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Fold & play! Learning to fold simple paper models is just the beginning in Origami Games for Kids! Children of all ages can enjoy playing 15 interactive games with their finished origami crafts. The paper models can be used to play 15 simple but highly entertaining games that will keep children engaged for hours, and allow them to collaborate as well as compete. Everything you need is in this box--a full-color instruction book, 48 sheets of high-quality folding papers, and 75 stickers to decorate the finished models. It only takes a minute or two to fold up each game piece, and then you can use them to play the following exciting games: Balancing Act--Who can keep the spinning wing balanced on the pyramid longer? Basket Bombs--Shoot the ball through the hoop using the catapult! Bowl 'Em Over--How many bowling pins can you knock down at one time? Can You Top This?--Build a tower of triangle chips as high as you can! Chip Toss--How many triangle chips can you juggle between two inverted pyramids? Fill 'Er Up--Who can flip the most balls into the box using the dragon's nose? Football--Scoot the football in between the goal posts to score! Frog Olympics--Spring the frog into, over or on top of the box! Ghost Dodgers--Can you slide a triangle chip under the ghost without knocking it over? Leap Frog--Keep the leaping frog leaping as long as possible! Pick Up Chips--Carefully remove the triangle chips one at a time without jostling the adjacent ones! Slay the Dragon--Take turns launching footballs at the dragon on the goal post until he's knocked down! Snap Dragon--Slide a penny under your opponent's dragon without getting "pinched!" Stormy Seas--Who can blow the sailboat from one end of the path to the other in the shortest time? Timber!--Stack as many sheets as possible on top of the "tree" before it falls over! These games will appeal to kids of all ages and personalities. Beyond having fun, origami engages children's minds with the physical world--allowing them to make discoveries and solve problems. Research shows that origami stimulates the logical and creative sides of the brain, so both zones are actively engaged when folding. It also teaches the basics of geometry and has concrete benefits for developing minds. Whether at home, at a birthday party, on vacation, or in the classroom, Origami Games for Kids Kit will provide hours of creative, hands-on fun for everyone! This kit contains: A full-color 48-page origami instruction book 48 sheets of high-quality, double-sided origami paper 15 different paper models used to play 15 exciting games Over 50 colorful stickers to decorate the models
Take a look at a burger, peer at a pizza and sniff at your sandwich. Do you what know what's inside? Do you know what your food is made of and where it comes from? Let's deconstruct dishes, break them down and slice them up to find out what they're made of and if they're good for us!
With an emphasis on safety and adult supervision, Forest Craft presents a range of simple and fun whittling projects that children can make and enjoy hours of play with afterwards. The author, Richard Irvine, extols the virtues of exploring woodlands, getting to know the trees in your local area and learning about their characteristics and suitability for whittling. Projects include kazoo, mini furniture, duck call, rhythm sticks and elder wand. Includes a thorough guide to the basic tools and equipment that are required, the timber he recommends and would advise against for beginners, and the techniques that will be used in the projects. 20 whittling projects, with simple step-by-step instructions accompanied by photographs and useful tips. Includes a chapter on safety and safety tips throughout. Appealing to both forest school teachers and families, this is a book that can be turned to time and time again, through the different seasons and over many years. The skills learned can be treasured and passed down through generations, in time-honored traditions.
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Have you ever wondered what monsters and mermaids eat for breakfast? Do you know what a Bloobidah’s favourite lunch is? And do you know how to make frikkadells for dragons? Find out in this FUN, COLOURFUL and MOUTH WATERING recipe book! Children will love these easy to follow recipes that will also ensure hours of fun. Without making too much of a mess!
Awarded Highly Commended in the 2022 Creative Play Awards Discover the treasures and pleasures of our natural world with 52 fun activities following the seasons. Filled with crafts, gardening, games, art and science activities for children aged 7 years and up that are budget-friendly and will entertain all year round. From Spring sunflower challenges to Summer mandalas, Autumn conker craft to Winter pine cone decorations, it will inspire children to get creative with nature! Fun activities for every week of the year Easy-to-follow instructions and tips Colourful photographs and illustrations
This fun-to-share 208-page baking cookbook from superstar celebrity baker Duff Goldman guides kids on how to make dozens of super delicious cookies-from rainbow checkerboard cookies to yummy coconut macarons to Danish stroopwafel. Beloved New York Times bestselling chef and host of Ace of Cakes and Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman delivers the perfect holiday gift for young bakers! Celebrity chef and host of Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman is back in the kitchen with a fresh batch of kid-friendly recipes that'll satisfy every family's cookie cravings. Super Good Cookies for Kids features dozens of the gooiest and chewiest, crunchiest and munchiest, easiest-to-follow recipes ever. This hardcover book teaches young bakers how to make all kinds of delicious treats-from chocolaty s'mores to delicious rainbow meringue to a mind-blowing cookie salad! The cookies are all fun to bake, a thrill to decorate, and delicious every time. With kid-friendly, step-by-step instructions; helpful kitchen-safe tips; and funny, fact-filled sidebars on everything from the best places to eat in New Orleans to the surprising facts about the history of cookies, this book will give kids of all ages the kitchen confidence to make crazy delicious cookies that everyone will love!
Building a Home is a beautifully illustrated picture book guide to exactly how an old building can become a brand-new home. Now available in paperback, with action-packed artwork from Klas Fahlen and a gentle narrative text by Polly Faber, find out all about the people, machines, processes and tools involved in breathing new life into an old building. Packed with builders, cranes, diggers, cement mixers and a host of other exciting tools and machinery, follow a crumbling old factory on the edge of town as it goes from being an empty shell to something entirely new . . . a home. Now in paperback! Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!
A group of city friends work diligently together to grow herbs and vegetables in a rooftop garden. Set to a foot-tappin' original tune, this rhythmic, rhyming story will have kids singing enthusiastically about the six stages of plant growth. The story concludes with a summer harvest and feast that celebrates the gardeners' commitment. Includes singalong audio and video animation.
This beautiful kitchen-garden cookbook, produced in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, contains step-by-step guides to show how easy it is to grow peas, beans, potatoes, carrots and more in your garden, in patio containers or in window boxes or on an allotment. Then transform your home-grown produce into delicious meals and desserts by following easy, step-by-step recipes. By having fun growing different plants, children won't be able to wait to try their tasty produce, encouraging great, healthy eating habits. Learn all about how plants grow, from seeds to seedlings, watering and weeding, to harvesting and composting. Information on minibeasts and garden creatures show how nature works together to help plants grow. Includes advice on cooking tools and utensils and healthy and balanced diets. For inspiration in the garden and the kitchen ... a how-to guide to growing and eating your own fruit and vegetables - Daily Express Colourful and beautifully illustrated, it is a great aid for fostering a love and understanding of fresh produce and an awareness of a healthy diet - The Lady If your small child is even vaguely interested in helping you in the garden, or on the allotment, then I'd urge you to get him/her this great book... - Judy Bown, Dig my Veg
Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book! From the hilarious Andy Seed, Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015 for Best Books with Facts comes the fantastically busy Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do. The outdoors are boring right? Wrong! Not when you've got Andy Seed's Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do! Suitable for all seasons, find out how to set bug traps, create a rainbow, construct an amazing summer slide and much, much more! But what about those rainy summer days we hear you cry? Not a problem! This book also includes awesome indoor activities about the outdoors for rainy days. Design your own mini parachute, create the worlds most amazing frisbee, or create a bird feeder to keep your feathered friends well fed! A brilliant book bursting with amazing outdoor activities that will have you running for the door! Packed full of hilarious illustrations from the wonderful Scott Garrett, this book will keep you entertained for hours on end! Andy Seed's laugh-out-loud 'Anti-boredom' series has something for everyone! A seemingly endless car journey to visit your long lost aunty? Andy's got an activity for that! A boring rainy afternoon stuck indoors? Andy's got a joke for that! A dull holiday with no one to play with? Andy's got a game for that! Say goodbye to your boredom blues with Andy Seed's fantastic range of Anti-boredom books!
Plan and build thrilling LEGO (R) escape rooms! Learn how to plan awesome LEGO escape rooms - with more than 30 LEGO puzzle ideas and 49 useful LEGO pieces and a sticker sheet. Create your own escape rooms and challenge your friends. Follow one of three themed escape rooms: Egyptian Quest, Space Mission, and Safari Adventure, or pick and choose from more than 30 LEGO puzzles with building tips and easy-to-follow visual breakdowns to create your own escape rooms from scratch. Build Your Own LEGO Escape Room includes: - 49 useful LEGO pieces, over 30 build ideas for LEGO puzzles and a sticker sheet. - Three themed escape rooms to build - with 6-8 challenges each. - Fun story pages to show how players will experience the game, easy-to-follow visual breakdowns of the LEGO models, and a step-by-step guide to setting up the game. - Advice on how to plan the escape rooms, from making them immersive and theme inspiration to linking puzzles and giving clues. Build Your Own LEGO Escape Room is ideal for 9-12 year-olds who love LEGO bricks, puzzles, and challenges!
Kids will have great fun folding their very own cute origami models--from animals and sweet treats to vehicles and flowers. All the models in this book are easy to fold using ordinary paper. The colorful paper characters and objects are adorable, and offer kids a chance to have fun away from screens while honing their fine motor skills. The versatile models look great displayed on a desk or bookshelf, but can also be used for interactive play. Kids will learn to fold the following colorful paper characters and objects: Cute Animals, like a stripe-tailed Squirrel, a Cat with Kitten (both wearing Bow Ties!) and a Lion with a mane Adorable insects, including a Ladybug, a Dragonfly and a Honeybee Tempting Snacks & Sweets, such as a Cupcake and Lollipops Planes, Trucks, Cars and a speedy Bullet Train Friendly Flowers including Tulips and Carnations
Clare Hibbert looks at the food we eat for dinner, where it comes from and healthy eating. The book includes a simple recipe.
Find out how to turn old newspapers into trees that grow. Transform junk mail into jewels and coil strips of paper into pictures. Fold origami frogs for a race, test paper planes and parachutes and design your own board game. There are amazing tricks you can do with just a pair of scissors and a piece of paper and tips for making your own cabinet of curiosities. This treasure trove of a book has so many rewarding ideas for cutting, folding and sticking that you'll never be bored again!
Food, glorious food! If there's one thing that transcends time, it's our love for food! But what did people generations ago consume? And what will we eat in the years ahead? James Solheim's Eat Your Woolly Mammoths! serves up the stories behind the world's most delicious, nutritious, and amazing foods-from the Stone Age to the future. For readers who love the fascinating facts that bring history to life. Let the feast begin! Would you like a plate of woolly mammoth? Or perhaps a sample of fresh tuna eyeballs? From scorpions on sticks and llama salami to oysters and chocolate chip cookies, you'll travel through the centuries and around the world and discover the amazing foods that have been eaten-and enjoyed-throughout history. Eat Your Woolly Mammoths! explores the history of food and is full of fun, digestible facts that young historians, cooks, and scientists will gobble up. An accessible, educational, and funny text combined with laugh-out-loud illustrations make this ideal pick for independent readers and snackers everywhere. A great choice for readers who munched through Ripley's Believe It or Not: Fun Facts and Silly Stories and the National Geographic Kids: Weird but True books. Includes sidebars, fun facts, recipes, additional resources, and more!
Pull the tabs, lift the flaps, bake the cake! Start with innovative tabs that move in every direction to mix, bake, and decorate a real cake. One tab cracks the eggs. Another moves the mixer. Two turn the oven dials to the right temperature and timing. There's even a tab that makes the cake batter rise! Toss in a pinch of information and a dash of surprises - that's all it takes for junior bakers to play and learn real-life skills, all in one cake-tastic package! |
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