Do-It, 1960's style

So I was out walking with Cole the other day and we stumbled across a great, if rather dank, thrift shop on Drake at Granville and as usual made a beeline for the books. It was run by two really sweet guys dressed as punk rockers who were blasting Dr. Dre, perhaps ironically.

Anyway, couldn't believe my luck in finding this gem - the McCalls Golden Do-It Book of crafts for kids, printed in 1966. 50 cents!

I love this era. The retro graphics alone sold me right off the bat, but there are a ton of great rainy-day arts & crafts inside, all using items I'm supposed to have around the house, like paper plates and pipe-cleaners. Most of the ideas are pretty cool. A few are downright weird, but that's part of the charm. Lots of paper crafts, projects that use materials destined for the blue-bin and it even has kids beginner level crochet, knitting and sewing projects. It also promises that the activities only require a minimum of adult supervision at best, which is always good, so one can get back to mixing a Rob Roy or washing the Plymouth or whatever one might have done 40+ years ago with a certain amount of free time afforded by keeping the kids busy.

A few pages, for your viewing pleasure: