Need some ideas for crafts and activities to keep your kids entertained during the holidays? Keep the following books on hand for when you need to get a chore, task or some work done. A must have for any parents' holiday survival kit:

1.	Make and do Priddy Books
	Make and do Craft
		The photo illustrations and clear step by step instructions make this an easy and practical book for kids to use. The fold out base enables the book to stand up by itself and children can flip the pages over. The materials required for the projects are easy to find and the crafts require minimal adult help for children aged 7 and up. Younger children will enjoy the crafts too with assistance by an adult or older child. Great ideas for a kids' craft party.
	Make and do Science
		Simple and easy to do experiments that use items available in your home. Each experiment has photo illustrations, step by step instructions and an explanation on the science that makes it work. The book stands up on its own with its fold out base and the pages flip over. Suitable for children aged 7 and up. Younger children would enjoy with assistance by an adult or older child. Great ideas to use for a kids' mad scientist party.
2.	Usborne 365 things to make and do
		A large, sturdy, spiral bound book presenting 64 fresh and easy projects for kids. Each project may have several items to make included in the project that make up the "365 things" in the books' title. Most suitable for 7 to 10 year olds but younger children would really enjoy with a bit of help from an adult or older child. The colourful designs are guaranteed to ignite your kids creativity. Recommended by kids, parents and teachers.
3.	The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas
		Art project book with ideas for different techniques for drawing, painting and collages. Easy to locate materials such as chalk, paint, pencil, elastic bands, salt and watercolours. Inspires children to explore their own ideas. Recommended by children, parents and art teachers. Ages 7 Plus.
4.	1001 Things to spot in the sea
		On each page is a picture where kids have to find specified images on that picture. For example there will be an image of a shark with a number 4 next to it. Children then have to search for 4 of the exact same shark images in the picture. Suitable for both readers and non readers and children love the sea theme. Kids love the challenge of searching for each image in the pictures. Siblings can race each other to see who finishes finding all the images first. Improves general knowledge, great for car journeys, good for down time, improves matching skills.
5.	Giant Sticker Activity First Words [With Stickers]
		For children aged 3 and up. Kids love stickers and this book has over 600 self-adhesive stickers. Toddlers may need assistance by an adult or older child. Variety of topics, great for fine motor skills and expanding vocabulary. Bright, distinctive pictures that test children's matching skills. Stickers are photographs and therefore suitable as learning tools for Autism spectrum kids. Highly recommended by children and parents.
6.	First Activities: Animal fun
		Delightful activity book specially designed for sharing with young children. Activities include painted lions, stand-up elephants and fuzzy monkeys, and lots of ideas for drawing and painting, fingerpainting, and cutting and sticking. As well as being fun, the activities will help to develop important skills such as hand control, coordination and concentration.
7.	Where's Wally
		Five Where's Wally Books, a play scene and stickers = hours of searching for Wally and other items. Lots of detailed images on each picture on each page for kids to study! Suitable for readers and non-readers.
8.	The big busy book
		The ultimate activity compendium. Keeps kids occupied on those rainy weekends or throughout the long school holidays. Includes things to colour and a wide range of things to do – from mazes to spot-the-differences.
9.	Kids Learn to knit
		Well illustrated. Easy for kids to follow. Perfect for first time knitters to learn casting on and off and the different types of stitches. Easy projects kids will want to make. For 5 to 10 year olds or even for adults learning to knit for the first time.
10.	Green crafts for children
		35 step-by-step projects using natural, recycled, and found materials. Easy projects. Clear directions with lots of colour pictures.

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