Vintage Container Crafts Holiday Reproducible Book Instructo/McGraw-Hill 1981

Description

This
vintage, children's holiday craft book
is
adorable
!  It is
in very good condition, considering how long I have had it
!  It is
missing 2 pages, so there is no pattern for the Santa Claus or Christmas containers
.  Many
of the pages are loose, as they were removed for copying, but were placed back in the book.  I did not include a photo of the back of this book, so I could include an additional photo of the pages within.
But, the
back of the book is in even better shape than the front, as the front cover has some scuffing
.
I used this reproducible book in my 1st grade classroom.
My students loved making these balloon holiday containers!  This item
comes from a smoke free home
.
The
author of this book is Claudia Breznau
.  The
editor is Eileen F. Moyer
.  The
publisher is Instructo/McGraw-Hill
and the
copyright date is 1981
.  The
book is 20 pages (minus those that are missing)
.
On the inside front cover, there is a table of contents and illustrated directions for assembly of the holiday containers.
The
instructions recommend putting a container pattern onto a half-pint milk carton to make them more sturdy
.  But,
if they are simply going to be used as a decorative item or filled with items that are not that heavy (ex. the Easter Bunny container filled with Easter grass and mini plastic eggs), they can be constructed without the support of the pint carton
.  The
back cover has a section on "Ways To Use Craft Containers"
.
Four different suggestions are given (party candy and nut cups, planters: Here, a pint milk carton must be used., crayon keepers: You would also want to use a pint milk carton here, due to the weight of the crayons., and desk organizers to hold paper clips, rubber bands, tacks, etc.).
There ar
e many more creative uses for these craft containers other than the 4 mentioned
.
The
container patterns in this book cover the following holidays/seasons/themes: schoolhouse, Autumn, witch (Halloween), Halloween, Indian (Thanksgiving), Pilgrim/Thanksgiving, snowman (Winter), Valentine's Day, Lincoln/Washington (President's Day), leprechaun (St. Patrick's Day), Easter Bunny, April showers (Spring), flower basket (Spring), insects (Spring), fun in the sun (Summer), zoo animals, dinosaurs, and pets
.
Unfortunately, the
holiday of Christmas is not covered, since the Santa Claus and Christmas container patterns are missing
.
If you purchase this item and I come across the 2 missing pages, I will mail them to you.  It is possible that I may still have them somewhere in my teaching files.
This item
would make a wonderful addition to an elementary classroom
!  It
would also be great to have in a household with children of that age
!  I am hoping to find this item a good home.