The Stick Book Av Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield

<P><I>'A beautiful and inspiring book, bursting with practical suggestions which will appeal to every child’s imagination. Reading it, I wanted to rush out to my nearest wood immediately!'</I><BR/><B>Julia Donaldson, author of <I>The Gruffalo</I></B><BR/>  <BR/><B>Who doesn’t love a stick? The universal toy for children and adults alike, sticks can provide endless opportunities for outdoor adventures, creative play, woodcraft and conservation.</B><BR/><BR/> Packed with 70 ideas and projects, <I>The Stick Book </I>will give you loads of inspiration for <B>using the wonderful, free and all-natural toy: the stick.</B> As The National Museum of Play (New York) pointed out when they put the stick in their National Toy Hall of Fame, 'It can be a Wild West horse, a medieval knight's sword, a boat on a stream, or a slingshot with a rubber band …' A stick can be anything you want it to be. This book will give you loads of inventive ideas for spending <B>quality time outdoors</B> with your children – from the <B>adventurous</B> to the <B>magical</B>, <B>getting creative </B>to <B>playing games</B>, <B>making music</B> to <B>building bug hotels</B>. Try your hands at:</P><ul><li>Making a DIY tent or den</li><li>Creating a woodland monster or magic carpet</li><li>Wild weaving or making your own natural wind chimes</li><li>Playing capture the flag or a woodland mapping game</li><li>Making a bird feeder or bug hotel</li></ul><P>With <B>70 ideas and projects</B>, there will be something for every little adventurer, dreamer or budding ecologist in <I>The Stick Book</I>. All you need to get started is … a stick!</P>