“You are about to Learn   
25 Easter Craft Activities from
The Craft Teacher”

       The words out! I love crafts. I love making them, looking at them, holding them, and teaching
        them.

       If you know my story you’ll know that I started teaching in Day Care Centres, working with people
       with also Physical Disabilities.

      I was working with my local Education Authority visiting Centres offering creative activity ideas for
      their Centre users. It was great work but tiring.

      I was employed for a run of 10 – 15 weeks and each week I was asked to come up with something
      new.

     They didn’t want much! Just

• Something that was neither too easy, nor too challenging.
• Something that would suit the majority of users.
• Something that was within budget.

      It was a tall order – particularly as I didn’t know who would turn up from day to day.

      I soon learned that as well  as teaching I had to learn research skills.

      We’re talking some 15 years ago now before mass access to the Internet.

      I spent time scouring the local library craft books, begged and borrowed from friends and            
      neighbours, and spent hours leafing through jumble sales, car boot sales and anywhere that might       offer me some inspiration.

      For what?..

      Somehow or other, through all this effort I managed to put together a series of craft ideas, week    
      after week, term after term, year upon year.

      During this time I got to try out the ones that worked – and those that hadn’t been too successful.

      I tweaked them, changed them, tried them in different places, with different people and learnt how       to write them and share them.

    Of all the things I figured out during this period of working in Day Care, Residential Centres,    
    Schools, and Colleges was that busy people need solutions.

    And I began to think that I might have a solution to what busy crafters want –

    and that’s “more of the same” …

    Like you I’m a crafter and I’ve got my favourite subjects.

     return to them in times of stress. They’re a comfort, a known. They give me pleasure and I know that     amongst them I’ll always find a project that’s just right.

    Find the right kind of Easter Crafts is no easy matter.

    You know what you want. And you don’t want to spend precious time looking for the right one.

• You want ideas that are easy to follow but not necessarily easy.
• You’re after activities that work, so that you don’t have to!
• You’d rather get stuck into the making than stuck into the looking.

    How do I know all this? Because I craft. I teach. And I hate wasting time and money on things that        are difficult and the wrong kind of level.

    It’s a case of not only not having all my eggs in one basket (as the Easter Bunny would say) but             hardly any at all!

    I’ve spent serious time, energy and money looking for my own Easter Craft stash. So I’ve put all of         the best of the rest that I’ve ever learnt, taught and shared in one place.

    No more looking, hunting or darting about. 

    You might wonder what’s different about these ones? After all, there are loads of places to get ideas     - many of them free.

    And the answer really lies with Stephen, who I taught at one of those Centres in the early days of my     teaching…

    Stephen had been in the Police Force in the troubles in Northern Ireland. A young man at the time,         he was shot and paralysed from the waist down.

    When I met him he was in a wheelchair, with a broken body but not a broken spirit.

    It was Stephen who taught me that it’s people who matter. That where’s there ability, there’s less         disability. Where there’s a will, there’s definitely a way, if you’re prepared to take the time and pay          the price.

    He told me

• That my style of teaching was really ‘facilitating’ – not teaching at all
• That my way of writing instructions was all about helping people to learn in whatever way they could
• That I was helping him and the others to take part, to contribute and to conquer

    It was heady stuff for a new teacher. Stephen may well have forgotten me, but I have never forgotten     him and the lessons he taught me.

    I decided there and then that I wanted to be able to put together ideas and instructions in such a way     that anyone, anywhere, whatever their ability could follow things through.

• That you could pick up these ideas when you wanted, on your own or with others and have the same result
• That all my instructions would be written in the same winning style
• To the same standard and layout
• With equal effort and detail paid to each section, each step, each direction

And here, with the Crafts for Easter you’ve got

25 projects
on your chosen theme

    25 projects tried, tested and tweaked with many groups of people.

    They’ve been shared with teachers in Adult Education, delivered to Health Care professionals,             Carers and Activity Leaders and taught to Elders, Children and a whole range of others in between.

    I can honestly say that here, in each individual Collection you’ve got the best of some 15 years of         teaching experience.

    Even if some of the ideas aren’t new to you, the way they are presented will be.

    Like anything new, it’ll take a little time to become familiar with the layout. But once you do you’re in     for a treat, because ALL my projects are written in the same style – if not the same length.

    There are other teaching manuals and craft courses available from The Craft Teacher in different         layouts, but this Craft Collection Series together with the Treasure Chest Series are the most                 popular double page layout versions.

    And I can see why…

    When you’re crafting you need just enough information to give you what you need.

    Everything in, with nothing missed out.

    And carefully put together, these 2 page spreads are the ideal easy-on-the-eye projects because         you can take it all in and let your eyes rest on each section as you find it.

    So what you are you getting?

The familiar 5-section
Craft Teacher layout

    1. The introductory paragraph
    This will  help you decide if this is the best project to start with. Does it need adapting before you         start? What colours or materials could you use, or will you just ‘go with it’?

    2. The colour photo of the finished project.
     sample of a finished project – another chance to decide if this project is right for you at this time –     Does it appeal, would it be better if you chose a different design, size or style. Let the photo help         you make the best decision for you.

    3. What you need. An all-in list.
    Everything you need to get, gather and store. Some you may need to order or buy, other things     
    you’ll have around. Make sure you read this part first before you get going. It’ll save you time in the         long run, and keep everything together in one place as you work.

     4. What you do.
    First you’ll get an overview to tell you how many stages there are to your project. Then each stage         will be broken down into small numbered baby steps. This makes it really easy for you to stop at         each section and to start quickly again, when you need to. The clear section layout helps you to save     time and energy as you read through the project instructions.

    5. What next.
    Any quality project should give you some direction on where next, what now? It’s when we’re                 successful at something and we finish, that we’re at a high, and motivated to move onto other things.     Check out this section for ideas on how to build on what you’ve achieved and learnt and how to             challenge yourself with other ideas.

    So that’s the layout.

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    So now you need to decide.

    Do you want to carry on looking for ideas that might work – or not. Or do you trust me enough to             deliver you the kind of projects that make sense. Instructions that you’ll be able to follow – even if         you’ve never seen my kind of layout style before.

    I’ve been teaching and writing instructions for over 20 years now and I’ve never met anyone who         hasn’t been able to follow what I’ve written.

     But if you’re the first, then of course, I will gladly refund you your purchase price unreservedly. I’d         rather have a happy customer, and if that means me returning your money – no problem.

     Oh – and another thing, I am a National Craft Assessor, Trainer, Professional Demonstrator. I say      that not to big myself up – but to let you know you’re in safe hands.

     With your hands in mine, you’ll be helped all the way.

Geraldine Jozefiak
The Craft Teacher