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If you have a hard time helping your kids fill the hours in those long summer days, then this invaluable guide is exactly what you need. Full of fun, original, and thoughtful ideas that are sure to use up your kids' excess summertime energy in a positive, healthy way, this book is guaranteed to stop boredom in its tracks.
Preface xi
Introduction 1
Activities 3
#1 Make a Secret Message in an Egg 3
#2 Float a Boat 5
#3 Make a Secret Book 7
#4 Make Invisible Ink 9
#5 Hypnotize a Chicken 13
#6 Make a Cipher 15
#7 Make Homemade Root Beer 17
#8 Play Kick the Can 19
#9 Play Marbles 21
#10 Raise Animals or Insects 23
#11 Play Spoons 25
#12 Build a PVC Marshmallow Gun 27
#13 Make Salt Water Taffy 29
#14 Make Stilts 31
#15 Make a Whistle from a Stick 35
#16 Boondoggle a Key Chain 39
#17 Play Jacks 41
#18 Suck a Hardboiled Egg into a Glass Bottle 43
#19 Make a Bubble Cave 45
#20 Make a Mask 47
#21 Make a Quill Pen 49
#22 Make a Water Balloon Launcher 51
#23 Make a Rubber Band Pistol 55
#24 Make a Soda Bottle Rocket 57
#25 Make a Non-Toxic Lava Lamp 59
#26 Do Spontaneous Things 61
#27 Make Glurch 65
#28 Make Salt Dough 67
#29 Make Chocolate Animal Cookies 69
#30 Make Homemade Ice Cream 71
#31 Make Easy Caramel Apples 73
#32 Make Homemade Caramel Apples 75
#33 Make Beef Jerky 77
#34 Grow Rock Candy 79
#35 Have an Ice Block Race 81
#36 Slumber Party Wint-O-Green® Trick 83
#37 Levitate Someone 85
#38 Make a Fleece Scarf 87
#39 Make a T-Shirt Pillow 89
#40 Crochet a Ponytail Elastic Band 91
#41 Make a Jute Canning Ring Trivet 93
#42 Make a Jute Key Chain 95
#43 Weave a Jute Place Mat 97
#44 Pick Someone up by Their Ears 99
#45 Perform the "Can't Lift the Hand" Trick 101
#46 Perform the "Floating Arm" Trick 103
#47 The "You Think You're Strong" Trick 105
#48 Make a Fleece Baby Blanket 107
#49 Build a Potato Cannon 109
#50 Make Paper Flowers 111
#51 Make Paper Maché 113
#52 Make Rice Bag Heating Pads 115
#53 Make Ice Cube Candles 117
#54 Play Washer Toss 119
#55 Make a Rag Hot Pad 121
#56 Create Crayon Wrapping Paper 123
#57 Decorate Picture Frames 125
#58 Make a Button Hummer 127
#59 Make Wind Chimes 129
#60 Make Magic Blocks 131
Other Fun Activity Ideas 135
About the Author 139
Anonymous
Posted May 14, 2013
Not worth $.99 let alone the $3.99 I paid for it. Everything is in black and white. There are maybe two interesting activites in the whole book that common sense and growing up didnt teach you. Dont waste your money.
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Overview
If you have a hard time helping your kids fill the hours in those long summer days, then this invaluable guide is exactly what you need. Full of fun, original, and thoughtful ideas that are sure to use up your kids' excess summertime energy in a positive, healthy way, this book is guaranteed to stop boredom in its tracks.