Great Things to Do Outside

by D.K. Publishing

Get kids away from the TV, unplug, and step into the great outdoors with "Great Things to Do Outside."

Consisting of practical projects to do outside ranging from simple observation activities like bird watching, hunting for fossils, observing air power, and forecasting the weather, to more ambitious projects like making your own wrapping paper, growing crystals, raising caterpillars, and even building a dam, every activity uses readily available materials such as paper, pens, sand, and soil, and includes step-by-step photographic instructions. The flexi-bound format makes it easy to pack for weekend getaways, camping trips, or to carry along on nature walks and hikes, and there are projects in the book appropriate for any type of weather or climate.

Specifically designed to be user friendly for children ages 5 and up, "Great Things to Do Outside" will open their eyes to the nature on their doorstep and allow them to engage with it.

Genres: Science

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 2014

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of this was sort of standard, but there were a few really awesome activities in this.

[Kiernan McCormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book
so many great ideas

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

On those days when boredom creeped into our house, my mother brought out this magical book and allowed us to pick one suggested activity/project to do. It was a magical way to calm us because the book was kept hidden way except for those times. Jamie Ambrose and DK books has created the same wonderful magic in this book. If you were an outside kid like me, many of these activities will be familiar but they still have that magical fun of summer and science mixed in one. From a parent's perspective the projects range in the supplies and assistance they require from none to things like craft supplies, and wood, and basic carpentry tools. Parents who keep basic craft supplies on hand for their children should have no difficulty with most of the projects. Depending on the age of your child, some assistance might be required. I highly recommend this book!

[Heydi Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great outdoors activities. With fresh bright photographs and easy supplies lists. I love it!

[Salsabrarian]

Picking up a few ideas from this for STEM interactive displays.