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.

Which Roman emperor built a huge wall in 122AD? How many birthdays does the Queen have? And what is bubble and squeak? Packed with legends, landmarks, monarchs and more, this book has over 250 questions for the whole family to enjoy. Includes multiple choice and true or false questions with all the answers at the back of the book.

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

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.

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!

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.

Ages 5 to 7 years. Kumon Word Games workbook was developed to allow children to practice writing words and learn new vocabulary by completing fun and challenging word puzzles. The words used in these puzzles were chosen with the age range in mind and covers words your child should be familiar with but, may not know how to write yet. The enjoyable word puzzles will provide your child practice writing new words while developing his or her problem-solving skills. This workbook includes alphabet review activities, word search puzzles, word maze puzzles, crossword puzzles, and word chain puzzles, all presented in a progressional order that will allow your child to learn new words with ease.

Full of arts and crafts, games and activities. There's lots and lots inside to keep every Hello Kitty fan entertained! This book is packed full of Hello Kitty's favourite things to do when she's bored. With art and craft ideas, games to play with friends, activities to try, and fun food and drink ideas, you'll always have something to do, whatever the weather!

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.

Stuck indoors? This book is your saviour. Turn to a bumper 501 simple and accessible games and activities to keep your whole family amused for hours, if not days. Inside, in the garden, in the car, for all family sizes and ages - this book covers all the best classics you might have forgotten how to play, like stuck in the mud and the alphabet game, and introduces brand new games too. No fancy equipment needed, just easy to follow instructions. This book has everything you need to keep everyone happy.

A beautiful little storybook all about Eeyore, one of A. A. Milne's beloved characters that's guaranteed to be a bedtime favourite for children aged 5 and up.

One snowy day Pooh and Piglet decide to build a house for Eeyore. But Eeyore already has a house, and now he’s very puzzled because it seems to have disappeared ... let's hope Christopher Robin can find it for him.

This charming story first appeared in A. A.Milne’s The House at Pooh Corner, accompanied by E. H. Shepard’s original illustrations.

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

From the moment she sees Noelle, the beautiful ballerina doll in the toy store window, Ilyana knows that Noelle is the Christmas present she wants more than anything in the world. But Noelle has a dream of her own: to be a real ballerina, performing on stage for adoring fans. When the Imperial Ballet Company chooses Noelle to be the doll that Clara, the little girl in The Nutcracker, finds under the Christmas tree, it seems that Noelle’s dream is the one that will come true. Then, an unexpected setback makes Noelle realize that maybe, for a doll, being loved by one little girl is the best dream of all.

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 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.

Winner of the Best Book category Creative Play Awards 2016.

This superb LEGO® building book inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways and enjoy LEGO fun every day of the year.

Featuring imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO games that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks, to inspirational build ideas and activities to keep you occupied for hours. 365 Things to Do with LEGO® Bricks is packed with fun and quirky activities, such as: build your own LEGO pet; challenge your friends to make the tallest LEGO tower against the clock; and learn how to make a stop-motion LEGO movie.

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