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by Sofia Chen (Author), Paul Bacio (Author)
Let your children's imaginations run wild with this delightful new holiday book about building Christmas creations with building bricks. Through these fun activities, kids will not only express their creativity but learn important concepts about colors, shapes, numbers, and more. The authors, one a brick-building loving parent and one a brick-building loving kid, have used their knowledge and experience to create this simple, easy-to-understand activity guide. By building the featured Christmas projects, children aged four and up can gain better spatial awareness and practice their fine motor skills. They will learn to name colors, recognize shapes, count to ten, and follow simple directions, among other key development milestones. As your children learn, they will also be having a blast with their new Christmas creations. Each project encourages creativity-your little builders can make purple stars, green trains, or pink Christmas trees Each entertaining new Christmas project gives them a sense of accomplishment-and offers them a new creation to play with during this festive season.
Author Biography
Head Designer Paul Bacio and his wife, Elaine, have three kids - Caleb, Joy, and Abby - who absolutely love brick building. Paul, a former youth pastor and brick building summer camp curriculum developer, is always inspiring his children and students to branch out into building imaginative new sets and ideas. Elaine is a certified health coach and a homeschooling mom. The couple lives with their children in Boise, Idaho. Co-Designer Sofia Chen is a fifth grader at Hugo Reid Elementary School. Sofia loves playing brick buildings with Natalie, her little sister, after school - everyday. Besides playing with bricks, Sofia also enjoys drawing, playing the piano, gardening and helping her mom fundraise money for special-needs children. She lives with her parents and her little sister, Natalie, in Arcadia, California.
