Adventure Boys!: Crafts and Activities for Curious, Creative, Courageous Boys (Adventure Crafts for Kids)

The kids will have a lot of fun with this book this summer! P.s. it's not just for boys, my girls love it too!

This book is full of great ideas that will provide a creative spark for boys that like to build and create things. The activities are inexpensive, practical, and mentally stimulating. For many boys, this book will be a springboard for critical thinking and creativity in the future.

So happy with our “Adventure Boys” purchase. The activities are creative and engaging. My boys favorite so far has been the bicycle course and the ice cream they made all by themselves. Highly recommend this book!

Very neat book. Bought for my nephew who loves it!

I found the book to be a simple marketing push to make it seem like you were getting fresh ideas that will really appeal to boys, but the crafts are very common and some flat out boring. I really dislike the table of contents. The chapter/craft titles are cleverly crafted and you don’t really know what you’re getting. For example “tell your story” is a rock painting craft. “Dress to Impress” is how to “design” your own clothes aka drawing on your clothes using permanent markers. The biggest disappointment is building your own treehouse. The book makes it seem like you can simply gather up some basic supplies around the house and have a tree house in 30 minutes. If you need a masculine push in order for your male sons to do basic crafts like clay modeling, doodling on t-shirts with makers, rock painting etc., this book is for you. Otherwise, you’re not getting anything new with this book.

Summer fun and adventure keeps boredom at bay as this book sparks all sorts of ideas to keep boys (and girls) entertained.After a short letter to the reader, the author simply dives into creativeness. The book is divided into 25 chapters with general themes from clay crafts to story telling to clowning around and more. In each chapter, there are several activities, which relate to the theme. At the end, ten well-known adventurers from history are presented and quickly summarized. It's definitely a broad scope and incudes something for just about everyone.Most activities are described in two pages...some only one. Each activity is introduced with a title and quickly presented in one sentence before diving in. There's a clear and colored 'What You'll Need' list, which makes it easy to see if the materials are available right away or see if everything is on hand before beginning. Then, the activity is listed step-by-step, each with a sentence or two. Accompanying illustrations help make it clear what to do and keep the entire thing light and fun.I love the huge variety of possible activities. While some are definitely more adventurous, others are quieter. Some are more advanced and require lots of time and work, while others can be done quickly and easily. Some teach. Some are pure fun. It's not a book, where every activity will probably be used, but there's definitely something for every personality, purpose and situation.The text and illustrations are great for middle school kids. Everything is neatly and obviously laid out. I did find many of the descriptions a bit vague, though, and wished more than once that there was just a sentence or two more, since not only my kids but even I had to think it through and experiment to see what was meant. And some things are definitely not just for the kids (like building a treehouse) and require parent know-how...which isn't a bad thing, either.It's a fun book for summer and sparks ideas to keep boredom at bay.

I picked up this book to put in my son's Easter basket! I love that it has many great ideas on ways to fill an afternoon that do not involve a screen or electronic device! I think his sister will also get a kick out of these activities and most likely join in the fun! The ideas are easy enough and do not require any specialized equipment, most things you probably already have around the house. The book is sort of set up like a cookbook of ideas. It lists the items needed like ingredients and then the instruction and photos follow. This would be a great birthday present too, especially for a summer birthday. This is a great resource to cure the summer doldrums or a rainy day!

This is written for 6 to 10 year old, although older kids would also enjoy parts of the book.There are 24 areas for a kid to try ... not just for boys really ... this stuff is pretty neutral.One of the early ones is "riding a bike". After explaining some simple biking things, and biking safety, it tells them that there are 5 Olympic Events for a bike. Then there are "crafts" and activities for them to do with their bike, in all, about 8 pages.Most of the rest of the activities have fewer pages and information.But there are activities for taking care of your neighborhoodworking with paper, plastic, clay, and other mediumsmaking race tracks, plays, videos, I think I saw a magic trickstart your own band and make a drumMostly it is "don't be board" and "try something new."I think this would be a great book for helping a child explore hobby ideas ... it doesn't have everything, but there is a lot of ideas to try.Best used with an older sibling together or parent, especially for a younger child.Older kids could use this to get to know younger siblings or work with younger kids in a group or club.