New Releases by KLUTZ PRESS

The next in Klutz''s beloved line of tiny, adorable shops. Sculpt a variety of clay dogs plus artisanal clay treats for dogs with five colours of clay for such pun-tastic, puppy-fied treats as pupperoni pizza, pupcakes and puppuccinos! Use mixed-media supplies to create easy yet realistic details that bring your doggie dining franchise to life! ABOUT KLUTZ: Klutz''s award-winning products combine clear instructions with everything you need to give children a hands-on learning experience that ranges from the artistic to the scientific. And for younger children there''s Chicken Socks. An assortment of fun activity books for preschool children ages 4 and up. They include crafts, games, beads and more all great for tapping into budding creativity. Klutz kits include everything you need to create exciting crafts Perfect for those who enjoy making adorable crafts This cute kit will provide hours of fun Includes an easy-to-understand instruction booklet

An all-time Klutz classic with a nifty loop of string! In today''s high-tech world, people have completely forgotten how to make The Cup and Saucer, The Witch''s Broom, and Jacob''s Ladder. Thank goodness for Cat''s Cradle. This book''s simple instructions and ultra-clear instructional art are foolproof.

Send paper airplanes soaring with ready-to-fold pages! Making paper airplanes doesn''t feel like science (although this book explains some of the science behind flying paper airplanes), and it''s not quite art. Near as we can figure, launching a regular old piece of paper so that it soars is pure magic. With magic in mind, we present step-by-step instructions for folding aerobatic amazements. The 10 airplanes in this book are the best we''ve ever seen, from the Nakamura Lock (which could just be the best-flying paper airplane you''ve ever folded) to the Spy Plane (designed to fly high and stay aloft for a longer time than most other paper airplanes). This big book comes complete with 40 sheets of flight-tested, ready-to-fold paper, printed on both sides in a variety of 20 colorful patterns, including leopard print, wood grain, hot rod flames and lose-it-on-the-lawn grass. It''s everything you need to rule the skies.

Learn how to draw the most adorable art in the world! Draw delightful doodles with markers! Step-by-step instructions teach readers how to draw sweet snacks, cute critters, and much more. Practice your doodling skills right inside the book, and then color in your creations with four double-tipped markers (eight colors in all)!

Create 18 sun catchers for your window featuring some of your favorite dragons from the Wings of Fire series! Color in your favorite dragons from the bestselling series Wings of Fire. Includes 18 pieces of special vellum paper that look like stained glass. Use the custom double-tipped markers in 10 colors. Then, hang your artwork in a window and watch it light up! Each design is double the magic. Color the stained glass vellum pages for your windows, and the paper pages for your walls. Artwork features Glory, Tsunami, Sunny, and many more. Plus, learn fun facts about some of your favorite dragons!

Shimmer Art is craft 3-D art that stands out! Use pins, cardboard and sequins to add some sparkle and shine to your room. Choose from 12 dazzling designs including a unicorn and hot air balloon. The unique Klutz double-tipped tool helps you easily push pins and sort sequins. Display your eye-catching creations to bring a little bling to your space.

Knit super-cute gifts and accessories with Finger Knitting, the easiest, fastest, funnest way to knit! The perfect set for anyone who''s ever been frustrated by traditional knitting, here is everything you need to start knitting scarves, necklaces, bracelets and more. Comes with super-simple instructions, over 180 metres of wool in four colours, beads and buttons.

Decorate must-have accessories perfect for playing princess Here''s a fashion quandry: If you''re a practical princess on the go, where do you stash all your stuff? (Sparkly ball gowns don''t generally have pockets, you know.) In your pretty princess purse, of course! Disney Princess Make Your Own Paper Purses has everything girls need to decorate three themed purses inspired by fairy tales'' most fashionable heroines: Belle, Ariel, and Cinderella. Your little princess will love customizing her purses with the included assortment of glittery jewels, sparkly sequins, fluffy pom-poms, and enchanting Disney Princess portrait cameos. Every purse-prettifying craft supply her heart could desire is included, from a dainty glue bottle to coordinating satin straps for an enchanting finishing touch. These sturdy cardstock handbags really open and close - which makes them handy for holding the generous selection of ready-to-cut-out royal accoutrements: a castle key, compact, pocket watch, even only-from-Klutz Disney Princess coins. It''s everything young princesses need for endless imaginative play. Now just one question remains: Which purse goes best with glass slippers?

When developing How to Rule the World, the Klutz editors took into account the fact that the average Klutz reader has the potential to be: The most brilliant, hilarious and amazing person ever to set foot on Earth. Destined for greatness. Maybe just a little lazy. Okay, a lot lazy. The editors tossed these realities into a big boiling pot of smartness and came out with the book such exceptional readers deserve: How to Rule the World. This collection of essential shortcuts, tips, and tricks will, when followed correctly, inevitably lead to absolute greatness. And, since it''s from Klutz, you know it''s all in good, clean, world-dominating fun. Did we mention there are shortcuts? Holding the office of most amazing person in the universe may seem like a tall order but with How to Rule the World, it''s a whole lot easier than you think.

Science at your fingertips! People often describe Klutz books as hands-on, but it''s never been this literal before. The Hand Book comes with a life-sized skeleton hand. It''s an irresistible invitation to find out what goes on under your skin. Assembling the 22 snap-together, custom-moulded bones is rewarding in itself. And when you''re done, you''ve got a scientifically accurate, moveable model on a sturdy display stand, ready to help you discover what makes your own hands so remarkable. Working in collaboration with a team of experts, including a hand surgeon, a hand therapist, and a slew of 11-year-olds, the scientists at Klutz Labs have come up with heaps of intriguing, educational and just plain cool hand activities. Test your digital dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Find out what you can do that a chimpanzee can''t. Learn to read the secrets hidden in a hand-fingerprints are just the beginning. Our point is this: Beyond its eye-catching appeal, this skeleton hand is a serious learning tool. And if you happen to leave it someplace where it will scare your sister, that''s just a bonus!

Mistletoe and cookie cutters, step aside. Klutz presents the feel-good activity of the holiday season -- Christmas Velvet Art. The plush format first introduced in Velvet Art now bursts with holiday cheer, just in time for Christmas. Jolly Santas, soaring reindeer, gingerbread houses dripping with icing -- the very best parts of our favorite time of year are here, all dressed up in fabulous black velvet. To add your own flair, just grab one of six vibrant markers that come with the book and start coloring. The napped velvet makes it impossible to go outside the lines, so your coloring comes out crisper and cleaner than ever before. An array of illustrative styles (some fanciful and pretty, others cartoony and cute) offers something for everyone. The book comes with eight pages of festive velvet designs, both full-page illustrations and special punch-out ornaments, greeting cards, a picture frame, and gift tags. Use them to make keepsakes, decorations and one-of-a-kind gifts for Grandma. With Christmas Velvet Art, your coloring comes out as warm and fuzzy as the season itself.

Build Your Own Monsters! is a one-stop body shop that has it all. Start by choosing which punch-out body parts you would like to use. Then attach them together with the included colorful paper fasteners. Finish up by putting on googly eyes and stickers. Once you''re done, you can take them apart and start all over. All the possibilities are scary!

Keep creating fabulous paper fashions with this handy portfolio of supplies. It includes all 20 of the patterned and colored papers from the original book, plus 21 more papers designed exclusively for this pack (including vellum, eyelet, and leather looks). And, of course, ten tiny wire hangers. So chic!

The Official Icky Poo Book is a collection of 36 only-from-Klutz activities designed around this wonder of weird science. It comes with two irresistible ropes of what scientists like to call an "elastomeric gelatinous compound." Games such as Icky Poo Plop, Frog Tongue Darts, and the ever-exciting Hold It & Scream allow for solo challenges or mob madness.

Meet the world''s mightiest manual on drawing superheroes: Draw Marvel Heroes. The 30-plus characters are all updated or new to this edition (including Iceman, Dr Doom and Sandman). The famous Klutz dive-in-and-try-it style is in full effect, with translucent overlay pages for tracing and blank spaces for drawing right in the book. Packaged with the book are all the tools you need: an always-sharp mechanical pencil, a top-quality eraser and fine-tipped markers in six different colours.

This is not just a book about a castle-it IS a castle. Some of the beautifully illustrated, durable pages flip up to become mighty castle walls. Others make up the murky moat. Everything from a dragon to a working catapult is included to create your medieval kingdom.

With little hands in mind, we''ve put together the ultimate flower-making kit for the kindergartencrowd. Simple step-by-step pictures and directions make it easy to create blossoms, bouquets, corsages, and frilly paper crowns, all without using scissors or even a smidgen of glue. It''s enough to make any kid a blooming genius.

Because Hogwarts looms so large in the imagination of Harry Potter fans, we made this addition to the Building Cards line bigger than the rest - and packaged it with more cards. This book comes with beautifully rendered artwork on 90 leaves that break into 278 building cards - which guarantees that whatever castle you build, the result is unmistakably Hogwarts.

Reintroducing a Klutz classic - updated with all new zany timed events and goofy illustrations. Some of the events can be done solo - how fast can you open a fridge and find three things that start with the letter "P"? Others require teamwork - how many laps can your sister run around her best friend in a minute? But all are waiting for kids to step right up and time themselves!

With super-bumpy sand paper and special sparkly crayons, kids can create multi-dimensional, multi-cool crayon rubbings. This kit comes with eight different rubbing textures, six glitter crayons, and one rainbow wand crayon. Illustrations. Pkg. Consumable.

Everything you need to transform boring bottle caps into awesome art is included with this book. Take a bottle cap, add the included punch-out art, a charm, craft gems or glitter, use the special glue to make your creation permanent and you''ve just made a Capster! Finished projects make terrific backpack danglers or fridge magnets. Whatever you choose, this craft really makes your artwork POP!

Over 600 multi-colored beads with sturdy plastc pegboard and inspirational artwork are packed in this activity book for preschoolers.

Everything you need to make anything you want is right here, including more than 200 pre-cut fabulous foam shapes (no scissors required!) and a glue stick. Create aliens, rescue trucks, barny and animals, sea creatures, funny faces and more! Just dump out the foam pieces, take the cap off the glue stick, find some paper and let the foam begin!

Call it pomdemonium. It''s what happens when you glue pompoms together in all kinds of funny ways. You end up with puffy piglets, poodles, penguins, porpoises, puppies and lots of other fabulous animals whose names would probably start with "p" if they had names. ''How to Make Pompom Animals'' is a cookbook of creativity, filled with recipes and goofball fun from the crafty chefs at Chicken Socks. Main ingredients? Pompoms and imagination (plus a dash of googly eyes and glue). Altogether, it''s everything you need to make a passel of pompom pets -- no food, walks or house-training required.

Draw Christmas Thumbprints is a draw-right-in-it holiday treat for anyone ready to become an instant artist. All the materials are included: two ink pads (red and green, naturally), a black felt-tip pen and a 46-page book of design ideas. All you need to bring is a thumb or two. This little stocking stuffer overflows with simple-to-do Chritmas art: Santa Claus, elves, toys, lights, trees, decorations, gingerbread folks, presents, snow people, wreaths, Rudolph and his reindeer buddies and more. Special holiday projects include your own thumbprint wrapping paper, gift tags and greeting cards. Altogether, it''s everything you need to have thumb fun this holiday season. Comes With: 2 ink pads in red and green and 1 pen.

This write-right-in-it friendship journal is full of irresistible all-about-us activities: funny quizzes, fill-in-the-blanks, doodle how-to''s, messages in code, and tons more. Fun for any number of friends from two up to a dozen.

Take this jam-packed, traveling trivia game with you anywhere, andsoon you will know it all.

Learn how to make the easiest bracelets ever. Three gelly pens are packed in this kit, along with a bunch of gelly bands in eight bright colors to decorate. Write messages, draw doodles, and express yourself. Includes a full-color card of instructions.

Shows how to create designs on glass by tracing a drawing, squirting on special plastic paint, peeling it off, and pressing it on to glass.