The Stick Book

The stick is a universal toy. Totally natural, all-purpose, free, it offers limitless opportunities for outdoor play and adventure and it provides a starting point for an active imagination and the raw material for transformation into almost anything! As New York's Strong National Museum of Play pointd 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 ...' In this book Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield offer masses of suggestions for things to do with a stick, in the way of adventures and bushcraft, creative and imaginative play, games, woodcraft and conservation, music and more.

ISBN 0711232415   Pages 128 ISBN13 9780711232419 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 268 Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd   Published in London Imprint Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd   Height (mm) 200 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 140 Publication date 15 Mar 2012   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 793   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC23

Discovering sticks Adventure and bushcraft sticks Make a fire Cook over a fire Build a den Make a DIY tent Make a staff Make a stick sword Make a catapult Make an ancient spear-thrower and a spear Make a bow and arrows Make a pea-shooter Magic sticks Make a star wand Make a wizard's wand Make scavenging sticks Make a witch's broomstick Make a wiggly snake Make shadow pictures Make stick characters Make stick and clay animals Make a fairy house or an elf castle Make miniature worlds for toy people and animals Make hobby animals Make woodland monsters Make woodland magic carpets Make a flying creature Make fairy and fish sticks Make wild storyboards Creative sticks Draw in mud and sand Make charcoal pencils Make a paintbrush Make a picture frame Make a woody crown Make a necklace Create stick art for a woodland gallery Choose a stirring stick Make a nest Make a dream-catcher Make a loom for wild weaving Weave a wild basket Make stick and paper lanterns Make natural mobiles and wind chimes Make a wreath Decorate a seasonal stick tree with stick stars Stick games Throw a stick for a dog Play pick-up sticks Make a flying machine Play capture the flag Play quoits Play Aunt Sally Invent your own stick games Do the stick tower challenge Play tracking with sticks Play the woodland mapping game Sunny sticks Navigate with a stick and the sun Make a sun clock Measure the radius of the earth Musical sticks Make percussion sticks Make stick rattles Bushcraft busking with a can guitar Watery sticks Play Pooh sticks Mini raft challenge Make a pond-dipping net Make a fishing rod Measure the depth of a stream Woodcraft and conservation Make your own walking/tracking stick Make a stretcher Make a mouse trap Plant a tree Make a habitat pile Make a creepy-crawly hotel Make a bird feeder Stick stuff Index Acknowledgments

Masses of suggestions for bushcraft, creative and imaginative play, games, woodcraft, conservation, music and more. Having someone's eye out is not included. Bookseller '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, Children's Laureate and author of The Gruffalo and Stick Man Packed with photos which bring the projects to life, this is a great book to have at hand to inspire children to get outside and play. Parents in Touch Refreshingly simple and endlessly entertaining, the stick is the essence of play... It speaks a universal language and it's free! Lively photographs opposite straightforward instructions summon the inspiration for making everything from a sun clock andnest to a slingshot and broomstick. All ages, if you dare. ForeWord Reviews Fed up with your children's demands for the latest electronic gadgets? Why not give them a stick instead? Oxford Times Delights in this most universal of playthings... I have been removing sharpened sticks from under beds all half term. Daily Telegraph A book bursting with the most brilliant ideas - you will never have reluctant country-walkers again. Angels & Urchins These ideas will help the whole family get more hands-on with nature. BBC Wildlife magazine A guide to the ultimate free toys for children...Packed with ideas to suit the most adventurous and boisterous youngsters and those who'd rather take their time creating things to take home. Buckinghamshire Life This book, which offers over 70 interesting things to make or do with a stick, will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning a plain staff to wild weaving or making stick and paper lanterns. Simplicity and a deep satisfaction go together, as where two sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of measuring the earth. There are loads of photographs to add inspiration. The Guardian Explores the almost limitless potential for play offered by sticks. It is an attractively packaged book of 70 activities for children in a handy format for stuffing into a rucksack or coat pocket. The book teems with colour photographs and the text is easy to follow. BBC Countryfile Truly more ideas than you can shake a stick at! Oxfordshire Limited Will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning a plain staff to wild weaving or making a stick and paper lanterns. Simplicity abd a deep satisfaction go together as when two sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of measuring the circumference of the Earth. Guardian What are you waiting for? Go outdoors, grab a stick, have The Stick Book handy, fire up your imagination and off you go. This is an amazingly different book bursting with ideas, a unique guide to fun and games, grab yourself one now! Armadillo Musical instruments, dens and bush craft are all within one's grasp, with a stick! (So is poking an eye out so do be careful.) Four Shires magazine This book offers masses of suggestions for things to do with a stick, in the way of adventures and bush craft, creative and imaginative play, games and more. Evolve, Natural History magazine A book jam-packed full of ideas of sticky stuff!...a great resource for practitioners. Early Years Educator This book might just get you out of one of those, 'Mammy I'm bored' situations. Woman's Way Ideal for entertaining all ages. Western Morning News This is an excellent addition to the authors' other books on outdoor play. -- Saffia Farr Juno A great book to encourage outdoor play and exploration at very little cost! Right Start When I leafed through the book, I was so enthralled that I immediately planned a den-building party and picnic for my daughter's tenth birthday. You Magazine - The Mail on Sunday

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