This title contains easy step-by-step activities that include fancy dress ideas, pumpkin-carving techniques as well as lots of spiders, witches and bats to paint, print or make. There are also invitations, decorations and cooking activities, which are ideal for Halloween parties. It includes two pages of stickers to use with the projects or for your own picture and is filled with colourful illustrations and inspiring photographs.

Follow the easy steps to grandmaster greatness with How To Play Chess. From the opening move to checkmate, How To Play Chess will help your child play chess like a champion. With plenty of master tips and cool 3D images, How To Play Chess is the perfect introduction to chess for beginners as well as kids. Start with basic chess techniques, and move up to more difficult challenges, guided step-by-step the whole way. How To Play Chess includes a handy press out chess board and pieces to get you practising straight away. Learn chess the fun way, and add firepower to your chess tactics with this wonderful companion to the world's most popular game of skill. Previous edition ISBN 9781405331920

A new play book for discovering traditional board games in an amazing new guise: In a practical large format eight traditional board games from around the world are reinterpreted using the amusing illustrations of Beatrice Tinarelli in the fantastic world of science. After removing and fitting together the cardboard pieces at the back of the book, the children can challenge each other in games of logic and strategy, such as Watermelon Chess, Chinese Checkers, Dara, a traditional Nigerian game of strategy, or the eternal Noughts and Crosses. Each of these activities helps children to develop specific skills of logic and calculation, as briefly described in the texts that accompany the rules of each game. Each board has a different setting, with a delightful guide to accompany the children as they explore outer space, sensational robot factories, science labs and much more. Rediscovering the best traditional board games will be a fascinating journey into the world of science!

A portable puzzle book with a built-in spinner is a brand-new way to enjoy Highlights activities and games whenever you are traveling! Designed for one or multiple players, kids can play more than 20 games--from Hidden Pictures(R) puzzles to fill-in story challenges to silly brain-teaser games--with this innovative puzzle book that includes a built-in spinner. Each game challenges players to think creatively and fosters fun competition. It's perfect to take along on airplane or car trips, as a rainy-day activity, and makes a spectacular gift for any occasion.

Learn one of the most popular children's games in history with this easy-to-follow activity book perfect for unplugged fun wherever you go.

Learn one of the most popular children's games in history with this easy-to-follow activity book perfect for unplugged fun at home, on the road, or wherever you go. Each kit features two extra-long continuous cat's cradle strings, perfect for up to four players. Learn the ins and outs of classic string games like cat's cradle and hand catch, as well as string shapes like witch's broom, parachute, and more. Featuring easy-to-follow instructions and pictures for every trick, twist, and tie, you'll be a string wizard in no time!

Grab that magic wand! This popular deck of easy-to-perform magic tricks and kid-friendly sleights of hand has been updated with new activities and illustrations.

A complete guide to the history, techniques and tactics of chess, written in conjunction with Grand Master Jonathan Rowson.Includes advice on how to lay deadly traps, plan cunning moves, launch effective attacks and defend pieces to ensure a winning result. Internet links to carefully chosen websites where chess players can test their skills in online games.

Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through this book and, with the help of the world's best player, you will be ready for your first chess battle, be it against your mom or dad, your friends, your computer, on the Internet or in a competition.
An ideal chess guide for beginners
Covers all the crucial rules and aims
Introduces all aspects of the game
Written by a legend of the chess world

A treasure trove of fun for every horse-loving girl! Horse Play! is packed with great activities and projects, from crafting a mini barn and pasture to designing your dream horse, sewing a pony pillow, making a shelf for model horses, and colouring a pull-out poster. Quizzes, checklists, and fill-in-the-blanks invite you to test your knowledge of horses, breeds, riding, and horse care. And this kit-in-a-book also includes stickers, a stencil, pop-out cards, and complete plans for a Horsing-Around party with games, invitations, a horse pinata, party grub, and must-watch horse movies.

No parent, teacher or nursery group should be without this classic treasury. There are songs, rhymes and games for every occasion, all chosen for their proven popularity with young children. Collected from all over Britain, the contents reflect the cultural diversity of the nation, making it an outstandingly rich and stimulating collection. Since the first edition of This Little Puffin was published over thirty years ago, it has been revised and updated, allowing it to remain the most invaluable book of its kind.

A set of 50 of the most amazing optical illusions ever created. Each card has a mind-boggling illusion on one side and an explanation of how it works on the other. Includes a 'revealer' card to help check colours and take measurements to show that seeing really is believing.

Welcome to location games and spatial thinking! Emma and David find a chain and padlock across the local playground entrance. Where can they play? With help from neighbor Kayla and her dog Blazer, Emma and David set out to find a new place to play. But how will they know where a good location is? Kayla shows them how they can use basic mapping, distance, direction, spatial pattern analysis, and overlay skills to find the perfection location. And just when they do, they encounter more obstacles-all of them have to work together quickly to solve their playground problem! Using a colorful, easy-to-follow comic book-style story with fun in-book activities, The Playground Problem takes readers along to see how to overcome problems and find the perfect solution. Large pages brightly illustrate the adventure as readers learn about maps and use basic spatial thinking. Written by geographic information systems (GIS) expert Dr. Lauren Scott Griffin and illustrated by artist Fred Folger, this hybrid graphic novel/activity book teaches young readers introductory mapping, zeroing in on distance, direction, basic spatial analysis, and other skills. Solving interesting puzzles and learning to "think spatially" not only helps kids with their math skills for higher grades, but also gives them a head start in exciting careers. Research shows exercising spatial reasoning skills at an early age accelerates children's competence in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Mapping for kids has never been this much fun! For grades 1-5. Includes a glossary.

Learn how to command a chess army in this friendly introduction, with entertaining illustrations on how the pieces move, and tons of tips on attacking, defending and winning. A perfect starting point for young children - and a handy refresher for parents and grandparents! With links to specially selected websites with puzzles and more information.

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LEGO Harry Potter Visual Dictionary is the definitive guide to LEGO Harry Potter, packed with spellbinding, minifigures, and magical accessories, with an exclusive LEGO Harry Potter minifigure! Meet all the classic LEGO Harry Potter characters - from Hermione to Hagrid. Discover amazing details of fan-favourite sets from Hogwarts Express, 4 Privet Drive, Diagon Alley, and the epic 6000+ piece Hogwarts castle. Learn how these magical sets are created in a behind-the-scenes chapter, which features an interview with the award-winning LEGO Harry Potter team. Whether you see yourself as a brave Gryffindor, a loyal Hufflepuff, a clever Ravenclaw, or a cunning Slytherin, find out everything you need to know about LEGO Harry Potter in this must-have book. This Visual Dictionary is updated and fully expanded and features LEGO Harry Potter sets from 2018 to the latest release in 2024

Chess for Kids includes: - A comprehensive introduction to the king, queen, knights, bishops, rooks, and pawns and how each piece moves, attacks, and defends. - Detailed explanations of the basic rules of chess, tactics, strategies, mating patterns, and piece strategies. - Write-in, workbook activities to help kids 'learn by doing,' unlike other chess books which are text heavy and not interactive. - The best offensive and defensive strategies including how to find weak spots in your opponent's defense and how to close games when most of the board's pieces are gone. Learn the pieces, study the strategies, and checkmate all your opponents in this complete guide to mastering the game of chess!

From Johanna Basford, 36 postcards for coloring and sending to friends (or keeping for yourself!) These clever postcards feature beautiful drawings from Lost Ocean, illustrator and ink evangelist Johanna Basford's magical journey beneath the waves. Color in the cards to bring to life shoals of exotic fish, curious octopi, and delicately penned seahorses, and then share the magic with your friends - that is, if you can bear to part with them! Each postcard is an invitation to an inky new world hidden in the depths of the sea. For pirates, mermaids, and undersea explorers of all ages.