The Summer Bucket List for Kids

by Snow, Michelle, R.N., Ph.D.; Bastow, Melissa

• ISBN13: 9781599554846
• ISBN10: 1599554844
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-13
• Publisher: Plain Sight

Summary

If you have a hard time helping your kids fill the hours in those long summer days, then this invaluable guide is exactly what you need. Full of fun, original, and thoughtful ideas that are sure to use up your kids' excess summertime energy in a positive, healthy way, this book is guaranteed to stop boredom in its tracks.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Activities	p. 3
Make a Secret Message in an Egg	p. 3
Float a Boat	p. 5
Make a Secret Book	p. 7
Make Invisible Ink	p. 9
Hypnotize a Chicken	p. 13
Make a Cipher	p. 15
Make Homemade Root Beer	p. 17
Play Kick the Can	p. 19
Play Marbles	p. 21
Raise Animals or Insects	p. 23
Play Spoons	p. 25
Build a PVC Marshmallow Gun	p. 27
Make Salt Water Taffy	p. 29
Make Stilts	p. 31
Make a Whistle from a Stick	p. 35
Boondoggle a Key Chain	p. 39
Play Jacks	p. 41
Suck a Hardboiled Egg into a Glass Bottle	p. 43
Make a Bubble Cave	p. 45
Make a Mask	p. 47
Make a Quill Pen	p. 49
Make a Water Balloon Launcher	p. 51
Make a Rubber Band Pistol	p. 55
Make a Soda Bottle Rocket	p. 57
Make a Non-Toxic Lava Lamp	p. 59
Do Spontaneous Things	p. 61
Make Glurch	p. 65
Make Salt Dough	p. 67
Make Chocolate Animal Cookies	p. 69
Make Homemade Ice Cream	p. 71
Make Easy Caramel Apples	p. 73
Make Homemade Caramel Apples	p. 75
Make Beef Jerky	p. 77
Grow Rock Candy	p. 79
Have an Ice Block Race	p. 81
Slumber Party Wint-O-Green® Trick	p. 83
Levitate Someone	p. 85
Make a Fleece Scarf	p. 87
Make a T-Shirt Pillow	p. 89
Crochet a Ponytail Elastic Band	p. 91
Make a Jute Canning Ring Trivet	p. 93
Make a Jute Key Chain	p. 95
Weave a Jute Place Mat	p. 97
Pick Someone up by Their Ears	p. 99
Perform the "Can't Lift the Hand" Trick	p. 101
Perform the "Floating Arm" Trick	p. 103
The "You Think You're Strong" Trick	p. 105
Make a Fleece Baby Blanket	p. 107
Build a Potato Cannon	p. 109
Make Paper Flowers	p. 111
Make Paper Maché	p. 113
Make Rice Bag Heating Pads	p. 115
Make Ice Cube Candles	p. 117
Play Washer Toss	p. 119
Make a Rag Hot Pad	p. 121
Create Crayon Wrapping Paper	p. 123
Decorate Picture Frames	p. 125
Make a Button Hummer	p. 127
Make Wind Chimes	p. 129
Make Magic Blocks	p. 131
Other Fun Activity Ideas	p. 135
About the Author	p. 139
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