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Copyright © Summersdale Publishers Ltd 2006

Text by Faun Harkin
Illustrations by Alex Hallatt

Condition of Sale
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by
way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise
circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it
is published and without a similar condition including this condition
being imposed on the subsequent publisher.

Summersdale Publishers Ltd
46 West Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RP
UK

www.summersdale.com

Printed and bound in Great Britain

ISBN 1 84024 066 0

Disclaimer

The author and the publishers cannot accept any responsibility for
any loss, injury or damage as a result of the use or misuse of the
information or any instructions described in this book. The activities
in this book must only be practised under the supervision of an
adult.

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Please note

Unless otherwise mentioned, everything in the
‘What you’ll need’ sections in this book can be
bought as child-friendly products from any good
toy or stationery shop. You should never let your
child handle anything which is not suitable for their
age, and you should supervise them during every
activity. If any task is inappropriate for a child, this
is clearly stated in the instructions. Remember
always to put newspaper or an old sheet down for
any task involving potentially messy products such
as glue, paint or glitter.

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INTRODUCTION.............................9

CLASSICS FOR A NEW
GENERATION..........................................11
A Simple Box..............................12
Miles’s Board Game..................15
Scrapbook

Diary........................17

Make a Time Capsule................18
Racing Fish...............................20
Large or National Museums......21
Puppet

Theatre..........................22

Marble Maze..............................24

HOME RECORDING STUDIO.....27
Read-along Books....................28
Household Band.......................30
Musical Hats..............................33
Name That Song.......................34
Dance and Interpretation..........36

ARTS AND CRAFTS..............................37
Shell Pots...................................38
Small or Local Museums...........40
Picture Frame............................41
Pebble Painting.........................43
Papier Mâché Hat......................44
Cut-out Faces............................46
Spy Messages...........................47
Funky

Fabric..............................48

Make a Puppet...........................49
Make a Book.............................52
Country

Houses.........................54

Make a Family Newspaper........55
Make Paper Beads....................58
What the Moon Said..................60
Two-in-One Pictures..................61

PAINTING.....................................63
Bubbles.....................................64
Snail Trails.................................65
Art Galleries...............................66
Marble Effect.............................67
Hand

Painting............................68

Time Traveller............................69

FUN IN THE KITCHEN........................71
Make Playdough.......................72
Salt Dough Creations................73
Life-sized Picture.......................75
Make Bubble Liquid..................76
Make a Volcano.........................78
Slime.........................................79

BAKING............................................81
Gingerbread Cut-outs...............82
Crumble

Topping........................84

Marzipan

Fruit............................86

Castles......................................88
Mini Marzipan Battenburg.........89
Peanut Butter Creams...............90
Secret Messages......................91

PARTY GAMES.......................................93
Find Your Way Home.................94
Table Shove Penny....................96
Window Bingo...........................97
Make a Map...............................99
Adventure Games...................100
Mr Wiggly Toes!......................104
Pin the Nose on Daddy...........105
Fish Race................................106
The Tidy-Up Game..................107
Create a Crossword................108
Hot

Potato................................109

Put on a Show.........................110
Make a Map.............................112

GARDEN FUN.........................................113
Rosalie’s Bird Feeder..............114
Feeding Ball............................115
Rain Catcher............................116
Post-It Note Alphabet Game...118
Make a Grass Ball...................119
Sunflower Rac.........................120
Park Fun..................................121

INTERNET RESOURCES..................122

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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9

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

It’s an age-old complaint, but children really do
grow up so quickly. One minute you are sitting
with your newborn baby in your arms and then
blink – they’re off to school. Blink again and they
are taking driving lessons, and before you know it
they won’t even be back at weekends to get their
laundry done.

So instead of relying on the TV to entertain them
during their precious early years, why not make the
time to have fun with your children while they’re
still willing. Playing games, teaching young minds
new skills and creating priceless memories are
the perks of being a parent. I can still remember
the activities my mother did with me when I was a
child, and can appreciate now how they enriched
my childhood. Wouldn’t you like your child to be
able to say that about you?

The ideas in this book are very simple, require no
artistic talent (if they did I wouldn’t be able to do
them) and use nothing that any parent wouldn’t
normally have somewhere in their home.

So what are you waiting for – get home and hope
for rain!

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CLASSICS FOR A NEW

CLASSICS FOR A NEW

GENERATION

GENERATION

How many of us have spent a small fortune on
something shiny and plastic for our children
that requires 27 batteries, only to find them later
playing with the box it came in, the fabulous new
toy laying discarded on the floor? All the activities
in this section are simple and timeless, and there
are plenty of ideas for variations and twists on a
classic theme.

When undertaking any activity that requires glue,
PVA glue is a must. It is a wonderfully efficient
and versatile fixative, and for the untidily creative
it dries clear.

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A Simple Box

A Simple Box

A cardboard box combined with an imagination as
vivid as a child’s can lead to exciting and limitless
possibilities. The following are just a few easy-to-
create ideas to provide hours of versatile fun.

What you’ll need

•

A cardboard box (such as one a new appliance might

come

in)

•

Scissors

Optional:
•

Sticky

tape

• Pens or paint

•

String

•

PVA

glue

• Blu Tack or similar

• Wrapping paper or wallpaper

•

Glitter

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What to do

Creating a home
Using a pair of child-friendly scissors, your child
can cut windows in the box to turn it into a castle, a
fort or a house. Give them some colouring pens or
paint and let them go wild adding bricks and bright
patterns to their makeshift home.

Creating armour
Cut off the bottom and top of the box so that it will
go over your child’s head and around their body.
Glue or tape two lengths of string from the front to
the back, making shoulder straps so that they can
move around freely without having to hold up their
new armour. They may want to decorate their attire
with glitter or paint.

Other ideas
The possibilities for a cardboard box are endless.
Your child could turn theirs into a car, an ambulance
or an animal – anything they like. A vehicle simply
needs wheels, a steering wheel and a ‘special
powers’ button (allowing them to go super fast, fly
or be ejected). An animal only requires a painted
face and stringy tail, plus the necessary spots or
stripes.

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TOP TIP

TOP TIP

If you have several boxes, why not create a town

with your child? Build some houses and shops

and cut oblongs of cardboard to make roads. A

matchbox glued at one end to a lolly stick and

carefully coloured in (glue some paper to the front

of the box if necessary) makes a great traffi c

light, which can be made freestanding by pushing

the bottom part into a ball of playdough.

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Miles’s Board Game

Miles’s Board Game

This is probably my favourite rainy day game, and
it came about after a badly organised move meant
that my son’s toys and games were a thousand
miles away for four weeks. We decided to try and
make our own version of the classic board game.

What you’ll need

• Sheet of A3 paper or card

• Pens or crayons

•

A

ruler

•

A

dice

What to do

Draw a grid on the paper, dividing it into 64 squares
(8 by 8) and numbering each square, starting at the
bottom left of the grid. Write forfeits and rewards
that are relevant to your child in some of the squares
– the sillier the better.

For example:

‘Left Teddy on the train – go back to square 15
to get him.’
‘Tidied your bedroom – move on 3 places.’
‘Put your pants on back to front – miss a go.’
‘Shared your toys – move on 5 places.’

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Your child can be in charge of colouring in all the
squares and adding details such as the snakes,
ladders, train and pants.

TOP TIP

TOP TIP

If you want to make the game a little harder,

include a quiz square: whoever lands on it has to

answer a question posed by an opponent. Questions

could be on any subject, from TV trivia to maths

problems, and you could also include challenges

– e.g. Name 5 things which can be found in a

bathroom.

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QUICK IDEA

QUICK IDEA

Scrapbook Diary

Scrapbook Diary

A perfect time-filler for children of almost any age.
Keep hold of tickets or leaflets from a day out, and
on a rainy day encourage your child to draw a
picture of what they did or saw on their trip. Older
children can write about the experience, adding
details about who came with them, any funny
moments and so on. You can add photos and
other relevant items, such as leaves or flowers from
a country park or a wrist band from a funpark. The
scrapbook can be added to regularly.

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