blocks! 14

Chapter 2 Building with Blocks and Other Materials

Build a House 16

Create a Community 17

My Town 18

Lumber Town 19

Fairy-Tale Cottage 20

Cardboard Cityscapes 22

Tube Art 23

Building Bridges 24

Velcro and Styrofoam 25

Chapter 3 Beyond Blocks

Big Bricks 28

Build a Bridge 29

Sand Play 30

Sand City 31

Cube Stackers 32

Toothpick Sculptures 33

Building an Igloo 34

Ice Castle 35

Slotted Cardboard Construction 36

Nuts and Bolts Construction 37

Chapter 4 More Than Buildings

Paper Creature 40

As Tall as the Toy 41

Horizontal Blocks 42

House Mobile 43

Who's Caught in the Web? 44

Marker Organizer 45

Flower Box Planter 46

Shoebox Greenhouse 47

Dominoes 48

No-Spill Stepstool 49

Chapter 5 Outdoor Projects

Small Bricks 52

Stepping Stones 53

Bird Feeder 54

Critter Cage 55

Go Fly a Kite 56

Let's Go Camping 57

Chapter 6 Cardboard Box Construction

Ahoy! Build a Boat 60

Going on a Train Ride 61

Jeep Adventure 62

Space Station 63

Teepee 64

Rocket Ship 65

Working on the Railroad 66

Creative Castle 67

Covered Wagon 68

Puppet Theater 69

Index 70

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