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| Book Reviews - Children Activities |
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| Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered |
Quentin Blake
£12.99, Klutz
A book for people who want to draw but don’t mind starting at the beginning - it’s a sketchbook with training wheels!
There’s plenty of open space for you to play on, but around the edges you’ll find handrails of help and encouragement.
With illustrations by Quentin Blake, the book includes artist quality watercolour pencils and one artist quality sketch pen. Ideal for adults and children alike - everyone should have one! |
| Stencil Art |
Klutz
£10.99, Klutz
Make beautiful stenciled designs in a few simple steps.
Stencil Art comes with four plastic stencil sheets containing a wide range of stencils, from aliens to ladybirds to abstract shapes, plus a vibrant 8-colour ink pad and 8 colour-coded foam-tipped dabbers.
The book contains child-friendly instructions, tips and technique hints, plus loads of photos and artwork to inspire.
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| My All-Time Top 5 |
A Book of Lists for You and Your Friends
£6.99, Klutz
A book full of fun list-making ideas and activities. Comes with a notepad, pencil with dangly charm rubber, keepsake pocket pages and a plastic over-cover to keep everything together. Perfect stocking filler for girls under 12!
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| My Very Own Horse Book |
Klutz
£14.99, Klutz
The ultimate book for the horse-mad reader. Saddled with information on horse care, feeding, grooming, colours & markings, riding styles, riding safety, horse breeds and a section on how to draw horses.
This book comes complete with a custom-made model horse in a box that can be used as its stall and everything you need to make a mini saddle, bridle and blanket.
Suitable for eight to 12 year olds.
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| Flip Books |
Quick Draw
£8.99, Klutz
Draw in the missing action then: rip it, clip it, grip it and flip it! Three 40-page flip books to animate, with animation tips and tricks, six mini markers and innovative clips to hold your books together.
Let your child discover the magic of flip books and create their very own versions to marvel at – a tradition that dates back to Victorian times, yet just as amusing and inspiring today as it ever was! |
| Chess |
How to Play and How to Win
£6.99, Dorling Kindersley
Easy steps to grandmaster greatness – now in paperback - for five to eight year olds.
From the opening move to checkmate, this step-by-step guide will help your child play chess like a champion. Whether they are just starting out, or are a bit of an expert, they’ll learn a great deal – starting with basic techniques, they’ll move up to difficult challenges and pick up tips and techniques from a top expert.
Help them discover chess tactics and strategies that will add firepower to attack and defence, plan moves using amazing 3D illustrations. They’ll be challenged to progress at every stage. A fun way to learn to play chess or improve your game.
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| The Games Book: How to Play the Games of Yesterday |
Huw Davies
£5.00, Michael O'Mara Books
Have you ever struggled to remember your favourite childhood game so you can teach it to your own children? Do you love to reminisce about the good old days when it was all just good old-fashioned fun? The Games Book has the answers.
Packed full of traditional indoor and outdoor games from yesteryear, it contains something for family members of all ages to enjoy. Each game has instructions and some hints and tips for beginners and there are fantastic illustrations throughout. An ideal companion for rainy days and family holidays.
With a classic 1950s retro look, The Games Book is a great gift for every family member.
Entries include:
• Spooky games – Murder in the Dark
• Playground games – What’s the Time Mr Wolf?
• Swimming games – Marco Polo
• Card games – Gin Rummy
• Paper games – Consequences
• Ball games – Sevens
A fantastic compilation of traditional indoor and outdoor games, played by generations of youngsters and their parents before them.
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| Holiday Doodle Book, The |
Andrew Pinder
£10.00, Michael O'Mara Books
This is a doodle book, a journal and a scrap book - the perfect purchase for any child heading off on holiday. It includes over 50 holiday-themed doodles to complete. No drawing skills required. Guaranteed to distract kids on long journeys.
Kids can let their imaginations run wild - design their own sandcastle; label and fill their own suitcases; decide what is hiding in the rockpool; and, draw what sitting on the luggage carousel.
Doodles and activities include: Design your own postcard; Draw your holiday home; What money are you spending? Which was your favourite day this holiday? What is dad cooking on the campfire? Draw your favourite holiday dish? Design a flag for your family; Fill the beach with seashells; and, Draw the twists and turns of a rollercoaster. |
| Girls' Doodle Book |
Andrew Pinder
£10.00, Michael O'Mara Books
Includes over 100 imaginative doodles. This title is packed with fairies, princesses, ponies and pop-stars. It includes activities such as: What's in the magic forest? What is the pony jumping over? Draw your dream castle; Show us how girls rock! and, What's in the cave?
Tell a story or just let your imagination run wild! No drawing skills required to make you the best doodler around.
The perfect companion for those tedious plane, train or car journeys to keep the girls occupied! |
| Boys' Doodle Book |
Andrew Pinder
£10.00, Michael O'Mara Books
Includes over 100 imaginative doodles. This title is packed with pirates, dinosaurs, robots and aliens. It includes activities on: How will you escape from the crocodile? Draw a cool tree house; What would you like your robot to do for you? Draw a flying machine; What's on the barbeque; Draw an alien invasion; and, What's happening at the beach?
Tell a story or just let your imagination run wild! No drawing skills required to make you the best doodler around.
The perfect companion for those tedious plane, train or car journeys to keep the boys occupied! |
| Ballerina - A step-by-step guide to ballet |
Jane Hackett
£12.99, Dorling Kindersely
Find everything your child needs to know to improve their ballet in this book and DVD from Director of the English National Ballet School, Jane Hackett.
From first position to pirouettes, from make-up to mime, this book shows detailed step-by-step photographs of how young ballerinas can improve on each position whatever their age or stage; making it enjoyable and easy to perfect their style.
Discover the best things to wear to class, how to combine positions and even how to choreograph a ballet.
The accompanying DVD shows many of the steps in action and also features two complete dances.
Watch the DVD together and see the ballet steps and individual dances in motion, then have fun helping your child practise as they watch! For five to ten years.
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| 50 Easter Things to Make and Do |
Various
£5.99, Usborne Publishing Ltd
Great ideas to make Easter different, fun activities for all the family to brighten up your home |
| Activity Cards: 50 Things to Make and Do at Christmas |
Various
£5.99, Usborne Publishing Ltd
Loads of fun things to do for Christmas, ideas, suggestions and how to do - enjoy |
| Big Book of Christmas Things to Make and Do Collection |
Various
£9.99, Usborne Publishing Ltd
bought this last year when the shorter, and therefore cheaper Usbourne christmas Activities was sold out. I am so glad it was as this book is fantastic. It includes most of the other usborne Christmas books as seperate chapters, on Christmas cards, decorations, baking etc. The stickers add a fantastic touch to everything you create and there are LOTS of them. My 5 year old daughter wanted to make everything, and we gave it a good try but did not scratch the surface, needless to say this Christmas we will be trying again!! A fabulous book and fantastic value for money |
| Charlie and Lola: This is Actually My Party |
Created by Lauren Child
£14.99, Penguin
Today is Charlie's birthday – he is very excited as he is having a special monster party! Lola is excited too and wants to help make it an extremely very happy birthday for Charlie. But Lola's having so much fun, she almost thinks it's her party – she opens all Charlie's birthday cards, makes his friends play musical statues and, worst of all, blows out all the candles on his cake! 'This is actually MY party, not your party, Lola!' says Charlie. Lola tries to think of a way to make Charlie's party really special for him – so she makes special monster presents for all his friends – and everyone has a lovely time!
With lots of completely special party activities and games for three to eight year olds. You can make your very own party masks, food and decorations - and then play lots of absolutely fun games, including a special fold-out Stick-the-tail-on-Sizzles game! |
| Disney Fairies - Activity Case |
Activity Case
£4.99, Harper Collins
This magical activity case includes three books full of colouring in, puzzles, quizzes and activities all about your favourite friends, the Never fairies.
There are also four pages of Fairies stickers, colouring crayons and a colour-in poster all inside this fun reusable carrycase that's perfect for holiday travelling this summer.
Also in the Activity Case range is Spiderman 3 - for the little brother who is not going to get left out! |
| Noah's Ark |
A Handpuppet Board Book
£6.99, Scholastic
Bring the story of Noah’s Ark to life with this fun glove puppet book! With Noah, a lion, and elephant, a giraffe and a zebra for each finger, and a board book attached to the palm, this soft hand-puppet is the perfect way to read and play with babies and a beautiful gift and keepsake. |
| Doodle Dogs/Cats/Faces |
Klutz
£5.99, Scholastic
Everything you need to get doodling is right here.
The reinforced back cover holds a roll of paper and also serves as a sturdy built-in work surface. Do a doodle, pull the paper down, tear off your masterpiece neatly and start all over again. And again. And again. Since the roll holds 35 feet of drawing paper, aspiring doodlers can practice till they make perfect cats. The pencil clips neatly into its holster for storage and features every doodler's best friend: an rubber that really works. With three different titles to collect, it's so much fun to share with others too and rediscover the artist in you and your child. |
| Stencil Art |
Klutz
£10.99, Scholastic
Stencil Art comes with four plastic stencil sheets containing a wide range of stencils, from aliens to ladybirds to abstract shapes, plus a vibrant 8-colour ink pad and 8 colour-coded foam-tipped dabbers.
The book contains child-friendly instructions, tips and technique hints, plus loads of photos and artwork to encourage and inspire. Make beautiful stenciled designs in a few simple steps - fun for children and parents together.
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| Horrible Histories: Awesome Activity Book |
Terry Deary
£7.99, Scholastic
Stuffed full of killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring the awful Egyptians, groovy Greeks and incredible Incas to life. With the chance to paint the inside of a pharaoh's tomb and compete in the Olympic Games, the Awesome Activity Book is sure to keep kids (and their mummys!) wrapped up for hours. With over 200 stickers. |
| Dinosaurs and Pre-historic Animals (Make & Meet) |
RUTH WICKINGS
£4.99, Mercury Junior
dinosaurs for you to make and use as toys or boxes to keep things in. There are instructions to help you and ten information cards with a collectors box to make and keep them in. Loads of fun that carries on after you have made them all. |
| The Toddler’s Busy Book |
Trish Kuffner
£6.95, Mercier Press
For little hands that are eager for action, the follow up to the hugely successful The Preschooler’s Busy Book has a whole host of games and activities to keep them busy.
This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for 1 ½ to 3 year olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to prevent boredom, stimulate a child’s natural curiosity, encourage a child’s physical, mental and emotional growth and keep toddlers occupied during long car trips. Written with warmth and sprinkled with humour and insight – this is required reading for anyone raising or teaching toddlers. |
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