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Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids
This summer, Raising Quirk's mission is to keep your kids from ever having to say "I'm bored." So we've rounded up our favorite crafts, recipes, games, and activities from Quirk Books titles and jam-packed them into our funnest, awesomest, and kid-friendliest e-sampler yet. Whether you're taking your family on the road or stuck indoors on a rainy day, we've got you covered. Projects include: COOKING: How to Teach a Kid to Cook Robot Bites Banana Split Pops Little-Bitty Fudge Puppies CRAFTING: Bottle-Cap Frames Starburst Straws Turtle Magnet Get Your Kid to Clean Up OUTDOOR ADVENTURE: Get Your Kid to Put On Sunscreen Plan a Scavenger Hunt Yakima! Choreograph a Fight Scene Nick and Tesla's Low-Tech (Practically No-Tech) Bottle Rocket and Launcher RAINY DAY ANTICS: Get Your Kid to Play Alone Futaleufú Mattress Rafting Put on a Comedy Show Learn a Magic Trick FUN ON THE GO: How to Keep a Family Happy During Car Trips Make Trail Mix and Hit the Trails! How to Build a Sand Castle Games to Play in the Car Children don't come with an owner's manual, so Raising Quirk brings together advice, activities, entertainment, and, most important, other parents who still feel kinda like kids themselves. Our motto: We help cool parents raise cool kids. After all, parenting is a lifelong adventure, and we're all in it together. Consider us your virtual playgroup and join us at Raising Quirk online.
71 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 16, 2013
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September 24, 2015
Any new way to entertain your kids at home or on the road is a wonderful thing!!
October 22, 2018
Very poor.
Thank goodness it was free. Anyone with an imagination who has children has done these things many times. I was expecting some unusual things for children to make and do!
Thank goodness it was free. Anyone with an imagination who has children has done these things many times. I was expecting some unusual things for children to make and do!
June 29, 2019
Interesting Concept, Mostly Mediocre Content
Given this book contains projects such as a (soda) bottle rocket launcher and a mattress raft to push down stairs while riding atop it, I can't say I recommend this book for children. Even if their parents say no, the ideas will have been planted in their heads and grievous injury could be sustained.
For adults, I can't say there's much to warrant recommending the book, either. Some of the advice - such as lying to children that sunscreen is "magic lotion" or pretending to "cast a spell on them" to prevent them from leaving a room before cleaning it - is just plain bad and potentially damaging. Other advice is super common and likely known by most parents already.
The recipes are alright but mostly junky and unhealthy. The crafts are generally advanced for kids, but most of them seem fun... albeit also fairly expensive if you aren't already a crafty family with special supplies at hand. The activities are mediocre at best with only a couple worth trying.
For a free book, I can't really complain. It was quick and succinct and there were a couple of things I liked. But as a means to try out what this series of books have to offer, I think it failed. After seeing what's considered a representative sampling of these books' contents, I can't say I'm impressed.
I also hated the focus in sections on conning kids into things like doing chores or applying sunscreen. While many thankfully weren't truly conniving or even outright lying, some were. It's just not good parenting, in my eyes.
Given this book contains projects such as a (soda) bottle rocket launcher and a mattress raft to push down stairs while riding atop it, I can't say I recommend this book for children. Even if their parents say no, the ideas will have been planted in their heads and grievous injury could be sustained.
For adults, I can't say there's much to warrant recommending the book, either. Some of the advice - such as lying to children that sunscreen is "magic lotion" or pretending to "cast a spell on them" to prevent them from leaving a room before cleaning it - is just plain bad and potentially damaging. Other advice is super common and likely known by most parents already.
The recipes are alright but mostly junky and unhealthy. The crafts are generally advanced for kids, but most of them seem fun... albeit also fairly expensive if you aren't already a crafty family with special supplies at hand. The activities are mediocre at best with only a couple worth trying.
For a free book, I can't really complain. It was quick and succinct and there were a couple of things I liked. But as a means to try out what this series of books have to offer, I think it failed. After seeing what's considered a representative sampling of these books' contents, I can't say I'm impressed.
I also hated the focus in sections on conning kids into things like doing chores or applying sunscreen. While many thankfully weren't truly conniving or even outright lying, some were. It's just not good parenting, in my eyes.
April 6, 2020
Nothing I couldn't just pull off a Google search
In fact, I think the authors did exactly that - pulled it straight off the net. Nothing particularly new or exciting.
In fact, I think the authors did exactly that - pulled it straight off the net. Nothing particularly new or exciting.
April 20, 2020
Not worth a read
There is no creativity and I can hardly see kids enjoying these. Complete waste of time and best to avoid.
There is no creativity and I can hardly see kids enjoying these. Complete waste of time and best to avoid.
March 30, 2019
There are a lot of good ideas in this book and some just so-so, but isn't that the way of it all? There are different sections with one picture to help.
Crafting:Starburst Straws: encourage kids to stay hydrated.
Cooking: Robot Bites are made from Mac &Cheese and Bread Crumbs.
Outdoor Adventure: Wearing sunscreen is not an option. Give it a fun name.
.Fun -On-The-Go: Scavenger Hunt
Get Your Kids To Clean Up: Have many five minute clean up times each day.
Rainy Day Aintics: To many good ones to pick from.
Listed above is just one item in each section. There are others. Fun book to let the kids pick it or yall pick it together.
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I found this book on a website for free for an honest review.
Crafting:Starburst Straws: encourage kids to stay hydrated.
Cooking: Robot Bites are made from Mac &Cheese and Bread Crumbs.
Outdoor Adventure: Wearing sunscreen is not an option. Give it a fun name.
.Fun -On-The-Go: Scavenger Hunt
Get Your Kids To Clean Up: Have many five minute clean up times each day.
Rainy Day Aintics: To many good ones to pick from.
Listed above is just one item in each section. There are others. Fun book to let the kids pick it or yall pick it together.
Family Fun Times.
I found this book on a website for free for an honest review.
April 7, 2020
Lockdown time
Good book for this lockdown time. Lots of easy activities and fun games for the family. Besides the recipes, most of the games use everyday stuff which we all have in our homes.
Good book for this lockdown time. Lots of easy activities and fun games for the family. Besides the recipes, most of the games use everyday stuff which we all have in our homes.
April 9, 2020
Great ideas
This contains so many easy to do ideas with your kids or friends. It has science, art, and many categories the kids on distant learning could during this stay at home order of 2020.
This contains so many easy to do ideas with your kids or friends. It has science, art, and many categories the kids on distant learning could during this stay at home order of 2020.
October 21, 2020
Good cooking and crafting book for children
For a free book, this book is amazingly neat and professional. The pictures here was good for children and the activity here was good, though in this age you could find all of these tutorialson YouTube maybe.
For a free book, this book is amazingly neat and professional. The pictures here was good for children and the activity here was good, though in this age you could find all of these tutorialson YouTube maybe.
June 1, 2025
Super Fun
I really like the ideas poses in this book for keeping kids engaged. Food, crafts and activities are the name of the game. This book is a great starting point. With summer here, I hope I never hear "I'm bored." 😁
I really like the ideas poses in this book for keeping kids engaged. Food, crafts and activities are the name of the game. This book is a great starting point. With summer here, I hope I never hear "I'm bored." 😁
February 21, 2019
It's okay but not I thought .. Needed more interesting stuff
Not as many projects as I thought there would be. I find that pinquest had more. It's a okay book but I wouldn't buy it.
Not as many projects as I thought there would be. I find that pinquest had more. It's a okay book but I wouldn't buy it.
October 17, 2020
Fun time
Cute games and ways to keep a child busy! Love the recipes can’t wait to try them with my grandkids! Looks like some fun times ahead! Thanks!
Cute games and ways to keep a child busy! Love the recipes can’t wait to try them with my grandkids! Looks like some fun times ahead! Thanks!
March 5, 2023
The kids I babysit for loved it
February 20, 2022
short but some good ideas
This book is only about 70 pages. It has some good ideas but weirdly refers to “how to con your kid to” do stuff. I surely wouldn’t want to have paid for it.
This book is only about 70 pages. It has some good ideas but weirdly refers to “how to con your kid to” do stuff. I surely wouldn’t want to have paid for it.
August 8, 2020
Good idea
This book is filled with good intentions but the execution is a little bit off.
Some of the recipes takes very long to make, even days with cooling times overnight or 6 hours in the freezer.
One craft is super easy, and you will probably have everything you need at home.
But some of the other crafts are really special and time consuming.
The idea's for a rainy day are among others mattress rafting. But there are good ideas like a magic show in there.
This book is filled with good intentions but the execution is a little bit off.
Some of the recipes takes very long to make, even days with cooling times overnight or 6 hours in the freezer.
One craft is super easy, and you will probably have everything you need at home.
But some of the other crafts are really special and time consuming.
The idea's for a rainy day are among others mattress rafting. But there are good ideas like a magic show in there.
October 17, 2018
A few ideas to try
Really appreciate the illustrations that the book provided along with pictures of some of the finished products. Look forward to trying some of these
Really appreciate the illustrations that the book provided along with pictures of some of the finished products. Look forward to trying some of these
May 10, 2019
Make a fun with kid
This book give a ways to play and crafting with kid. Helpfully to get a new idea in playing together
This book give a ways to play and crafting with kid. Helpfully to get a new idea in playing together
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