The "Let's Work Together" Series
14 booklets, 40 pages each, edited by Santina Donghi - ElleDiCi
Manual craft work stands as one of the most vital tools for developing the whole person. It enriches the mind, sparks creativity, builds relationships, and develops both physical and mental strength. It teaches focus. And it offers the deep satisfaction of making something to share with others.
Some projects in this series will challenge people with intellectual disabilities. But they offer teachers, caregivers, parents, and friends countless ideas for spending time together—for making beautiful, useful things side by side.
- Modeling (papier-mâché, clay, gift objects, polymer clay projects)
- Sticks and Clothespins (pot holders, nativity scenes, crucifixes, baskets)
- Wire—Copper and Iron (rings, bracelets, pins, earring holders, pendants, flower vases, necklaces)
- Necklaces and Bracelets (with beads, pasta, balls, polymer clay; weaving, breadcrumbs, knots)
- Fretwork (tools and materials, woodburning, napkin holders, key chains, letter openers)
- Mobiles (simple and double, hanging figures, stars, little animals, hearts)
- Flowers (all kinds, using different materials)
- From Fields and Forests (pinecones, seeds, flowers, leaves, corks, arranged with imagination on bark, with roots)
- Streamers and Ribbons
- All About Dolls (spool dolls, crocheted, burlap, mail holders, crepe paper, rope, pincushions)
- Painting and Collage (glass, wood, leaves and varnish, bottles, styrofoam, all kinds of collage)
- A World of Crafts (pompoms, yarn balls, shells, styrofoam, stones, wax, fabric and felt, imitation leather, raffia, rope)
- Dress Up for Celebration (name cards, invitations, symbols, sets, choreography, surprises, background music, audio, refreshments)
- Weaving and Wicker (corn husks, wicker, raffia, rope, cord, ribbons, fabrics)
100 and 100 Crafts for Children
U. Barff, J. Burkhardt, J. Maier - Paoline Publishers, 1988 - 217 pages
This book has real strengths. On one hand, it offers dozens of projects that are generally simple and use everyday materials—often scraps—that cost little or nothing. On the other, it comes from three experienced teachers who have actually tested every project. Too many craft books give instructions that are unclear or wrong. This one doesn't.