Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks
The blurb:
Make leaf rubbings, blow jumbo bubbles, bake Moon Pizzas and Granny-ola in a handmade solar overn, grow a snack pot of radishes and carrots, create a firefly lantern, and on a rainy day make rainsticks.
Illustrated with evocative photographs and the author's watercolors, this magical book shows how to do 130 activities that connect grandmothers and grandchildren through nature -- in the kitchen, the garden, and the art room.
Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks
Review:
Sharon Lovejoy wrote Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks for grandparents with a variety of activities and treats to share with their grandchildren. But this is much more than an activity book; from the suggestions that Lovejoy makes, it is clear that she must have had a wonderful relationship with her own grandmothers and that she's established strong bonds with her own grandchildren.
Lovejoy suggests ways to make your home welcoming, to prepare places that will make young grandchildren feel comfortable and special at the same time. From making special areas and activity spots to compiling baskets of books and bags for outdoor exploration to all sorts of child friendly recipes, Lovejoy shares her secrets.
The book is separated into "activity sections":
- Preparing Camp Granny
- The Neighborhood Naturalist
- Kids in the Kitchen
- Kitchen Garbage Garden
- Kids in the Garden; and
- Rainy Day Activities
For children ages 9-12.
ISBN-10: 0761150439 - Paperback $14.95
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; Original edition (February 4, 2010), 205 pages.
Review copy provided by the publisher.
About the Author:
Sharon Lovejoy is the author and illustrator of the award-winning children's book Sunflower Houses: Inspiration from the Garden
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