Sticks And Stones: A Kid'S Guide To Building And Exploring In The Great Outdoors

Sticks And Stones: A Kid'S Guide To Building And Exploring In The Great Outdoors

Discover a treasure trove of exciting outdoor building, engineering, and artistic ideas for children in Sticks 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 outdoors as they learn to make makingstone pendants, ochre paint, and a weaving. A variety oflarge and small-scale activities boostengineering, creative, and problem-solving skills, all while promoting fun. Withsimple tools and materials a branch becomes a fishing pole, and logs turn into a simple seesaw. Opportunities and materials forproductive play exist everywhere in nature. Author Melissa Lennig (of the blog Fireflies and Mud Pies)?ntroduces today?s screen-overloaded kids to a?orld 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 techniques can reduce stress. The book also includes:Ideas for taking activities further, with fun variations and ideasSafety tips for kids and adultsDesign challenges that can be done solo or in groupsStep-by-step instructions and helpful photosSticks and Stones?as named to the longlist for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize forExcellence in Science Books in the Hands-On Science Book category. The prize honors outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults. This book is anessential resource for everyjunior outdoor adventurer. ?bout the AuthorMelissa Lennig is 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?ireflies and Mud Pies.?er work has been featured in magazines and on hundreds of websites, including Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Today, and Newsday.