Creative Adventures in Cursive

Cursive! Foiled again! This was a great idea, luring children into writing well under the guise of having them create decorative and useful items involving handwriting. There is a score of neat ideas. I found it a little disturbing that while the photographs showed a commendable diversity of children, it seemed to be only girls until the 'painting of the rocks' section showed up and then it seemed mostly boys. After that section the gender mix was more diverse. But overall, it is commendable.

So are the ideas. There is a huge variety of options - for both boys and girls together! - to make fun things that will teach elegant writing, and also make useful items such as: greeting cards, seed packets, book plates, stenciled pillow, embroidered napkins, abstract art, cake decoration, and so on.

Provided with abundant hints, tips, illustrations, and photos, the book will talk you through every detail without going into excessive detail, of how to make everything from scratch, including practice warm-up exercises before you even get started! Judged by the faces of the children it was a lot of fun and it also taught concentration and focus! There are also comments from the kids themselves distributed throughout the book about how hard or easy something was, and what experiences they had in doing this work.

I loved this idea and I commend this as a worthy read.

I thought this was a great book! Lots of varied projects/ideas with clear instructions plus visuals. I think this would be a great book to dip in and out of throughout the year. I feel this book would last a child over several years as their skill levels improve they'll get different enjoyment from each of the sections

Creative Adventures in Cursive by Rachelle Doorley is a wonderfully creativite and inspiring book. I always wondered what would happen when technology moved forward and we lost the art of writing in cursive. Ms. Doorley has found a way to keep us doodling and writing in cursive in many different ways. There are over 20 projects in the book. Some are with traditional writing implements, some are with yarn, embroidery floss, sculpy, paint and a whole host of other interesting methods.
The directions are concise and clear and the photographs and graphics are great. This makes me want to run and see how I can jazz up my smashbook, travel log, calendar or journal. If you like to do things by hand and learn to express yourself in new and different ways I would not hesitate to pick up this book. I think it would make a great gift for those looking to inspire the artist in anyone. Wonderful book!

I would like to thank Rachelle Doorley, Quarto - Quarry Publishiing and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What will take you the longest about reading this book is that you will want to try each of the suggested activities! In many classrooms, cursive or script writing is no longer taught. This is very sad.
If not taught at a young age, it is more difficult for a person to become accustomed to, both reading and writing. Cursive lettering will be lost and relegated to art forms, which we all know are being less and less funded in organized educational settings.

I have always been attracted to words and letters. I like to think I also have some artistic talent, well, at least as much as any human being. Without using this inherent talent, not only will it never improve, but it could be lost. And script or cursive writing is so very expressive. It is also plain FUN.
It is personal and identifiable, as a fingerprint.

This wonderful book made writing come alive and offered so many ways to enjoy the activity.
I recommend it for anyone involved with youth education and outside of organized school activities.

I love writing in cursive, this book has some great ideas and projects to get yourself inspired in making something special and to get young ones interested in this writing style.

A cute craft book for children to enjoy with adults and at same time learn cursive writing. I'm not really sure when they took this writing skill out of school but it was a horrible decision. Well now parents, homeschoolers, babysitters, and grands you can teach your little ones at home without seeming like a chore. I love that there are also little crafts involved to make them want to do it even more and they are good for both girls and boys which also a plus.

Our younger patrons and a few of our older ones too just love this resource. It is super fun and creative with unique ways to practice cursive writing.

Thank you, NetGalley for the preview of this digital ARC.

Creative Adventures in Cursive by Rachelle Doorley is a delightful book filled with DIYs and other creative ideas using cursive. Everything was explained in detail with step by step instructions.

A great book to get the kids comfortable with cursive writing. This book is full of ideas using writing to make and create fun projects for the kids to enjoy. From the making of feather quills to using embroidery, clay and pipe cleaners to achieve items that the kids will love to make, all using the cursive writing method. There are also birthday decorations, invitations, cards, cake and lots more.
My grandkids loved the project on their recent school holidays, and spent some quite time achieved very creative projects.

This is a fun book for children and teens who enjoy writing and are interested in arts and crafts project that include cursive. Lot's of fun crafts that would be perfect for a rainy day!

Think you, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley!

Very useful source of information for mums just like me. So much to keep you and the children amused for hours of fun

My son is learning cursive as a part of his dyslexia intervention and I grabbed this book looking for activities we could do to complement his lessons. This book contains quite a few ideas for that purpose. My one critique is that the photos and overall vibe is very feminine, which I understand. I would have loved this book as a tween girl and that is clearly the intended audience for this book. But my son thought the projects were too "girly" even though they could easily be adapted to any audience. I still recommend this for inspiration purposes.

Good read. Fun way to learn and teach cursive. Good illustrations with instructions. Would recommend.

When opening the pages of this book I had no idea how many adventures I would find with cursive. There are so many creative ideas and it is not just about writing letters. So much more is found in this book! I was shocked at the creative thoughts before me as I turned each page from cards to rocks, bookplates and more. I love the ideas and the pictures with great steps make it easy to create these ideas too.

Creative Adventures in Cursive gives kids ideas for practicing writing skills, then guides them into cursive creativity. This book was not what I expected, but that is not a bad thing. As many educators lament the decline of skills in cursive writing, there are so many benefits of learning, practicing and using it. Using cursive provides cognitive benefits in memory, reading comprehension, language skills, and overall academic confidence. It improves fine motor, and can lead to many hours of creativity and some wonderful gifts made from the heart.

Author, Rachelle Doorley, shows twenty fun and colorful ways to use script to make posters, present school projects, design monograms, create greeting cards, and decorate many items such as book bags and t-shirts, cookies and cakes. Although this is a described as a children's books, many of the projects could become family activities and some would require adult or older person support. This is an amazing book for a crafter or for children who love to use their hands and make things. So many ideas and not all of them are expensive, in fact some quite cheap. Pick this book up for those crafty people you know or for someone who likes to explore new hobbies. I am going to get one to use with my grandchildren as they get older, to spend productive time together with me as well as their parents. The publisher, Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry, generously provided me with a copy of this book to read. The rating, ideas and opinions are my own.

An interesting book but assumes you know what cursive writing is. Lots of projects to make using a variety of mater and whilst the book photographs show children making the projects, any age could do this.

I felt rather lost at the style of writing as it wasnt really explained what it is, though right at the end there is a refresher, but by the time I saw that it was too late for me to go over the book again.

Each project comes with plenty of colour photography to accompany the steps, along with equipment required.

I received this book from netgalley in return for a honest review.

This was a fun activity book to review with my son. This was fun and whimsical. The instructions were clear and easy to follow