This fun book is perfect for children who are learning about numbers up to 20. The lively illustrations and friendly characters keep children engaged, with things to spot and count on every page and numbers and pictures to trace with the special pen. The wipe-clean activities provide endless practice of essential early maths skills, such as number recognition, number formation, knowing the order of the numbers and careful counting.

Grab your coat and get ready for an outdoor adventure! This brilliant activity book is packed full of outside play ideas based on four of your favourite books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. With a wide range of activities created by nature play specialists Little Wild Things, this book is bursting with ideas to encourage children and adults to explore and celebrate nature together. Includes activities based on: Superworm, The Smeds and the Smoos, Zog and The Scarecrows' Wedding.

A complete beginner's kit, including the beloved Kids' Book of Chess, an illustrated instructional chessboard, and a set of 32 chess pieces! From how to set up the board and make your first move to learning the notorious "blitzkrieg"--a lightning-swift mate-in-four--here is the kit with everything you need to learn and play chess, including a set of sturdy, environmentally friendly cardboard pieces you can build in the classic Staunton design, an illustrated chessboard with helpful reminders on how each piece moves, and a 96-page book filled with lively illustrations and focusing on the game's historic origins on a medieval battlefield. The Kid's Book of Chess teaches the game so effectively it's sold over one million copies. It's your move! Kit includes The Kids Book of Chess an illustrated instructional chessboard and a set of 32 chess pieces to build plus a fabric storage bag to keep them in. Read and approved for accuracy by the US Chess Federation.

Wet weekend? Home for half-term? Great Family Days In has got you covered with over 75 tried and tested activities that make the most of spending quality time together.

From Achievable Art and Whizzy Easy Science to Screen-Free Game Time, chapters are organized to help you easily find inspiration for activities that will fill your day with fun. Whether you’re creating your very own melted-crayon masterpiece or blizzard bottle, or conducting your first FamFest or mini Olympics, Great Family Days In is a one-stop shop for ideas, showing that you don’t need fancy plans or money to keep your family entertained at home.

These beautifully illustrated activities do not require any specific skills or hard to get resources. From thirty-minute time-fillers to ideas to last the whole afternoon, activities can easily be adapted to suit any age, interest or timescale, making it easy to enjoy and relax into the process of creating and building memories together, whatever the outcome.

In March 2020, Claire Balkind, also known as The What Now Mum, founded of the hugely popular Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas Facebook page which quickly amassed an engaged following of more than a million people. There, she and the community she helped build share fuss-free games, crafts, challenges and more that will keep children and adults of all ages entertained.

This I Spy classic is back and better than ever, just in time for back-to-school season. Can you find letters, blocks, dominoes, kickballs, and more? What's hidden on the desk or the blackboard? And what do you see in the schoolyard?The I Spy classics are back with fresh new designs and bonus riddles! The New York Times bestselling series by Jean Marzollo and photographer Walter Wick continues to amaze search-and-find fans. Now with brand-new additional riddles by Dan and Dave Marzollo, the captivating photographs paired with clever rhyming puzzles will mesmerize readers of all ages.

How do you make the perfect Texas getaway even better? Give your kids the Texas Activity Book for hours of fun! From mazes and word finds to maps and pictures to color, it's a great way to learn about the area and is ideal for car rides and quiet time.

Technology is science in action. Little learners can discover more at home by reading the simple explanations and doing the beautifully illustrated activities on each page. This is a terrifically technological treat that will start a lifelong passion for STEM subjects.

Are you a curious kid? Then let's get hands-on! The best-selling team behind Hands-On Science present 50 more fun DIY science activities that you can share with your friends and family. With clear step-by-step instructions and engaging illustrations, as well as real-world examples of science, technology, engineering and maths, these new hands-on activities use easy-to-find, everyday materials to help you discover the answers to amazing science! The activities in More Hands-On Science cover motion, light, sound, growth and survival, sustainability, solids and gases, chemical reactions, engineering, tech and patterns. Each activity uses a simple list of materials and you'll be blown away by interesting experiments, reactions, inventions and coding. It's jam-packed with fast facts, and there are quiz questions to test your knowledge! Discover even more about the weird and wonderful world of science by making: a mini greenhouse, reverse drums, spinning soakers, jelly lenses, rainbow torches, a superhero name generator and much more. Ideal for children aged 7-14, teachers notes are available to download for free on the CSIRO Publishing website. Fun hands-on activities with clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations that use materials from around the home. Activities assessed with safety and sustainability in mind, exploring current, relevant concepts across science, technology, engineering and maths. Written by CSIRO's Double Helix magazine team who have a long-standing reputation for delivering expertly written, fascinating and fun science material for young people.

Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points around the garden with more than 140 things to find. From trees and shrubs to insects and garden birds, they'll learn all about the outdoors right from their doorstep. And once they've scored 1000 points, super-spotters can claim their official i-SPY certificate and badge. With more than 30 i-SPY books to collect, there's something for everyone! For even more fun outdoors check out i-SPY Creepy Crawlies (ISBN 9780008386481).

Encourage your children to create their own superheroes with these fun crafts. Containing 15 fantastic superhero-themed projects to make, The Superhero Craft Book will get children crafting and creating in no time. Aimed at boys and girls aged 3+, all of the projects can be made either from readily available items or from easy-to-source materials, and parents need little to no crafting experience to help! As well as superhero outfits to wear and essential accessories, there are also ideas for a super-powered party, with great games and party food. Projects include: Reversible cape and matching mask, Super shorts, Bat night light and torch, Jet pack, Shield and Superhero belt.

A playful, informative introduction to bones for the youngest readers, by the team behind the bestselling Book of Bones Set up as a guessing game with visual and narrative clues, Whose Bones? invites the youngest readers to examine six animal skeletons and guess to whom they belong. The answers are provided in vibrant, foldout reveals, each accompanied by read-aloud text that explains why each animal's bones and bodies are so special. Ages 2-4

Laugh all year long with this hilarious, highly illustration collection of jokes from the author of the #1 bestselling Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids series. With gags for every day of the year, it's the book perfect book to keep the whole family laughing no matter what the weather's like outside! Q: Why are turtles always throwing parties? A: They like to shell-ebrate! With 365 knee-slapping puns, knock-knock jokes, and zingers, this highly illustrated, four-color gag-fest is the newest edition to Rob Elliott 's #1 bestselling LAUGH- OUT-LOUD JOKES FOR KIDS series. It's sure to keep the whole family laughing all year long. It's the perfect gift for young comedians, emergent readers, and quipsters of all ages! Rob Elliott's bestselling Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids series has sold more than 6 million copies!

First Fun: Color By Numbers includes 50 simple illustrations and drawings for children to colour by numbers. Using simple colour scheme palettes, fill-in-the-blank prompts and alphabet tracing children will enjoy learning whilst colouring. Featuring a variety of fun and engaging activities that will develop counting and problem-solving skills, this must-have activity book offers pages of exciting challenges.