This title includes simple, fun projects that use easy everyday materials: cooking, growing, science, music, painting, crafts and party games! Cooking, painting, crafts, science, gardening, magic, music, and having a party - here is the ultimate rainy-day compendium of simple and fun step-by-step projects for younger children aged 3 to 7. All the projects use easy, safe materials and equipment you will find around the home. It provides clear step-by-step photography for every project and lively finished pictures to inspire and delight. It helps you to: make wooden spoon puppets or a printed T-shirt; conduct simple scientific experiments; learn magic tricks; cook Swimming Fish Cakes; get fabulous party game and dressing up ideas; and, much more. This lively illustrated book is packed full of exciting ideas which combine craft fun, learning and play. Amongst the many items to make or paint are a feather head-dress, wooden spoon puppets and colourful stationery. For budding scientists there are experiments which will answer many questions about light, sound, electricity and water. It's great to pull off a magic trick, and there are enough here for a complete show, including how to make a wand and a magic box. Children will be tempted into the kitchen by the easy recipes, from Funny Face Pizzas to a Pond of Jelly. The 1400 step-by-step photographs feature children actually making and doing, so that young readers can identify with them, copy their movements, share their successes, delight in their results and learn alongside them.