The Kids' Summer Fun Book by Claire Gillman

The Kids' Summer Fun Book by Claire Gillman

Cheerfully illustrated and designed to inspire family fun, The Kids' Summer Fun Book deserves a place in every family's home library. Parents will find ideas to recapture their childhood as they join with their kids in dozens of delightful summer activities. Ideas include summer beach parties with a sand castle building theme, hiking and camping trips in the great outdoors, kite flying, snorkeling, and even croquet in the backyard on stay-at-home leisure days. Activities are categorized by chapters:

Out of doors: fishing, fossil hunting, rock collecting, tree house building, and more

On the water: building a raft, canoeing and kayaking, swimming and waterskiing, surfing, and more

Summer games: beanbag toss, French bowls, softball, sack race, bicycling, and more

Crafts and activities: making a terrarium, watercolor painting, designing paper airplanes, gardening, and more

Feasting: planning picnics and making lemonade, angel cakes, summer smoothies, lemon tarts, and more

Where appropriate, readers will find detailed instructions, for instance, for building a tree house or concocting many summertime food treats. Summertime is fun time, and here are dozens of great ideas that inspire readers to make the most of warm-weather activities. Color illustrations throughout

Claire Gillman is an experienced journalist and writer. She is the editor of Kindred Spirit magazine, for which she has written numerous articles on therapies and mindfulness during the past decade. She has also written on alternative health, parenting, and spirituality for many magazines and newspapers, including The Times of London. Claire latest book is The Healing Therapies Bible (Sterling, 2016). Other recent MBS and parenting books include Best of Boys: Helping Your Sons through their Teenage Years (MacMillan, 2003, Albert Bridge Books 2014), A Green Guide to Bringing up Your Baby (Cico Books, 2009) and A Green Guide to Pregnancy (Cico Books, 2010). Claire is also an editor and mentor for Writers' Workshop and has run writing workshops and retreats. She lives in Horwich, UK.

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ISBN 13	9780764145810
ISBN 10	0764145819
Title	The Kids' Summer Fun Book
Author	Claire Gillman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	B.E.S. Publishing
Year published	2011-04-01
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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