Best Selling Books by Dawn Isaac

''I''m bored'' must be the most frightening words in a child''s vocabulary, and how to keep kids entertained is something that keeps many of us awake at night. 101 Things to do Outside is packed with games, projects, crafts, experiments and gardening inspiration that will have your child racing out to try something new. The huge selection of ideas covers all four seasons and ranges from quick 10-minute activities to a full day of fun. From party games and treasure hunts to simple gardening projects, each idea is simple to follow and illustrated with diagrams, so you can''t go wrong! Activities include Building a Human Sundial, Creating an Outdoor Collage, Setting up a Wormery and Planting a Potato Tower. This hands-on guide will help your child get the most from being outdoors, and you don''t need a big garden - a local park or small area will suffice. All 101 ideas are sure to get the kids away from the computer and provide hours of entertainment for the entire family. The activities are written with children aged 5+ years in mind but it''s your call as to how much help, support and age-appropriate supervision they might need ... make whatever adjustments are necessary. Also available: 101 Things To Do On a Rainy Day

Pass on a love of gardening and nature to children with these 35 fun and rewarding outdoor and indoor projects. Gardening for Kids is full of inspirational ideas to get your kids excited about nature. Dawn Isaac shows you how to sow a wheelbarrow vegetable garden, make cress caterpillars, build an insect hotel, or plant a sunflower alley in your own backyard, using everyday objects and recycled junk. There are chapters on creative containers, from teapots to rainboots, windowsill gardening of foods such as cress and beans, and beautiful nature crafts that can be made indoors. Whether your outdoor space is big or small, or just a balcony or even a window ledge, these fun and creative ideas will keep your kids entertained—and learning about gardening—all year round.

Packed with games, projects, crafts, experiments and gardening inspiration, 101 Things for Kids to do Outside will have your children racing out to try something new. The huge selection of ideas covers all four seasons and ranges from quick 10-minute activities to a full day of fun. From party games and treasure hunts to simple gardening projects, each idea is simple to follow and illustrated with colour photography, so you can''t go wrong! Activities include building a human sundial, creating an outdoor collage, setting up a wormery, planting a potato tower, making natural inks, flying a homemade kite and playing torch tag. This hands-on guide will help children get the most from being outdoors, and you don''t need a big garden - a local park or small area will suffice. 101 Things for Kids to do Outside is sure to get your kids away from the computer and provide hours of entertainment for the entire family.

''I''m bored'' must be the most frightening words in a child''s vocabulary, and how to keep kids entertained is something that keeps many of us awake at night. 101 Things to do on a Rainy Day is a brilliant collection of creative (and occasionally crazy) games, activities and projects to do when you''re stuck indoors - without having to go anywhere near a TV or computer screen! Why not grow a windowsill herb garden, make your own jigsaw, or learn to play the glasses? Get crafty with decoupage and salt dough, or play detective by dusting for fingerprints. Exciting makes include terrariums and kaleidoscopes, whilst wacky games cover everything from Balloon Stomp to Sticky Note Scramble. All 101 ideas only require materials that you''ll already have around the house. With a wealth of ingenious and fun suggestions to keep you amused, you might not even notice that the rain has stopped. The activities are written with children aged 5+ years in mind but it''s your call as to how much help, support and age-appropriate supervision they might need ... make whatever adjustments are necessary. Also available: 101 Things To Do Outside

Whether your child is crazy about chemistry or bananas about biology (or, let''s face it, just likes making a mess), this book is choc-a-block full of experiments and projects that will get kids really excited about science - and all without going anywhere near a TV, tablet or computer screen. Whether they want to Launch a Rocket, Blow a Square Bubble, Discover their own DNA or Build a Balloon Powered Racing Car, there''s a whole wealth of fun suggestions to keep kids amused - and you never know, they might even learn something along the way.

Garden Crafts for Children is crammed full of inspirational ideas to get kids excited about gardening and nature. A wheelbarrow vegetable garden, cress caterpillars, an insect hotel and a sunflower alley are just some of the fun and creative ideas in this invaluable book. There are chapters on using creative containers from teapots to rain boots, windowsill gardening with foods such as cress and beans, and beautiful nature crafts such as picture frames and mobiles that can be made indoors. Whether your garden is big or small, and even if you don''t have a garden at all, Dawn Isaac''s wonderful garden crafts will keep kids entertained, with plenty of projects to fill every season. The 35 projects, perfect for children from ages 3 to 11, are designed to be achievable and affordable with simple-to-follow, step-by-step photographs and clear advice, and there is help on growing and gardening for children and adults alike.A Chelsea Flower Show award-winning garden designer, Dawn Isaac is passionate about passing on a love of horticulture to children, including her own. She writes on family gardening and garden design for the Royal Horticultural Society and the Guardian. Her children''s gardening exploits are chronicled on her popular blog, www.littlegreenfingers.com. Dawn is also the horticultural consultant for Mr Bloom''s Nursery, the BBC children''s gardening show, and has spoken on family gardening issues at both Gardeners'' World Live and the Ideal Home Show.

''Packed with original ideas.'' - the Telegraph on 101 Things for Kids To Do on a Rainy Day ''A quarter of the price of a theme-park ticket and delivers significantly better value for money.'' - the Independent on 101 Things for Kids To Do Outside From bestselling kids'' activity author Dawn Isaac comes this exciting new volume full of creative, fun and occasionally silly ideas for games and activities. From creating a mini golf course to mastering hands-free eating, from squirt gun painting to microwave mug cakes, every single activity is fun, easy and 100 per cent screen free. With exciting makes including no-sew sock creatures and stress balls, and wacky games such as outdoor noughts and crosses and thumb wrestling tournaments, Dawn''s engaging and entertaining ideas are sure to provide hours of fun. So put away your tablets and mobile phones, switch off the TV and leave the computer alone - it''s time to get screen free.

101 Things To Do with Science brings together fun and creative games, projects, challenges and crafts in a handy to use flexiback book format - simply flip open to any page to find your next favourite activity. Whether you are searching for something new to do outside on a summer''s day or looking for the best way to spend time having fun inside, this book gives you over 100 ideas for how to engage with fun science experiments and enjoy creative activities that don''t use a smartphone, tablet or computer. Why not make a bathtub paddleboat or pinhole camera? Or try building a constellation nightlight and make ice cream? There''s a whole world of exciting ideas and fun things to try within the pages of these books. These 101 activities will give you all the inspiration you need to explore fun-filled science projects and embrace your spare time without glaring screens and bleary eyes. Activities include: - Make a gravity-powered water siphon - Build a hovercraft - Create bubble art - Eat a rainbow - See your own DNA Other titles in the series: 101 Things to do Outside, 101 Things to do on a Rainy Day, 101 Things to do Screen-Free

101 Things To Do Screen-Free brings together fun and creative games, projects, challenges and crafts in a handy to use flexiback book format - simply flip open to any page to find your next favourite screen-free activity. Whether you are searching for something new to do outside on a summer''s day or looking for the best way to spend time having fun inside, this book gives you over 100 ideas for awesome experiments and creative activities that don''t use a smartphone, tablet or computer. Why not make a bathtub paddleboat or pinhole camera? Or try folding an origami frog and cooking delicious mug cakes? There''s a whole world of exciting ideas and enjoyable things to try within the pages of this book. These 101 activities will give you all the inspiration you need to explore fun-filled projects and embrace your spare time without glaring screens and bleary eyes. Activities include: - Plant a tyre garden - Make a friction rocket - Build an insect hotel - Make a magic wallet - Create a space nebula Other titles in the series: 101 Things to do Outside, 101 Things to do on a Rainy Day, 101 Things to do with Science

Auf kreative Weise wird Kindern in diesem Bastel- und Gartenbuch die Lust am Gärtnern vermittelt. Vorgestellt werden 35 Pflanzprojekte (z.B. Kräuterturm, Feenring, Eismobile). Viele Ideen benötigen keinen Garten und lassen sich auch auf der Terrasse oder einer sonnigen Fensterbank umsetzen. Ab 6.

Basteln, spielen, forschen, experimentieren - drinnen wie draussen lassen sich die kreativen Ideen dieses Buches mit einfachen Alltagsmaterialien umsetzen. Ganz nebenbei erfahren Kinder auf diese Weise Erstaunliches aus der Welt der Naturwissenschaften.