Animal Things to Make and Do

by Rebecca Gilpin

Published 27 February 2009
Part of 'Usborne Activities' series, this title includes activities such as hanging monkeys, a greedy mice collage and muddy hippos.

Packed full of inspiring activities to keep children busy during long summer days, come rain or shine. Projects include papier mache crabs, kite bookmarks, fingerprinted seahorses, a fishing boat mobile and lots of ideas for painted and printed pictures. Each fun activity is simply explained with step-by-step pictures and instructions and a full-colour photograph of the finished product.

This new reduced edition of one of the titles in the hugely popular "Things to Make and Do" series is packed with amazing wizardy things to make and do. Budding wizards will find a multitude of enchanting activities in this book that are sure to keep their imaginations occupied, including black cats, warty toads, a bubbling cauldron collage, a starry pointed hat, the essential magic wand and a glittery chain of spooky spells. Every activity is clearly and vividly illustrated with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and large photographs of the end result. It contains over a hundred silver stickers that can be added to the activities contained in this book or used to create original scenes of magic and sorcery.

This is a collection of twenty earth and pocket-friendly projects including cardboard tube people, plastic bag beads and paper gift-bags, made from recycled materials found at home. It contains tips on safely recycling materials including how to strip a plastic wire, paint over patterned cardboard and cut a cardboard tube. It is illustrated with clear, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

This title includes lots of brilliant and original ideas for things to make with paper, including a fairytale castle picture, pop-up cards, paper gliders and masks, and fabulous flowers and paper chains. It provides quick and easy projects using materials found at home with clear step-by-step instructions. It offers two pages of colourful stickers for adding special effects.

Fairy Things to Make & Do

by Rebecca Gilpin

Published 29 August 2003
This delightful book contains will stimulate the imagination of every fairy-loving child. It is packed full of activities to make including fairy wings, a sparkly wand, twinkling tiaras and funky fairies. There is also lots of inspiration for paintings, collages, cards and drawings. All the activities are explained with simple step-by-step illustrations and instructions. It contains over 200 silver stickers to add to the things that you make.

Over 50 fun projects that fly, fling, spin, swim, whoosh, zoom and ooze plus over 500 stickers to decorate them. Colourfully illustrated with step-by-step instructions and short explanations of the science involved. Links to 50 websites with online experiments, games and activities.

Winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books: Junior Prize 2008


A swashbuckling new edition in the phenomenally successful "Usborne Activities" series, this fun-filled book is perfect for boys and girls who yearn for a life on the ocean wave! It is packed with piratey projects such as pirate finger-puppets, a booty-filled treasure chest and a pirate ship painting. It also features dressing-up ideas including a pirate hat, eye-patch, sword and telescope.

Simple craft projects which can all be completed using only the most readily-available household items.

Sparkly Things to Make and Do

by Leonie Pratt

Published 29 October 2004
A magical sparkling activity book, brimming with ideas of things to make and do. Includes 2 pages of stickers. Ages 5+.

This is a brand new addition to the best-selling "Usborne Activities" series. It is perfect for gung ho gladiators, striving centurions and aspiring Caesars, these Roman themed activities, including a soldier's shield and sword, will keep kids amused for hours. Every activity is clearly and vividly illustrated in an appealing and colourful style, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. It contains information boxes on each page with interesting facts about the Romans.

Things To Make For Dads

by Rebecca Gilpin

Published 26 May 2006
This colourful activity book is crammed with exciting projects that kids can create especially for dads - ranging from funny fatherly faces, to a fiery barbecue collage and a cracking car-shaped photo frame.

The classic Usborne Things to Make and Do series, now revamped for a new generation.

17 football-related activities including a 3D penalty shoot-out, footballer finger puppets and league charts with slot-in football shirts for each team. Every activity is clearly illustrated in an appealing and colourful style, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

Packed full of egg-citing Easter activities, including painted eggs, decorated cards and an Easter crown. Simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions are accompanied by full-colour photographs of the finished project, ensuring fantastic results every time.

Fairy Cooking

by Rebecca Gilpin

Published 1 August 2012
This title offers a fascinating look at the world's biggest bugs, including spiders bigger than a dinner plate, a stick insect longer than your arm, a beetle the same size as a rat, and moths and butterflies larger than a small dog. All bugs in the book appear life-size - so you can see how big they really are! This title also features the biggest swarms and colonies, the deadliest bugs, and the bugs that are best at camouflage. It includes 4 huge fold-out pages.

"Things for girls to make and do".