Making Toys for School Aged Children: Using Ordinary Stuff for Extraordinary Play

By Mary Jo Gibbs and Linda G. Miller

What do you get when you combine jingle bells, ribbon, a glove, and some thread? A Garden Glove Windsock, of course! This series is a teacher's dream! You'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined. Create unique, exciting toys and props to help children learn in appropriate ways. Don't recycle that cereal box…reuse it to make a simple puzzle! Each age-appropriate Making Toys book will make you look at the everyday items around you in a whole new way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9780876596906

Mary Jo Gibbs

Mary Jo Gibbs has worked with young children for more than 25 years. She has been a kindergarten teacher, a curriculum writer, and a training specialist for child care providers.