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Edna Clapper
Known for turning everyday odds and ends into imaginative craft projects, this longtime editor and creator helped generations of parents, teachers, and youth leaders make things by hand. Her work with Pack-O-Fun made practical creativity feel welcoming and fun.
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How to Make Sock Toys
by Edna Clapper
About the author
A hands-on craft writer and editor, she is best remembered as the co-founder and creative force behind Pack-O-Fun magazine, a publication devoted to easy, inexpensive projects for children’s activities and group leaders. She had a gift for transforming ordinary household materials into toys, decorations, and learning projects that felt both playful and useful.
Along with her husband, John Clapper, she built Pack-O-Fun into a well-known resource for busy adults working with children. Her books and magazine projects focused on clear instructions, thrift, and imagination, and titles associated with her include Pack-O-Fun Make It from Odds 'n' Ends and How to Make Sock Toys.
She died in 2004, but her work still reflects a warm, practical approach to creativity: make something memorable, use what you have, and keep the process enjoyable. That spirit continues to give her books an old-fashioned charm for readers who love crafts, teaching, and inventive making.