Backyard adventure : get messy, get wet, build cool things, and have tons of wild fun! : 51 free-play activities

Backyard adventure Get messy, get wet, build cool things, and have tons of wild fun! : 51 free-play activities

Amanda Thomsen

Book - 2019

"The backyard has long been a space associated with recreation and relaxation, a private patch of earth to escape to, and a springboard for the imagination. In her signature style and drawing on her personal experience as a mother, gardener, and author, Amanda Thomsen encourages kids to create kingdoms of their own making, right in their own backyards. With whimsical projects for every season and any setting, from forest to pavement, fun-seeking kids and their families will rediscover the yard as a place for inspired play, using repurposed materials and existing features of outdoor spaces. Whether they're creating tiny gardens inhabited by action figures, weaving a secret hideaway out of a loom of twine and twigs, or setting sidew...alk cracks on fire with Coffeemate, Backyard Adventure lets kids of all ages turn their yards into a place they can call their own"--

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Subjects
Outdoor recreation for children > Juvenile literature.
Play > Juvenile literature.
Backyard camping > Juvenile literature.
Published
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Amanda Thomsen (author)
Physical Description
158 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience
Ages 6-10.
ISBN
9781612129204
  • The Roots of a Wild Child
  • Chapter 1. Forts and Other Hideaways
  • Scrounging for Unexpected Budding Materials
  • Forts & Playhouses
  • Natural Burrows
  • Packing-Material Tepee
  • Plants That Hake Great Places to Hide
  • Build a Straw Bale Fort
  • Plant a Living Willow Hideaway
  • Cardboard Castles
  • A Fort in Winter
  • Tunnels
  • The Simple Leaf Pile
  • Make a Loom Tent
  • Badger Holes
  • Unexpected Sandboxes
  • Make a Map of Your Neighborhood
  • Hiding Play Materials
  • Chapter 2. Places for Tinkering
  • Create a Mud Lab
  • Marble Racetrack
  • Soda & Mentos Eruptions
  • Setting Booby Traps
  • Make a Slingshot
  • Build a Catapult
  • Protect Your Toys from Pirates
  • Create a Wall of Noise
  • DIY Rube Goldberg Device
  • Bored? No Way!
  • Chapter 3. Naturally Wild: Grow, Eat, Launch, Explore, Create
  • Miniature Worlds
  • Grow a Tiny Fruit Tree
  • Natural Paints & Dyes
  • Grow Your Own Snacks
  • Snacks to Identify & Forage
  • Dig Your Own Clay
  • Mown Labyrinth
  • Logs & Stumps
  • Seedo Torpedoes
  • Drums
  • Chapter 4. Setting Up Camp
  • Backyard Camping
  • (Fake) Neighborhood Lore
  • Make a Hand-Washing Station
  • Create an Outdoor Shower
  • Set Up an Outdoor Toilet
  • Make a Fire Pit
  • Hobo Camp Food & Old-Timey Cooking
  • Outdoor Stages for Performances or Fomenting a Rebellion
  • Chapter 5. Sidewalks, Fences, and Driveways: A.K.A. Places to Draw
  • Graffiti on Fences
  • Fun on the Driveway
  • Chalk Outlines
  • Exploding Sidewalk Chalk
  • Chapter 6. Adventure Course
  • Swing It!
  • Make Your Own Slip 'N Slide
  • Tough Lil' Mudders
  • Make Your Own Stilts
  • Red Yarn Laser Climb
  • Cardboard Armor
  • Chapter 7. Water, Bubbles, and Goo
  • Sprinkler Setups
  • Make a Water Blob
  • Super Soaker!
  • Baby Pool Fun
  • Pinata Full of Water Balloons
  • Make Giant Bubbles
  • Tyvek Suit Full of Water Balloons
  • Eggshell Paint Bombs
  • Chapter 8. It Ain't Over Yet
  • Old-Timey Yard Games
  • Turn Dolls into Mummies
  • Duct Tape Zombies
  • Glow Stick Hunt
  • Flashlight Tag
  • Super Secret Section: For Parents Only!

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