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Looking for some great crafts to do with your kids? Need inexpensive projects that use items that you can buy at your local hardware store? Wind Chimes and Whirligigs by Renée Schwartz (Kids Can Press, ISBN-10 1-55337-868-6) is the perfect craft book for summertime and classroom fun!

There are twelve exciting projects to do in Wind Chimes and Whirligigs. Each project either makes noise or whirls in the breeze. There is the Crazy Kitten, Ring-a-ding Bug, Clothespin Fly, Caterpillar, Flutterfly, Crested Key Bird, Whirli-bug, Racing Snails, Spiderweb, Big Fish, Little Fish, Wind Dragon, and Whirli-bird.

It is difficult to choose a favorite project in this book. The Racing Snails, for instance, are made from a 16 inch wooden board, locknuts, three steel cable straps, metal washers, wing nuts, screws, and a few other odds and ends. The finished project is so adorable that you will want to have these snails all over your garden and porch. The also look great on the windowsill.