Description
Discover a treasure trove of exciting outdoor building, engineering, and artistic ideas for children inSticks and Stones. This comprehensive guide features tools, toys, and games kids can create right outside their door.
Kids will lovebuilding cabins, tipis, bridges, dams rock gardens, and more. They’ll discover that creating art ismore fun outdoorsas they learn to make makingstone pendants, ochre paint, and a weaving. A variety oflarge and small-scale activitiesboostengineering, creative, and problem-solving skills, all while promoting fun. Withsimple tools and materialsa branch becomes a fishing pole, and logs turn into a simple seesaw.
Opportunities and materials forproductive playexist everywhere in nature. Author Melissa Lennig (of the blog Fireflies and Mud Pies) introduces today’s screen-overloaded kids to aworld of exploring and adventure. Whether camping in the woods or hanging out in the back yard, children will marvel at the wonderful, useful tools and playthings they can create with natural objects. They’ll also learn aboutSTEAM principles, campfire chemistry, why building with blocks is so powerful, and howmindfulness techniquescan reduce stress.
The book also includes:
- Ideas fortaking activities further, with fun variations and ideas
- Safety tipsfor kids and adults
- Design challengesthat can be done solo or in groups
- Step-by-step instructionsand helpfulphotos
Sticks and Stoneswas named to the longlist for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize forExcellence in Science Booksin the Hands-On Science Book category. The prize honors outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults. This book is anessential resourcefor everyjunior outdoor adventurer.
Melissa Lennigis an accomplished family lifestyle blogger and photographer. She holds degrees in Elementary Education, English, and Counselor Education, and shares her passions for crafts, nature, family, and food on her blog Fireflies and Mud Pies. Her work has been featured in magazines and on hundreds of websites, includingHumpty Dumpty,Jack and Jill,Better Homes and Gardens,Country Living,Today, andNewsday.
Target Age: 8-13
Quarry Books
Pub Date: May 07, 2019
0.6″ H x 8.5″ L x 8.3″ W
144 pages
paperback
