Whether we're big or small, it can be hard to get away from our screens. Most children spend between five and seven hours a day looking at some form of screen - and most grown-ups spend twice as much time. Screens promise endless entertainment, but the more time we spend with them, the more we lose sight of all that is strange, fascinating and delightful in the world around us. Even when we're stuck indoors, there are infinite possibilities for banishing boredom and having fun so long as we use our imagination. All we need are a few helpful suggestions.... No-tech Fun contains 80 of the weirdest and most wonderful activities children can do at home , all without using a screen. Rather than scrolling or tapping, you'll be invited to draw, make, write, invent, dress up, hide, seek and discover. You can paint like Picasso or meditate like Buddha; become an indoor entomologist or a home Olympian; make up a new language or a mythical creature; and even find the fun in some household chores. Inventive and irreverent, this book is the perfect companion for humdrum days and wet weekends. It is a compendium of the world's strangest, silliest and most stimulating activities.

This book is a 100% unofficial celebration of all things YouTube! YouTube fans will go dotty for this vlog-tastic activity book, inspired by the world's most popular YouTube stars! From Zoella to Miranda Sings to Pewdiepie, vlog lovers will be able to recreate all of their favourite vloggers with hours of dot-to-dot fun - and their pets, vlogging equipment and accessories too! Handy hints on each page will help dot-to-dotters guess what the final image will be. Once complete, the pictures can be coloured in to complete the vlog-tastic masterpiece.

Get ready for the cutest kawaii friends ever

In Japan, kawaii means "cute," and what's cuter than fuzzy kittens, smiling flowers, and adorable berries? These lovable kawaii characters will melt your heart and leave you saying "aw" with every new page. Just imagine all the fun you'll have with characters like:

• BeriBeri the strawberry
• Meowy the kitten
• Bunita the bunny
• Puffit the cloud
• Koni the ice cream cone

Build in some time for fun! Comes with bricks to play 9 games. Who can stack the tallest tower in 60 seconds? Can anyone solve the puzzle cube? With more than 50 fun challenges, puzzles, brainteasers, and games, get out your LEGO (R) bricks - and the bricks that come with this book - and put your friends and family to the test. (c)2020 The LEGO Group.

With I Can Draw: Cats & Kittens, young artists can use basic shapes and easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects to draw 15 of their favorite felines.

A sleeping cat, a playing kitten, and a scaredy cat are just some of the cats included in this book. With 15 fun drawing projects, I Can Draw: Cats & Kittens is a collection of some of kids’ most loved cats. All of the drawings are created with simple shapes that are easy for young artists to make, and the cute illustrations are appealing and approachable to young ones.

The book begins with an introduction to drawing materials and instructions on how to use the book, and then it jumps right into the drawing projects. For a cute kitten:

• Kids start with a square, add a line, a curved line, and some more straight and curved lines. They are encouraged to keep following along with each step.
• As they make their way through the multiple steps, all the new pencil marks to make are shown in a different color so it’s easy to know what to draw next.
• Once they near the end of the project, these young artists will start to see a drawing of a baby kitten appear on their paper, and all they need to do now is add some color.

From the gruesome and the gross to the filthy and the foul, Yuck! covers a range of disgusting topics. Have you ever wondered how much blood a tick can drink? Do you know how many cockroaches a man can eat in one minute, or which bird defends itself by vomiting? With answers to all these questions and more, there are hours of stomach-churning fun to be had.

This is an original collection of practical projects and activities from a range of fabulous contributors and craftspeople. Projects vary from making a bottle xylophone and crazy popcorn, to how to perform magic tricks and illusions. Fun ideas include juggling and clown activities, fancy dress masks, friendship bracelets, and fantastic party games. You can try out all kinds of amazing things to do from T-shirt design and face painting to gardening and tasty treats. It is a book for kids of all ages with hundreds of appealing photographs and clear step-by-step instructions on how to make and do hundreds of activities. Here are hundreds of things to make, play and do that will entertain children and young people every single day of the year. This mind-boggling selection of ideas will inspire, excite and entertain the reader, with explanations of how to hold musical jamborees, perform magic tricks, carry out scientific exploration and much more. This fabulous book has clear easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for every project, including templates to copy and an introduction to the equipment so that no child can go wrong. It is the ideal project book for both home and school - the perfect one-stop shop for fun, activities and learning projects.

More than 250 trivia questions for curious minds! What is the nearest neighbour to Earth? What is the force that pushes a rocket called? Find out in this quiz book, packed with questions and facts about space. Challenge yourself, your family, and friends with awesome questions based on the award-winning online Kahoot! games. Answer the questions, keep score, and declare the winner. Scan the QR codes throughout the book to find more cool quizzes on the same topics within Kahoot! and test your knowledge further. Go for gold and make learning awesome! Kahoot! and the K! logo are trademarks of Kahoot! AS.

How hot is lightning?
A. as hot as a microwave on high
B. as hot as the sun's surface
C. five times hotter than the sun's surface
D. as hot as lava
(Correct answer: C)
What's do you call a group of cats?
A. a scratch
B. a clowder
C. a felinopolis
D. a cat-astrophe
(Correct answer: B)
You'll find 1,000 fun, fascinating, and funny quiz questions like these in the new "National Geographic Kids Quiz Whiz b"ook. These aren't the kinds of quizzes kids take in school. Instead, they are full of trivia that kids will love to share with friends and family. They can even put their whole family to the test and see who scores the highest. With a dynamic design and with tons of colorful photos, these quizzes will be fun to look, too
Based on one of the most popular features on the National Geographic Kids website, this collection of themed quizzes, true-and-false questions, and photo-driven quizzes, will include questions about animals, weather, countries, and lots more. This compact book is just he right size to toss into a backpack and will make car trips, dentists' waiting rooms, even visits to the mall enjoyable experiences for all.

Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1019-5, $18.90/$21.50 Can

You are an astronaut at the United Nations Space Agency. The Agency has lost all contact with the moon base. Can you get to the moon and track down the crew? Or will you choose another path? You are the hero of this book. Only you can decide your own destiny...This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children want to read, and books children can read.

-----You are part of a Special Operations team and work on the toughest missions. A president's granddaughter is in danger. Can you find a way to save her? Or will you choose another path? You are the hero of this book. Only you can decide your own destiny... This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children want to read, and books children can read.

An Interactive Journey up the Food Chain Animals are adorable, but they also have a wild side. Many hunt to survive-and must avoid being hunted. This kid-friendly introduction to nature's predator-prey relationship spotlights several amazing examples. Wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela presents spectacular photos of real critters in their natural habitats, while author Ryan Jacobson explores their most interesting hunting and eating habits. How do snakes catch their meals? Why do mosquitoes feed on blood? Children learn about each animal and then get to guess, What Eats That? With every turn of the page, the predator becomes the prey as the answer is revealed! Stan and Ryan's first book together won a Mom's Choice Award. This follow-up is perfect for any child who loves animals or appreciates nature.

My Little Village is a groundbreaking new series which combines the world of books with the world of toys and games.

Each box contains a selection of high-quality wooden toys, a sturdy and colourfulpuzzle, as well as a 64-page fully photographic introduction to the subject aimed at the curious 3-5 year old age group. We strive to use our packaging in the most interesting way possible. In My Little Village, each box transforms into something essential for the specific title.

Use the wooden stylus to reveal hidden scenes in this third Harry Potter Scratch Magic book! Scenes are all about fighting Dark forces in Harry's world (such as Dementors, Severus Snape, and even You-Know-Who himself!). Fight Dark forces with Harry, Ron and Hermione in this interactive scratch art book. By using a wooden stylus, scratch the pages to draw your Patronus, learn how to defeat Boggarts and discover how Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes were destroyed. This fun and interactive Scratch Magic book comes with a wooden stylus. Includes tons of fun activities and drawing prompts, film-inspired Harry Potter art and 20 bonus notebook pages at the end. This book provides hours of fun and is the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan.

If the thought of getting crafty with your children fills you with glittery dread then this book is for you.

Quick Crafts for Parents Who Think They Hate Craft is packed with 40 projects free from crazy origami to lose your cool over and PVA glue to clean out of everyone’s hair. Get creative with your children even if you’re short on time (or patience).

Split into 4 sections: play with it, wear it, spruce it up and useful things, all of the crafts have been created to ensure that play can continue once the crafting is over. Go on a swashbuckling adventure complete with pirate hook and sword, whale watching in the bath or a leafy jungle safari with hairy baboons and rattling snakes.

Crafting doesn’t have to leave you cranky and the floor sticky!

A beautifully illustrated picture book about Barbie--the most famous doll in the world--and her visionary creator, Ruth Handler. After noticing how her daughter played with "grown-up" paper dolls, Ruth Handler wanted to create a doll that would inspire little girls to use their huge imaginations and big dreams about their futures. While others told her it wasn't possible, Ruth Handler proved them all wrong by creating the most famous doll ever. This beautiful hardcover picture book will inspire children ages 3 to 7 to believe that anything is possible-especially with Barbie! Since 1959, Barbie has shown girls that they can live their dreams. From an astronaut to a chef to a president, she knows that girls can do anything!

Games for kids 4 to 16, plus tips on keeping them fun and fair for all participants.

Camp games are meant to be fun. Here are the very best camp-tested games for boys and girls aged 4 to 16, with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations. The Frasers include indoor and outdoor games for both small and large groups, with some old favorites and lots of new, soon-to-be favorites.

"The 175 Best Camp Games" also includes advice on:

Choosing the right game for the situation Starting and ending games Dealing with rule breakers Modifying games for varied abilities Assuring safety and good supervision.

This practical guide is easy to use, and the more than 175 games are divided into five chapters:

Break the Ice (Name Dropping, Life Raft) Taking It Easy (Speed Rabbit, Electricity) Getting Them Moving (Soh Koh No, Kitty Wants a Corner) Running Them Ragged (Pairs Tag, Fox in the Henhouse) Wet and Wild (Battleship, Sharks and Mermaids).

Though written with camp leaders in mind, this book will appeal to youth activity directors, counselors, counselors-in-training, coaches, scout leaders, parents, teachers and any other adult looking for creative group activities for youth that include all participants and require little or no special equipment.

This book is aimed at all budding James Bonds! This book shows howto write and crack secret codes and how to evade suspicion when carrying out top-secret work. Includes quizzes and disguises! sleuths.

Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, and see if you can find him in Newgrange, at the Rock of Cashel and in Dublin's St Patrick's Day Parade! But it won't be easy: he is hiding in the middle of Irish dancers, traditional musicians, climbers, tourists, hurlers and many others. You can look for Larry in the following locations: The Cliffs of Moher Galway Bay Croagh Patrick The Giant's Causeway Newgrange Croke Park St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin College Green Glendalough The Rock of Cashel Puck Fair, Killorglin Bunratty Castle Great fun for all the family.