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Amazing Creatures book review and giveaway

Amazing Creatures book review and giveaway

I’ve always loved adult colouring books and my children do too. We were recently introduced to a lovely book we’ve all been fighting over. Amazing Creatures by Shobhna Patel is a gorgeous colouring book but goes one step further as you can turn your coloured pictures into 3D sculpture artworks.

The whole family loves colouring in and Amazing Creatures contains 24 different pages, full of amazing animals, to colour in. Once you have created your finished coloured sheet you can push up the ready cut flaps from behind the page to create simple lift-the-flaps.

Amazing Creatures book review and giveaway

To add more interest you can also curl the flaps. Some pages have been designed so you can turn them into 3D pop ups, and others require a little construction. There are plenty of detailed instructions for each animal at the back of the book, as well coloured sheets of paper you can lay beneath the pages to accentuate your 3D pictures.

It’s a really lovely book and it’s been out on the table for the last few weeks. It’s perfect for picking up before school or whilst the kids are waiting for dinner. They each chose a few of their favourite animals and it was lovely watching their creations come to life. My top tip would be to start pushing out the flaps from the centre of the page, otherwise there is not much left to hold on to!

One-sheet sculpture: Amazing Creatures

The only way it could be improved would be to perforate the pages. Some of the coloured pages ripped as we took them out, but other than that, it’s a lovely book.

Make it by hand Kids’ Craft: One-sheet sculpture: Amazing Creatures by Shobhna Patel, published by Carlton Kids. Colour and lift the flaps to create wonderful 3D art.

Win a copy of One-sheet sculpture: Amazing Creatures

I’ve teamed up with Carlton Kids and have one copy of One-sheet sculpture: Amazing Creatures to giveaway to one lucky reader.

To enter my giveaway you must answer the question via the Rafflecopter widget below, there are some bonus entries too. The giveaway is open to those with a UK postal address only and ends on 11th October. The winners’ name will appear on this post. Good luck!

Don’t forget to check out my other giveaways on my competition page.

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86 Comments

  • Reply
    Tracy Nixon
    September 27, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Animals and Seasonal themes!

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    Laura Jones
    September 27, 2017 at 2:05 pm

    animals are great but i look forward to christmas books

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    Kacie Morgan
    September 27, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    I love colouring books – a 3D version sounds really fun 🙂

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    Emma Walters
    September 27, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    mythical creatures are fun x

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    abigail edkins
    September 27, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    I like the weird and wonderful..complete random mix match pictures

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    Margaret Clarkson
    September 27, 2017 at 7:39 pm

    Flowers and animals

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    Anthony Harrington
    September 27, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    animals, always animals!

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    Solange
    September 27, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Animals and nature.

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    Kim Neville
    September 27, 2017 at 11:57 pm

    Summery theme and animals

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    Angela Boucher
    September 28, 2017 at 9:26 am

    I love patterned ones.

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    joanna butler-savage
    September 28, 2017 at 10:22 am

    i love fantasy

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    Juli Savage
    September 28, 2017 at 10:56 am

    Patterns are my fav

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    iain maciver
    September 28, 2017 at 11:14 am

    animals and winter snow scenes

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    cheryl hadfield
    September 28, 2017 at 11:27 am

    Animals are my favourite to colour

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    Kelly White
    September 28, 2017 at 12:40 pm

    Animals that are patterned

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    Annabel Greaves
    September 28, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    My daughter loves princesses

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    Alice Dixon
    September 28, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    Animals

  • Reply
    Amanda Baggott
    September 28, 2017 at 2:02 pm

    Animals 🙂

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    Kate Davies
    September 28, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    I love colouring animals and nature.

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    sarah rees
    September 28, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    animals and tv series(eg my game of thrones colouring)

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    Kelly L
    September 28, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    Animals and nature for me!

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    Emily C
    September 29, 2017 at 12:13 am

    I love both fashion colouring books and abstract patterns; you can really get absorbed in the process.

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    Sheena Batey
    September 29, 2017 at 11:58 am

    I like animals or nature colouring books

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    Diana Maxwell
    September 29, 2017 at 12:40 pm

    Abstract patterns for me.

  • Reply
    Jade Hewlett
    September 29, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    I like nature and patterns

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    Angie McDonald
    September 29, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    I love abstract patterns!

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    Claire Lewis
    September 30, 2017 at 4:43 am

    I have a Harry potter one and I love it

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    Rachel
    September 30, 2017 at 6:56 am

    I love colouring in patterns – there’s something very satisfying about finishing one!

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    Maggie Norvell
    September 30, 2017 at 5:25 pm

    Anything to do with nature – flora and fauna

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    Andrea Upton
    September 30, 2017 at 9:31 pm

    Animals and plants

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    Susie Wilkinson
    October 1, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    It depends on my mood, but either patterns or animals

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    Margaret GALLAGHER
    October 1, 2017 at 9:27 pm

    Love intricate shapes of various themes
    Helps focus the mind

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    Iris Tilley
    October 2, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Animals and nature

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    Iris Tilley
    October 2, 2017 at 10:27 am

    Animals and nature

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    Susan B
    October 2, 2017 at 11:13 am

    I like both detailed geometric designs and bold nature designs to colour.

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    Kim M
    October 2, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Like flowers and butterflies x

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    Liam Bishop
    October 4, 2017 at 10:27 am

    Animal obsessed in our house!

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    Claire Elizabeth Noke
    October 5, 2017 at 2:26 pm

    I used to love doodling in a book and then colouring in the gaps when I was a kid…. So I like abstract designs. but i’m quite girly too, so pretty butterflys, flowers, etc are a plus too!

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    Deborah Mackenzie
    October 5, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    Patterned animals… they are such fun to colour

  • Reply
    Cath Joyce
    October 6, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    I like colouring flowers

  • Reply
    Elizabeth Bazley
    October 7, 2017 at 10:27 am

    Nature

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    Ray Becker
    October 7, 2017 at 11:53 am

    I don,t mind any thing

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    Karen scammell
    October 7, 2017 at 5:42 pm

    Nature and cats

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    sheri Darby
    October 7, 2017 at 7:35 pm

    Flowers and plants

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    Angela Muir
    October 7, 2017 at 8:56 pm

    Patterns would be my favourite

  • Reply
    LARA Latchem
    October 8, 2017 at 10:35 am

    Love colouring animals and wildlife

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    Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog)
    October 8, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    Animals or cakes

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    Emilia nastaly-howard
    October 9, 2017 at 10:01 am

    I love patterns 🙂

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    Dale Dow
    October 9, 2017 at 10:42 am

    as long as it has lots of patterns then I am happy with the design x

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    Rachell Lynch
    October 9, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    animals

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    MANDY DOHERTY
    October 9, 2017 at 1:20 pm

    Nature and animals

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    Eileen Tingle
    October 9, 2017 at 4:34 pm

    I like nature

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    greig spencer
    October 9, 2017 at 6:27 pm

    animals is my fave xx

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    JULIE WARD
    October 9, 2017 at 9:37 pm

    Construction vehicles, we also enjoy trains especially from Thomas Tank

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    Adrian Bold
    October 10, 2017 at 2:36 am

    I like colouring symmetrical and abstract patterns.

  • Reply
    Rebecca Mercer
    October 10, 2017 at 9:31 am

    I like patterns

  • Reply
    elaine stokes
    October 10, 2017 at 11:27 am

    I love pattern colouring books

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    Julie Edwards
    October 10, 2017 at 2:06 pm

    I love nature colouring books

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    dana
    October 10, 2017 at 2:17 pm

    I like patterns

  • Reply
    Lauren Tourle
    October 10, 2017 at 2:18 pm

    character ones 🙂

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    michelle speight
    October 10, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    i love character ones like spongebob etc kids dont get look in lol

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    Jill Fairbanks
    October 10, 2017 at 7:14 pm

    I love patterns so relaxing

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    Susan Trubey
    October 10, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    childrens

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    Margaret Glover
    October 10, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    Nature

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    Joanna Kasznicki
    October 10, 2017 at 11:20 pm

    christmas colouring

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    Shirley MacKay
    October 10, 2017 at 11:52 pm

    Animals

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    paula cheadle
    October 10, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    I love themed books, at the moment I am doing a Harry Potter one

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    Simone Griffin
    October 11, 2017 at 6:45 am

    I love patterns to colour in x

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    Danielle Pooley
    October 11, 2017 at 7:00 am

    I liked the colouring books that are just patterns!

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    kellie herridge
    October 11, 2017 at 10:42 am

    patterns

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    Tammy Neal
    October 11, 2017 at 11:24 am

    Animals xx

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    Lucy fallon
    October 11, 2017 at 12:16 pm

    Florals

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    Rachael Sexey
    October 11, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I love to colour flowers 🌻

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    marie panes-everill
    October 11, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Got to be patterns!

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    Stevie
    October 11, 2017 at 1:01 pm

    I think jungle animals as it help children to recognise different animals.

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    ali
    October 11, 2017 at 2:06 pm

    Rain forests and exotic animals 😀

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    Pauline Burroughs
    October 11, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    I think it’s got to be animals

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    sharon martin
    October 11, 2017 at 3:17 pm

    think my favourite has to be nature

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    Michelle Stewart
    October 11, 2017 at 4:04 pm

    animals teddies or chocolate bars

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    Stephanie
    October 11, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    Animal teddies

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    Keith Hunt
    October 11, 2017 at 4:57 pm

    magic eye coloring books

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    Gerri Tennant
    October 11, 2017 at 5:37 pm

    Anything that involves intricate patterns and glowing colours.

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    Elinor Bevan
    October 11, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    Patterns

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    Caroline Signey
    October 11, 2017 at 8:27 pm

    Fairies and mystical creatures

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    Caroline Smith
    October 11, 2017 at 8:59 pm

    Animals especially big cats

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    Lorna - The Writing Greyhound
    October 11, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    Fantastical and mythical creatures are great because you can really let your imagination run wild x

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