Yerian, Cameron

Instructions for easy tricks, harmless practical jokes, and spooky games.

Suggests a number of ways youngsters can help their community, such as baby sitting for voters, cleaning up vacant lots, or publishing a list of comparative grocery store prices.

Instructions for activities such as making a globe clock, sundial, compass, weather vane, and barometer and conducting other experiments leading to a better understanding of natural forces on the earth and in the sky.

Instructions for activities and games to play alone, with a friend, or with two friends.

Step-by-step directions for a number of experiments and projects involving plants, such as exploring good and bad microbes, sprouting seeds, and growing and training a variety of plants.

Describes basic sewing techniques and gives instructions for a variety of simple sewing projects.

Text and illustrations present activities designed to teach the basic techniques of acting and the use of the imagination.

Instructions for creating puppets and shadow figures and staging puppet shows and shadow plays.

Gives suggestions for creating a number of skits or acts for use in producing a variety show or circus.

Directions for games and activities for groups including ball games, circle games, line games, and noisy games.