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How to amaze your son : crafts, recipes and other creative experiences to teach him to see the extraordinary in the ordinary / text, photos and design: Raphaële Vidaling.

Vidaling, Raphaële, (author,, artist.).

Summary:

This book "has more than 50 truly creative and inspiring projects that will elicit 'wow' and 'cool' from the most skeptical of boys. There are crafts, science experiments, creative experiences, and easy magic tricks"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1770856021
  • ISBN: 9781770856028
  • Physical Description: 144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Translation of: Comment épater son fils.
Formatted Contents Note:
Activities to do Together 8 -- A 3D Hand that's easy to draw 10 -- Little Men made from sprouted potatoes 12 -- A Star Box made from a cola bottle 14 -- Turning a Walk into Art simple and free 16 -- Retouched Photos or what if we drew on my little brother? 18 -- Art of Kokedama hanging Japanese gardens 20 -- An Alphabetical Shelf made from yogurt containers 22 -- Balls of Ice Lit from the inside 24 -- Decorations and Other Little Precious Things 28 -- A Small, Mysterious Door that hides an electrical outlet 30 -- A Flying Fish made from a sprouted onion 32 -- A Book with a Secret Hiding Place that dates back to a time of real treasures 34 -- A Peanut Trophy for vegetarian hunters 36 -- A Fruit Crate Tree House perched in a stalk of broccoli 38 -- A Shark Pencil Case with metal teeth 40 -- Miniature Chairs made from champagne caps 42 -- A Drum Kit made from small tin cans 44 -- A Dream Catcher personalized 46 -- Two Kinds of Surprise Boxes the disguised cans a box of chocolates with no chocolate 48 -- A Ghost made from starched fabric 50 -- For Playing 54 -- A Mummy contortionist 56 -- A Tree House made of cardboard 58 -- Multicolored Madeleines made from wax crayon ends 60 -- A Teepee made from an old sheet 64 -- An Ice Wreath from prehistoric times 66 -- A Balloon Rocket with a secret message 68 -- A House under the Table made with paper tablecloths 70 -- A Tiny House made from a grapefruit 72 -- Game of Mölkky a cross between bowling and bocce 74 -- A Catapult made from Popsicle sticks 76 -- A Jungle Cave made with rock paper 78 -- Experiments and Magic Tricks 82 -- A Little Chemist's Craters an experiment with baking soda 84 -- An Iceberg made of microwaved soap 86 -- A Magical Merry-Go-Round of matches that rise by themselves 88 -- Fire That Drinks Water or an experiment that reveals submerged treasure 90 -- Fake Snow made from shaving cream and corn starch 92 -- Better than Candles for a birthday cake 96 -- An Experiment" Where a Cabbage Leaf changes color 98 -- Separating the Yolk from the White with the help of a bottle 100 -- A Candle Made from a Clementine with no wick or wax - and it smells great 102 -- And You Can Eat It! 104 -- Playmobil Ice Pops that can stand up 106 -- Honey Pancakes shaped like bees 108 -- Choclate Croissants rolled in 5 minutes 110 -- Cocktail Decorations made of apples for the kids' happy hour 112 -- A Ball Forest with surprises inside 114 -- A Landscape Cracker you're allowed to break 116 -- Cheese Lollipops guaranteed to be sugar-free 118 -- A Mobile Made of Cheese Doilies to eat with no hands 120 -- A Babybel Family or sculptures you can eat 122 -- Spaghetti Hot Dogs a food experiment 124 -- A Fortified Castle Cake made almost entirely of chocolate 126 -- A Moon Cake with lychee craters 128 -- A Campfire Cake with marshmallow embers 130 -- Cages made of Spun Sugar to decorate a cake 132 -- A Mountain Cake and its climbers 134 -- Phases of the Moon made from sandwich cookies 138.
Subject:
Creative activities and seat work.
Handicraft for boys.
Parent and child.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Marion Library 745.5083 VID (Text) 37810435471999 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Fletcher Branch 745.5083 V (Text) 33258008035045 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 745.5083 V (Text) 33258008035052 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/22/2026
High Point Library 745.5 Vidaling (Text) 30519009807440 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Scotland County Memorial Library 745.5083 Vidaling (Text) 30388101325812 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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24510. ‡aHow to amaze your son : ‡bcrafts, recipes and other creative experiences to teach him to see the extraordinary in the ordinary / ‡ctext, photos and design: Raphaële Vidaling.
264 1. ‡aRichmond Hill, Ontario : ‡bFirefly Books, ‡c2015.
264 4. ‡c©2015
300 . ‡a144 pages : ‡bcolor illustrations ; ‡c23 cm
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500 . ‡aIncludes index.
500 . ‡aTranslation of: Comment épater son fils.
50500. ‡tActivities to do Together ‡g8 -- ‡tA 3D Hand that's easy to draw ‡g10 -- ‡tLittle Men made from sprouted potatoes ‡g12 -- ‡tA Star Box made from a cola bottle ‡g14 -- ‡tTurning a Walk into Art simple and free ‡g16 -- ‡tRetouched Photos or what if we drew on my little brother? ‡g18 -- ‡tArt of Kokedama hanging Japanese gardens ‡g20 -- ‡tAn Alphabetical Shelf made from yogurt containers ‡g22 -- ‡tBalls of Ice Lit from the inside ‡g24 -- ‡tDecorations and Other Little Precious Things ‡g28 -- ‡tA Small, Mysterious Door that hides an electrical outlet ‡g30 -- ‡tA Flying Fish made from a sprouted onion ‡g32 -- ‡tA Book with a Secret Hiding Place that dates back to a time of real treasures ‡g34 -- ‡tA Peanut Trophy for vegetarian hunters ‡g36 -- ‡tA Fruit Crate Tree House perched in a stalk of broccoli ‡g38 -- ‡tA Shark Pencil Case with metal teeth ‡g40 -- ‡tMiniature Chairs made from champagne caps ‡g42 -- ‡tA Drum Kit made from small tin cans ‡g44 -- ‡tA Dream Catcher personalized ‡g46 -- ‡tTwo Kinds of Surprise Boxes the disguised cans a box of chocolates with no chocolate ‡g48 -- ‡tA Ghost made from starched fabric ‡g50 -- ‡tFor Playing ‡g54 -- ‡tA Mummy contortionist ‡g56 -- ‡tA Tree House made of cardboard ‡g58 -- ‡tMulticolored Madeleines made from wax crayon ends ‡g60 -- ‡tA Teepee made from an old sheet ‡g64 -- ‡tAn Ice Wreath from prehistoric times ‡g66 -- ‡tA Balloon Rocket with a secret message ‡g68 -- ‡tA House under the Table made with paper tablecloths ‡g70 -- ‡tA Tiny House made from a grapefruit ‡g72 -- ‡tGame of Mölkky a cross between bowling and bocce ‡g74 -- ‡tA Catapult made from Popsicle sticks ‡g76 -- ‡tA Jungle Cave made with rock paper ‡g78 -- ‡tExperiments and Magic Tricks ‡g82 -- ‡tA Little Chemist's Craters an experiment with baking soda ‡g84 -- ‡tAn Iceberg made of microwaved soap ‡g86 -- ‡tA Magical Merry-Go-Round of matches that rise by themselves ‡g88 -- ‡tFire That Drinks Water or an experiment that reveals submerged treasure ‡g90 -- ‡tFake Snow made from shaving cream and corn starch ‡g92 -- ‡tBetter than Candles for a birthday cake ‡g96 -- ‡tAn Experiment" Where a Cabbage Leaf changes color ‡g98 -- ‡tSeparating the Yolk from the White with the help of a bottle ‡g100 -- ‡tA Candle Made from a Clementine with no wick or wax - and it smells great ‡g102 -- ‡tAnd You Can Eat It! ‡g104 -- ‡tPlaymobil Ice Pops that can stand up ‡g106 -- ‡tHoney Pancakes shaped like bees ‡g108 -- ‡tChoclate Croissants rolled in 5 minutes ‡g110 -- ‡tCocktail Decorations made of apples for the kids' happy hour ‡g112 -- ‡tA Ball Forest with surprises inside ‡g114 -- ‡tA Landscape Cracker you're allowed to break ‡g116 -- ‡tCheese Lollipops guaranteed to be sugar-free ‡g118 -- ‡tA Mobile Made of Cheese Doilies to eat with no hands ‡g120 -- ‡tA Babybel Family or sculptures you can eat ‡g122 -- ‡tSpaghetti Hot Dogs a food experiment ‡g124 -- ‡tA Fortified Castle Cake made almost entirely of chocolate ‡g126 -- ‡tA Moon Cake with lychee craters ‡g128 -- ‡tA Campfire Cake with marshmallow embers ‡g130 -- ‡tCages made of Spun Sugar to decorate a cake ‡g132 -- ‡tA Mountain Cake and its climbers ‡g134 -- ‡tPhases of the Moon made from sandwich cookies ‡g138.
520 . ‡aThis book "has more than 50 truly creative and inspiring projects that will elicit 'wow' and 'cool' from the most skeptical of boys. There are crafts, science experiments, creative experiences, and easy magic tricks"--Amazon.com.
650 0. ‡aCreative activities and seat work. ‡0(CARDINAL)235390
650 0. ‡aHandicraft for boys. ‡0(CARDINAL)588176
650 0. ‡aParent and child. ‡0(CARDINAL)248677
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201809
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201909
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201912
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