Edna Clapper

Edna Clapper was a craft writer and editor whose work reached a wide audience through Pack-O-Fun, a magazine devoted to creative projects made from everyday materials. Project Gutenberg lists her as the author of How to Make Sock Toys, a Pack-O-Fun publication that grew out of readers' enthusiasm for her sock-toy ideas.

A family history published on GrandpaLyle’s Notebook says she was born in 1918 and died in 2004, and describes how her talent for inventing crafts began with projects she made for Cub Scouts. That same account credits those ideas with helping spark a long publishing career built around accessible, cheerful crafts for children, parents, and teachers.

What stands out in her surviving work is its friendliness: the instructions are simple, the materials are ordinary, and the goal is to make creativity feel possible for anyone. That practical, encouraging style is a big part of why her books still have charm for modern readers.