Dorothy Einon

I checked out this book from the library and plan to buy a copy to have on-hand as a reference. There are so many ideas and recipes (for paint, play-dough, etc). I like that it spans such a range of ages and that so many of the projects involve homemade and found materials. Some of the activities are a little more involved than I will likely get into on a regular basis, but it has helped me feel less hesitant about messy projects. It's not organized as intuitively as I would like, but I'm finding things fairly easily when I go back to look something up.… (meer)

The book is 175 pages with an average of one idea for every two pages. Facing pages are typically taken up with a single idea. There are some O.K. ideas in here, although I only book marked one page. Maybe that's just me. Some parents may appreciate the inspiration of playing Post Office versus playing grocery store, or whatever you normal do for make believe. There is a recipe for something called salt dough which is like play dough, but can be baked to make something more permanent. I'll try that out, but nothing else is worth a second look for me before I take it back to the library.… (meer)