How to make everything Mermaid Related : Book Review

Bring the Mermaid Style to life with the new Mermaid Craft Book, by Tia Williams and Laura Minter.

Authors: Laura Minter & Tia Williams / ISBN: 9781784945107 / Price: £5.99 / GMC Publications June 2019

The Mermaid Craft Book

These pages have all the items your little wannabe merfolk could wish for!  Containing 15 mermaid-themed projects to make, The Mermaid Craft Book will get your little ones crafting and creating in a splash!   Aimed at boys and girls aged 3+, all of the projects can be made either from readily available items or from easy-to-source materials.

Parents can have little to no crafting experience to help!  As well as mermaid tails to wear and essential accessories, there is also a Mermaid Cake, the perfect centrepiece for any Under-the-Sea Party!

Projects include Aquarium Puppets, a Sea-Shell necklace, a lovely Mermaid Blanket, a sparkly Fishtail Pencil Case, a snazzy Clamshell Trinket and an awesome Triton’s Crown and Spear.

What I thought of the Mermaid Craft Book

I love these craft books from Laura and Tia, and I'm so pleased to see a Mermaid book come out just in time for summer.  Living near the beach, we have access to a lot of shells, and I'd never thought before of making a wreath with them!  But that is one of my first 'to do' crafts.

Having used these books as guides before, I know we will be OK making the items in the book just by following the instructions, they are so clear and precise you are not likely to go wrong.

I am also very much looking forward to making a Mermaid blanket!

I've put together a video for you to see the book in more detail and how excited I am to have received it.

Do let me know your thoughts, and if any craft ideas pop out to you.

About the authors:

Laura Minter and Tia Williams are two creative mums based in Brighton.  They started Little Button Diaries, their crafting and baking blog, in 2013 and its popularity has seen them blog for companies such as Paperchase, Laura Ashley and Hobbycraft as well as contribute to The Sun and magazines including Creativity, Essentials and Mollie Makes.

They won Best Craft Blog at the 2014 Mum and Dad (MAD) Blog Awards and a 2015 Brilliance in Blogging award in the crafts section.

Tia has worked as an environmental adviser and studied Linguistics at University with a focus on child language acquisition and disorders. Laura was a Primary School teacher and previously worked as a Radio Producer.  Both of their prior careers have greatly informed the development of their blog and their books.

Since 2016, they have written a variety of craft books for kids and parents such as; The Princess Craft Book, The Knight Craft Book, Mini Makers, The Big Book of 100 Little Activities, The Pirate Craft Book, The Space Craft Book, The Superhero Craft Book, The Dinosaur Craft Book and The Big Book of 100 Outdoor Activities!