The Summer Bucket List for Kids Book

Preface xi

Introduction 1

Activities 3

#1 Make a Secret Message in an Egg 3

#2 Float a Boat 5

#3 Make a Secret Book 7

#4 Make Invisible Ink 9

#5 Hypnotize a Chicken 13

#6 Make a Cipher 15

#7 Make Homemade Root Beer 17

#8 Play Kick the Can 19

#9 Play Marbles 21

#10 Raise Animals or Insects 23

#11 Play Spoons 25

#12 Build a PVC Marshmallow Gun 27

#13 Make Salt Water Taffy 29

#14 Make Stilts 31

#15 Make a Whistle from a Stick 35

#16 Boondoggle a Key Chain 39

#17 Play Jacks 41

#18 Suck a Hardboiled Egg into a Glass Bottle 43

#19 Make a Bubble Cave 45

#20 Make a Mask 47

#21 Make a Quill Pen 49

#22 Make a Water Balloon Launcher 51

#23 Make a Rubber Band Pistol 55

#24 Make a Soda Bottle Rocket 57

#25 Make a Non-Toxic Lava Lamp 59

#26 Do Spontaneous Things 61

#27 Make Glurch 65

#28 Make Salt Dough 67

#29 Make Chocolate Animal Cookies 69

#30 Make Homemade Ice Cream 71

#31 Make Easy Caramel Apples 73

#32 Make Homemade Caramel Apples 75

#33 Make Beef Jerky 77

#34 Grow Rock Candy 79

#35 Have an Ice Block Race 81

#36 Slumber Party Wint-O-Green® Trick 83

#37 Levitate Someone 85

#38 Make a Fleece Scarf 87

#39 Make a T-Shirt Pillow 89

#40 Crochet a Ponytail Elastic Band 91

#41 Make a Jute Canning Ring Trivet 93

#42 Make a Jute Key Chain 95

#43 Weave a Jute Place Mat 97

#44 Pick Someone up by Their Ears 99

#45 Perform the "Can't Lift the Hand" Trick 101

#46 Perform the "Floating Arm" Trick 103

#47 The "You Think You're Strong" Trick 105

#48 Make a Fleece Baby Blanket 107

#49 Build a Potato Cannon 109

#50 Make Paper Flowers 111

#51 Make Paper Maché 113

#52 Make Rice Bag Heating Pads 115

#53 Make Ice Cube Candles 117

#54 Play Washer Toss 119

#55 Make a Rag Hot Pad 121

#56 Create Crayon Wrapping Paper 123

#57 Decorate Picture Frames 125

#58 Make a Button Hummer 127

#59 Make Wind Chimes 129

#60 Make Magic Blocks 131

Other Fun Activity Ideas 135

About the Author 139