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I’ve had so much positive experience with Klutz books and activity sets that if I’m tasked with buying a birthday gift for a girl between 9 and 13, I know that I will find something that she would love in their collection. They have a few that appeal to boys as well, and there are some fun books that are perfect for boys in that same age range as well, such as the Encyclopedia of Immaturity.
The newest in the Klutz collection is Glossy Bands: Stretchy Bracelets to Share with Your Friends.
My 11 1/2-year-old daughter spent a few minutes with her grandmother yesterday figuring out the instructions and designing two Glossy Bands for herself.
This would be a great kit to have on hand to squelch the summertime “I’m bored’s,” or to be prepared for gift-giving needs. My daughter loved this kit, and it’s something she could do on her own, without help or hovering from me (although she enjoyed sharing the special time with her grandmother).
I love that it provided enough instruction to get her started, and enough leeway for her creativity to grow and her to try new things on her own.
This video shows you how fun and easy it is to make your own Glossy Bands:
I have a great prize pack to offer you — 3 of you will receive your own Glossy Bands kit. Just leave a comment below to be eligible to win.
We’ll announce the winner in our June 21st 5 Minutes for Books column right here.
We have lots of winners to announce from previous giveaways:
Molly Ringwald’s Getting the Pretty Back: #34 Liz
Potty Animals: #15 Karen Rorison, #50 Amanda A., #6 Kathleen
The Summer Camp Survival Guide:#14 Mozi Esmes Mom, #7 katlaw777, #5 Alison S
Book Blogger Jennifer Donovan thanks the publisher for the review copy.
Nicole says
I just discovered the Klutz brand myself….love this stuff!
Andrea says
Is it too late to get in on this one? My daughter would love to share this crafty idea with her daycare friends!
Jackiw says
My nieces would love these. They look super fun.
nan lara says
thanks for the chance, my niece would love it
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Hailey says
I’d love to win! Great gift for the older children in my family!
Linda M. says
My 9 yr. old Grand daughter & I love LOVE crafts & Klutz is our go to crafting favorite! Christmas was full of Klutz crafting & it’s about time to stock up on some more! LOL We would love to win this!
Liz says
I have three daughters who would fight over, er, I mean love to share this with one another!
Shannon says
my little sister would LOVE this!
AL says
My niece’s birthday is coming up and this will make a great gift for her! She loves to craft and at the moment, she’s making herself bracelets from paper. It’ll be great if I can win this for her.
LT says
This looks like an excellent way to beat the “I’m bored”s! Thanks for the chance to win!
Marci says
great giveaway – thank you for the chance!
Jo Ann Molitor says
kids would love this….even my son!!! They are very crafty kids 🙂
Andrea says
This will be fun to do with my 10 year old daughter 🙂
Steph says
Looks like fun!
Terri says
This looks like such fun. My daughter would love it.
aimee says
Love everything from Klutz too; these would be fun!
LingaB says
My 9 year old would absolutely LOVE this! She is always making something crafty!
Kim S says
My Daughter and & I would love this craft !!
Jessica T says
This would be a hit in our house!
noreen says
my girls would love these
Bailey's Leaf says
My daughter loves Silly Bandz, so she would be thrilled to death with this one.
Thank you so much for offering this!
Junglewife says
I’ve got two daughters who would love these! And I would love making them WITH my girls!
Anne says
I love Klutz books, they are so creative.
tammy b says
fantastic! we adore klutz books and give them OFTEN! haven’t seen this one in our area and i have 3 little girls would love to do this
LaVonne says
I have always loved these Klutzy books since I was girl! Thanks for offering the giveaway.
tara w says
i’ve bought a few of these for when i babysit, i LOVE them, i can’t wait to do them with my little girl
Jeannine says
My daughter loves the Klutz books and has several of them.
abi says
oh, my daughter would love if I won this. Thanks
Joanne Vanderheite says
I have two girls who will not be able to say I’m bored if I win this…Thanks for the chance.. [email protected]
Karyn says
I love the Klutz books too! My daughter would love this book and it would be a great activity to do this summer!
katklaw777 says
Thanks so much for the Summer Camp book, my kids are going to luv it.
We luv Klutz products, thanks for another great giveaway.
meghan says
How absolutely awesome of a giveaway.
My twin neices would love this…I have all boys so I live my girly dreams thru them!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Gretchen says
What a great summer-time boredom buster!!
stephanie says
I would just love these for my daycare children, as well as my child 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity to win great things
Kelly Ann T says
This would be great to keep the kids busy during the summer when they are out of school. Thank you for the chance.
Stephanie says
That kit looks super fun. I bet my 3-year-old would love making glossy, sparkly bracelets…for herself and friends!
deanne says
Oooooo…..my nine year old would LOVE this!!! summer vacation is right around the corner, this would be great to keep her occupied (and looking fabulous!). 🙂
Nad says
Cute! My daughter would love it.
Magi says
We’d have some fun around here with this.
Phuong says
My 7-year-old loves to craft!!
Liz says
My daughter would LOVE this.
Chris says
Would love to win this!
Rebecca says
This would be fun!
anne says
that looks cool. My daughter and son would love to make those.
Sarah Pacilio says
My daughter would love this and it would be great to do on those rainy nights with nothing to do. Thanks for the opportunity to win! 🙂
Kris says
My 9 year old daughter would love this project book!
Sarah at themommylogues says
My daughters would love this! They’re so into the silly bandz, and I know they’d love to make their own bracelets.
Ellen C. says
I’d love to win this for my niece. Thanks for the chance.
Debbie F says
Wow – my daughter would love this. Thanks!
Kathy says
this is something my two daughters would LOVE!
kathy k.
Dianna says
My girls would love these. How cool.
Mom24 says
My daughter would love these!!!
lh says
I have a 9-yr old who would love these!