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The Space Craft Book

15 Things an Astronaut Can't Do Without!
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The Space Craft Book by Laura Minter and Tia Williams is an engaging guide designed to inspire creativity in young space enthusiasts. It offers a collection of fun and educational craft projects that explore the wonders of outer space using everyday materials. The book encourages hands-on learning and artistic expression, making it a delightful addition for children interested in both arts and the cosmos.
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You might enjoy this book if you love combining creativity with science, as it offers an exciting collection of space-themed craft projects that are perfect for engaging young minds. It's ideal for parents, teachers, or anyone looking to inspire curiosity and hands-on learning in Arts & Culture.

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Containing 15 fantastic space-themed projects to make, The Space Craft Book will get children crafting and creating in no time. Aimed at boys and girls aged 3+, all of the projects can be made either from readily available items or from easy-to-source materials. Parents can have little to no crafting experience to help!

As well as space outfits to wear and essential astronaut accessories, there are also space-themed cakes and nibbles to make too. Projects include: constellation nightlight, space boots, mission control desk, booster pack, walkie talkie, and a giant cardboard rocket.

Authors Laura Minter and Tia Williams are two creative mums based in Brighton, UK. They started Little Button Diaries, their crafting and baking blog, in 2013 to show that having children doesn't mean you have to stop doing the things you love. They have won Best Craft Blog at the 2014 Mum and Dad (MAD) Blog Awards and a 2015 Brilliance in Blogging award in the crafts section.

Laura and Tia also write craft tutorials for craft superstore Hobbycraft, work on blog projects with high-street stationers Paperchase and Laura Ashley, and write a monthly craft or baking project for one of their local parenting websites, brightonmums.com. Their previous books for GMC Publications are: The Princess Craft Book, The Knight Craft Book, and Mini Makers.

Selling Points:

  • Achievable projects for ages 3-9, some of which can be done alongside an adult.
  • Handy templates provided to photocopy and cut out.
  • Makes use of household items such as shoeboxes and cardboard tubes that would otherwise be thrown away.
  • Companion title to The Princess Craft Book, The Knight Craft Book, and The Pirate Craft Book.

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The Space Craft Book by Laura Minter and Tia Williams is praised for its variety of space-themed craft projects that cater to young children. Although assistance from an adult is needed, the projects are entertaining and easily adjustable, making them a hit with space enthusiasts.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784943653

Publisher: GMC Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd

Illustration: 170 photographs, 3 illustrations in full colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 250g

About the Author

Laura Minter and Tia Williams are two creative mums based in Brighton, UK. They started Little Button Diaries, their crafting and baking biog, in 2013 to show that having children doesn't mean you have to stop doing the things you love. They have won awards for Best Craft Blog at the 2014 Mum and Dad (MAD) Blog Awards and a 2015 Brilliance in Blogging Award in the crafts section. Laura and Tia also write craft tutorials for craft superstore Hobbycraft, work on blog projects with Paperchase, Cath Kidston and Laura Ashley, and write a monthly craft or baking project for one of their local parenting websites, www.brightonmums.com

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