Kids Wednesday: Made to Play Book Review

I had this book on my list for a long time and I figured that it would have something in it that my son and I could make over the summer because we are always looking for crafts to entertain us over the summer months before school starts.  Made to Play!: Handmade Toys and Crafts for Growing Imaginations
by Joel Henriques was not what I expected.  The book was mostly things that parents made for kids to play with but not with the kids help. 

This book was well written with great instructions on how to make a variety of different projects including:

   • Modern Doll House and Doll House Furniture
   • Portable Zoo Animals
   • Abstract Vertical Puzzle
   • Wooden Nature Scene
   • Bottle-Cap Tambourine
   • Exploration Cape
   • Modern Alphabet Game
   • Shadow Puppet Theater
   • And more!

The projects were detailed and involved and explained step by step.  Although this wasn't the book that I was looking for, if you read the description on the page and not look at the pictures on the cover then you will get what you are looking for.  Although the picture on the front looks like toilet paper animals, they were finger puppets. This is an adult craft book to make things that your kids can have hours of fun with but not a craft book to make with kids.  If you are interested in making some toys at home, pick up this book and check it out.  I loved the animals made out of wood but my son is past being interested for me to put in that much effort to make them.