The Stick Book: Loads of things you can make or do with a stick [Paperback]

“A beautiful and inspiring book, bursting with practical suggestions which will appeal to every child’s imagination. Reading it, I wanted to rush out to my nearest wood immediately!”
Julia Donaldson, author ofThe Gruffalo
 
Who doesn’t love a stick? The universal toy for children and adults alike, sticks can provide endless opportunities for outdoor adventures, creative play, woodcraft and conservation. Packed with 70 ideas and projects,The Stick Bookwill give you loads of ideas for using the wonderful, free and all-natural toy: the stick.
 
As The National Museum of Play (New York) pointed out when they selected a stick for inclusion in their National Toy Hall of Fame,'It can be a Wild West horse, a medieval knight's sword, a boat on a stream, or a slingshot with a rubber band …' A stick can be anything you want it to be. This book will give you loads of inventive ideas for spendingquality time outdoorswith your children – from theadventurousto themagical,getting creativetoplaying games,making musictobuilding bug hotels. Try your hands at:

• Making a DIY tent or den
• Creating a woodland monster or magic carpet
• Wild weaving or making your own natural wind chimes
• Playing capture the flag or a woodland mapping game
• Making a bird feeder or bug hotel

 
With70 ideas and projects, there will be something for every little adventurer, dreamer or budding ecologist inThe Stick Book. All you need to get started is … a stick!