Craft & Activity Books
Whether you’re casting on your first stitch, throwing your first pot, or finally learning to fix the wobbly chair, this is a good place to begin. The perfect collection of hobby and craft books built for relaxing, challenging your mind, or trying something new.
USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestseller!
Place the suspects, reveal the killer!
These visually appealing, addictive puzzles drop solvers into immersive mini murder mysteries, combining the elegant simplicity of games like sudoku with the storytelling of classic logic problems. But Murdoku introduces its own unique element: full-color visual representations of the characters’ environments, with each element playing into the investigation: rooms, furniture, plants, animals, and sometimes additional rules that add an extra twist. You’ll explore 80 crime scenes including a bakery, a casino, a chess tournament, a farm, an opera, … the variety is endless. The puzzles start out easy and gradually increase in difficulty to expert level. Do you have what it takes to become a master detective?
USA Today Bestseller!
A truly innovative puzzle that incorporates murder mysteries, environmental storytelling, sudoku-like logic … and now, time travel!
Place the suspects, reveal the killer!
These visually appealing, addictive puzzles drop solvers into immersive mini murder mysteries, combining features of classic Japanese-style logic puzzles like sudoku with the storytelling of classic grid logic problems. Each Murdoku grid is its own unique crime scene in which every detail is important: rooms, furniture, plants, animals, and most importantly, the suspects.
Using the clues, you must find each suspect’s location to reveal the killer. This time, though, there’s a twist: you’ve stumbled upon a time portal that’s brought you to the past. You’ll visit the Stone Age, medieval times, the Old West, ancient Egypt, and the Golden Age of Piracy on your way back to your own time.
Each era has its own flavor, but one thing is always true: there are murders to solve. Are you up for the challenge?
46,600 SUSPECTS. 18 CLUES. 1 KILLER. CAN YOU SOLVE THE CRIME?
Test your detective skills in the addictive murder mystery puzzle book sensation—newly revised and expanded.
*Now with updated graphics, a brand-new culprit, and a never-before-seen, thrilling bonus puzzle.*
Alice Starling is missing. In her apartment, the police find three things:
- A DEAD BODY
- A CRYPTIC NOTE
- A FOLDER OF NAMES
Alice insists she is innocent—but she needs your help. . .
In a hastily written letter, Alice has left you with 18 specific clues and a list of 46,600 potential suspects. Somewhere in this sea of names hides a murderer.
YOUR MISSION IS SIMPLE BUT CHALLENGING:
- ANALYZE THE CLUES: Use the 18 pieces of evidence Alice entrusted to you.
- ELIMINATE THE INNOCENT: Methodically narrow down the list by stripping away those who do not fit the criteria.
- IDENTIFY THE CULPRIT: Find the one name that satisfies every single clue.
A NEW GENRE OF INTERACTIVE MYSTERY
Forget everything you know about whodunnits. This first-of-its-kind, immersive logic puzzle is easy to grasp and impossible to put down. This is a pure test of logic, observation, and deduction.
Do you have what it takes to clear Alice’s name?
Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and watch your painting come to life.
Like every great artist, find inspiration in nature. A blossoming activity for crafters and plant lovers alike, Paint By Stickers: Plants and Flowers includes everything you need to create 12 bold, colorful paintings: a saguaro cactus, a hanging basket of pansies, an iconic monstera houseplant, and more. Includes growing information and other fun facts for each plant on the back of each page. And note—the card-stock pages are perforated, so every finished picture can easily be removed for framing.
- Three pre-printed canvases with numbered sections including 2 of landscapes and 1 of Bob’s famous face, each canvas measures approx. 3-1/8 x 2-3/4 inches
- 7 paint pots
- Miniature paint brush
- Miniature easel for displaying finished paintings
- Full-color, fold-out sheets with detailed painting instructions
- 32-page book on Bob Ross, including painting tips
Basic knife skills are among the most useful pieces of knowledge to have when it comes to wilderness survival or even just outdoor fun—and this simple guide from Trackers Earth is the perfect teacher.
Anyone who wants to carve can learn to use a knife safely from the experts at Trackers Earth. This handbook combines simple, straightforward instructions with easy-to-follow illustrations for beginning carvers of all ages. Learn how to choose the best knife for you, the safest carving stances and grips, and how to keep your knife sharp.
Practice dozens of cuts and apply them to a variety of basic projects designed to hone your skills, such as spoons, net needles, willow whistles, and more.
Hello Kitty and her friends have never been cuter! This all-in-one kit includes everything you need to create embroidered cross-stitch crafts of Hello Kitty, My Melody, Keroppi, and Kuromi.
- Specifications: Includes everything you need to make 3 to 4 patterns including a 3-inch embroidery hoop in which to stitch and display designs, 2 tapestry needles, 8 skeins of embroidery thread, and 3 pieces of 4 x 4 inch cotton Aida cloth
- Book Included: Fully illustrated mini book with simple cross-stitching instructions and 4 easy patterns (Hello Kitty, My Melody, Keroppi, Kuromi)
- Perfect Gift: Hello Kitty fans will enjoy creating and displaying their cross-stitch creations
- Portable: Small size allows for cross-stitching fun anytime, anywhere
- Officially Licensed: An authentic Hello Kitty product
Combining fiber art and paper craft techniques, paper weaving is accessible, sustainable, and fun. Each project in the book includes a prompt, a technique, step-by-step instructions with photographs, and examples that will inspire readers to repurpose, recycle, and reuse papers they may already have, like maps, postcards, holiday cards, or journals. And, because it does not require specialized equipment like a loom, paper weaving really is for everyone.
Prompts and thoughtful questions are designed to help readers find their own creative path. Inspiring profiles and stories run throughout the book, highlighting a range of contemporary paper weaving artists.
1000+ stickers from beloved illustrator and author Julia Rothman
Join illustrator Julia Rothman for a wild romp through her world of everyday objects, animals, and more. There are stickers for every occasion—alphabets stickers to be used for monogramming or sending custom messages, spooky stickers for Halloween festivities, and spreads full of stickers for decorating holiday gifts. Stickers for the cat or dog lover, the foodie, the bookworm, and so much more. In page after page of more than 1,000 stickers, you will find picnic baskets and Polaroid cameras, broken umbrellas and friendship bracelets, bicycles and ballerinas. What stories will you use them to tell?
Nature is full of patterns, colors, and shapes. So, naturally, this Paper Book for Nature Lovers is too. A nice big book full of patterns and illustrations by talented artists including Lotte Dirks, Jennifer Orkin Lewis, and Deborah van der Schaaf. The contents range from stationery to stickers, from invitations to postcards, from folding paper to folding envelopes, plus posters, wrapping paper, seed packet envelopes, a foldout floral garden, and a whole lot more. In short: a paper book by nature lovers, for nature lovers.
What’s included:
- Writing, wrapping, and patterned paper
- Postcards
- Stickers
- Invitations
- Notebook
- Posters
- Seascape diorama
- Fold-your-own projects
- And much more!
The kit contains 3 pieces of 4 x 4-inch 18-count cotton Aida cloth, a 3-inch embroidery hoop to stitch and display designs, 2 tapestry needles, and 4 skeins of embroidery floss.
- Book included: A 32-page, fully illustrated mini book with cross-stitch instructions and 4 patterns to choose from
- For any skill level: With basic cross-stitching instructions and simple patterns, this kit is perfect for beginners and advanced stitchers alike
- Display or gift your masterpiece: The tiny embroidery hoop can serve as a frame for your finished work
- Officially licensed: An authentic Hunger Games product
- Includes everything you need to assemble your own Zen Garden Graveyard: 3 x 3-inch mini zen gardening tray, bag of purple sand, mini gravedigger’s shovel, a mini spooky gnarled tree, and miniature accessories (headstones, black cat, skeleton bones, and more)
- Illustrated mini book: Includes a 32-page miniature book on the art of meditating among the dead
- Irresistible gift: A humorous, stress-relieving desktop accessory for the home or the office and for fans of real-life strolls through cemeteries and spooky locations
All kinds of plant parts can be used for basketmaking—including leaves, grasses, stems, vines, and bark. Author and basketmaker Katie Grove offers complete instructions for harvesting and preparing more than 50 plants for basketmaking, along with 14 different projects that teach the nine essential basketry techniques, including cordage, coiling, twining, wickerwork, and more. An illustrated harvest calendar explains when each plant is ready for harvesting, and photos of every step in the process, from harvesting to weaving, demonstrate the techniques.
Awaken your inner artist and create beautiful home décor with the Coloready paint-by-number original bird design collection. Each design highlights a beautiful bird, and accompanying text provides profiles of their unique features.
Printed on premium cardstock, every template includes a swatch palette and instructions for mixing standard acrylic paints for a perfect color match. Or if you prefer, you can use colored pencils, markers, or pastels. The completed 8″ x 10″ sheet pulls out and fits handily in a ready-made frame.
Pusheen by the Numbers offers artists of every age the chance to paint and display their favorite lazy, lovable feline no matter where or when inspiration strikes.
- Specifications: Includes everything you need to create three 3-1/8 X 2-1/4 inches mini masterpieces including: 1 mini paintbrush, 8 paint pots, 3 pre-printed canvases, 1 easel, and a fold-out sheet with numbered sections and easy-to-follow instructions
- Book Included: 16-page mini book with painting tips and instructions
- A Perfect Gift: A fun, crafty, and creative gift for Pusheen fans of all ages
- Portable: Small size allows for fun anytime, anywhere
- Officially Licensed: An authentic Pusheen product
With simple tools and materials and just basic building skills, you can make exactly what you need for all of your backyard and gardening projects, from a tool shed and storage bins to lawn chairs, fences, plant supports, and feeders for your chickens. These sustainable, timeless designs, paired with step-by-step instructions and resourceful tips provide a wealth of ideas for a practical and purposeful garden and home.