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Sticks and Stones: A Kid's Guide to Building and Exploring in the Great Outdoors

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Discover a treasure trove of exciting nature-based 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 love building cabins, bridges, dams rock gardens, and more. They’ll discover that creating art is more fun outdoors as they learn to make making stone pendants, ochre paint, and weaving. A variety of large and small-scale activities boost engineering, creative, and problem-solving skills, all while promoting fun. With simple tools and materials a branch becomes a fishing pole, and logs turn into a simple seesaw. Opportunities and materials for productive play exist everywhere in nature. Author Melissa Lennig (of the blog Fireflies and Mud Pies) introduces today’s screen-overloaded kids to a world 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 about STEAM principles, campfire chemistry, why building with blocks is so powerful, and how mindfulness 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 was named to the longlist for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence 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 an essential resource for every junior outdoor adventurer. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books (May 7, 2019)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Flexibound ‏ : ‎ 144 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760362564


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 63


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 9 years, from customers


Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 8


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.65 x 8.75 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #464,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #255 in Children's Camping Books (Books) #306 in Children's Science Experiment Books #328 in Children's Earth Sciences Books (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Easy outdoor fun! Great idea for a Mother’s or Father’s Day gift!
Melissa provides not only fun ways to enjoy the outdoors, but the science and engineering behind the play to take advantage of teachable moments while children explore the natural world. The ideas are simple and require use of items that are either free or that many families will already have. Her descriptions are clear and easy to follow, enhanced by beautiful photographs that make it easy to understand the suggested projects. Even better, she provides suggestions for how to take each idea a little further, which will be appreciated by parents whose children are especially enjoying any of the outdoor adventures described in this book. With the summer coming fast, this would be a welcome source of ideas for parents who want ideas to entice their kids outside and away from their televisions, cell phones or computer screens! I am getting this as a gift for a friend who has an adventurous toddler. This is a source of great ideas for this summer and is full of suggestions that her child will continue to enjoy for years to come! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019 by Kindle Customer

  • Love!!!
This is such a great book - in this day and age of electronic fun, it is so refreshing to find a book that celebrates the outdoors!! I ordered this book as soon as I saw it, and my kids have been asking to go to the park every day since. There are fun activities through this whole book, many that kids can do on their own. The pictures are amazing, and step by step instructions make it so easy. I have already ordered more as birthday gifts for my nieces and nephews! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019 by Cookbook Queen

  • Ready to REALLY get your kids back to nature? Check this out!
Okay, I am just in awe of this book. This is the real deal when it comes to using the outdoors to its fullest potential! So many ways to inspire the kids to get creative, play, build with natural materials. I will definitely be using this with my kids (especially this summer). What I really love is I can tell my children (ages 7 and 11) will both not only love the activities, but I can see them using these ideas as a springboard for even more creativity and building on their own. I also love that so many of these ideas are toys or structures that a parent or teacher might think "how fun to build this for my kiddos to play with all year long"- like the magical play fort or the log weaving loom fort, but with this book you are actually encouraging the KIDS to see the building and creating as part of the fun. High quality book, superb ideas, a keeper for sure. (I'll be snagging a few for gifts too!) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019 by Chelsey Marashian

  • Harder “Crafts” for Urban Dwellings
The majority of these crafts require thicker beaches or logs to complete. If you are in an urban or, in some cases, a suburban area, you might struggle to find materials to complete the crafts with your kids.
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022 by SunLoverSLC

  • Beautiful photos, great activity ideas!
My kids were so excited to receive this book today! The photos are gorgeous, and the ideas are simple enough that this inexperienced momma is willing to try them, and there are so many fun and different projects to explore! I love that the supplies are basic, things we can easily find on a hike, and it’ll get us all enjoying some more outdoors time this summer! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019 by Amy E. Gruetzmacher

  • Nature idea/ project book
I returned it as it is for much older kids..not toddlers ..great ideas for k8ds who like nature & survival tasks
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023 by alice mullins

  • Stay-At-Home Outdoor Fun!
I bought this book for my 8 year old grandchildren and there are so many great outdoor projects in this book! A lean-to, a teepee, a bridge...so great for the imagination and fun of exploring outdoors. All they need are lots of backyard sticks and twine and time. Probably all pretty abundant right now as parents are looking for activities for their kids. I highly recommend this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020 by Alexandra Fix

  • Not for small children
this is a nice book, but more toward pre teen ages, as that my 9 year old granchild said it was too much for her to do as well as not suited for the 5 year old, but a great book and plenty to do from it's contents.
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021 by CynKay Graves

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