The Fair Weather and Rainy Day Handy Book

by Daniel Carter Beard

From the author of The American Boy's Handy Book comes yet another classic guide to wholesome, imaginative fun. Daniel C. Beard, a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America, shows children how to make their own amusements. Dozens of indoor and outdoor activities spark young imaginations and introduce kids to the pleasure and satisfaction of creating their own playthings.
Simple instructions and hundreds of easy-to-follow diagrams include directions for building a backyard clubhouse, setting up a workshop, and playing picnic games. Boys and girls can learn how to construct an aviary, a frontier cabin, and a houseboat. They'll discover the delights of making toys with just paper and scissors, putting on an indoor Wild West show, assembling a homemade circus, and other timeless diversions. Most of these projects require only inexpensive supplies and minimal or no adult supervision, and all abound in nostalgic charm.

295 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2009

About the author

In 1905, writer and illustrator Daniel Carter Beard, known as "Dan," founded the sons of Daniel Boone, who in 1910 merged with the newly formed Boy Scouts of America.

"Uncle Dan" Beard, author, led youth and society later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_...

Reviews

[Tony Goins]

This book is insane. Learn how to build a treehouse, a houseboat, an underground clubhouse, or a mini roller coaster. Then learn how to cut a doily or make an emu costume. Why, any boy of 12 could do it!