Publisher Description

A boredom-busting collection of things to make, play and do.
This treasure trove of boredom-busting ideas will keep children entertained for hours on end, whatever the weather. Stage a shadow puppet show, make musical instruments, fly a kite and lots more, then stimulate your brain with riddles, word games and memory puzzles. With specially selected links to websites with even more fun things to do.

Notes

This book of boredom-alleviating suggestions for activities has suitable recommendations for rainy afternoons and long summer's days including information on staging a shadow puppet show, making musical instruments, learning Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and more.

Author Biography

James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.

Review

Usborne pack in hours of constructive play, brain work and discovery in this all-singing, all-dancing book which fills up the day both indoors and outdoors, and will leave youngsters with no time to say… I'm bored! * Lancashire Evening Post *
With more than 100 fab activities, this means no one has an excuse for using the dreaded B-word this summer. * Sunday Express S Magazine *
... is just the ticket for bored kids. * Sunday Express *

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