Kids learn best when playing

author: Conn McQuinn asin: 1571457283 binding: Misc. Supplies list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $14.54 USD

Arm your alarm to alert you to intruders. Explore the high-tech world of bank security, robotics, and biometrics. Includes 32 page book plus all the equipment needed for project. Ages: 8 + Manufacturer: Marlon Creations

author: John Grams Dick Christianson asin: 0897784790 binding: Paperback list price: $18.95 USD amazon price: $14.21 USD

Build a Better Toy Train Layout

author: Lucia Kemp Henry Suzanne Moore asin: 0439656141 binding: Paperback list price: $21.99 USD amazon price: $14.95 USD

Sing, chant, and learn with this BIG collection of poems and songs on all the key topics! Each poem or song comes with reproducible templates and how-to's for an easy-to-make puppet or prop that kids manipulate while they sing or chant. Topics include holidays, seasons, shapes, colors, numbers, animals, and more.

author: Tom Brierton asin: 0786418737 binding: Paperback list price: $49.95 USD amazon price: $44.96 USD

Stop-motion puppet animation is one of the most unusual and demanding art forms in the world. It uses a variety of skills, including design, sculpting, metal work, mold making and casting, taxidermy, filmmaking, storytelling and acting, and can be seen in the simplest commercial spots on television to more complex animated shorts and science fiction and fantasy feature films. This work explains research and design of puppets, and details the fabrication of stop-motion puppets around a metal armature skeleton using the build up and foam injection processes. The former technique uses pre-cut blocks of foam formed with a pair of scissors or other instrument into the shape desired and attaching them to the armature. In the latter technique, the character is sculpted in clay over the armature. This clay sculpture is then replaced with foam by using a plaster mold and injection gun techniques. Finishing techniques described include the making of hair, eyes, eyelids, teeth, horns, nails, and chitinous (insect-shell-like) surfaces. The manual also covers the process of creating replacement heads using rubber molds (such as RTV) and urethane castings.  read more »»

author: DK Publishing asin: 0756627338 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $10.36 USD

"This is the ""Pinewood Derby® Speed Secrets"" Book by DK Publishing Author: David Meade FEATURES: An excellent perfect bound

author: Mike Rigsby asin: 1556527365 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $11.01 USD

Combining fun and interactive activities, this guide will have kids captivated for hours constructing fantastic racing cars with the basics of only rubber bands, cardboard, and glue. These simple instructions with templates allow budding engineers to gain hands-on experience as they learn not only how to build a basic racer, but how to make modifications such as aluminum foil axle bearings, steering mechanisms, hinges, cam shafts, and wheels made out of old CDs. This helpful resource has step-by-step instructions for making a basic rubber-band model, a railroad push-car, and a high-speed racer. Other unique projects include Oscar the Laughing Clown, which has a jaw mechanism that opens and closes when it moves, and Spot the Dog, which has a moving tail. Children can even learn how to build a rubber band car big enough for a human. Exploring wheels, bearings, and friction, kids will learn not only how to make speedy racers but also the science that makes the process work.

author: Sarah Williamson asin: 1885593198 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $10.36 USD

Easy-to-follow activities that encourage children to explore their five senses. Early learning skills include color and shape identification, fine and gross motor skills, and appropriate expressions of feelings. 144 pages.

author: Anina Robb asin: 0439387841 binding: Paperback list price: $13.95 USD amazon price: $13.95 USD

The 50 interactive strategy sheets in this book help students use key reading strategies, including setting purposes for reading, making predictions, inferring information, identifying main ideas, and so much more.

author: Shar Levine Leslie Johnstone asin: 1592232094 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $17.95

Amaze your friends by switching your lights on and off – just by pointing an infrared light beam. This kid-friendly kit includes everything you need to build a remote-controlled light switch. Turn on your lights from across the room and perform fascinating experiments using infrared light. You'll learn how to connect electronic components to a circuit board as you explore the high-tech world of infrared technology, where anything can happen by remote.Includes:

• Seven plastic pieces for you to assemble
• Two electronic components
• Four self-adhesive strips
• 32-page, engaging science book

The kit works on both toggle and rocker light switches. Simply point your beam – and let there be light. Safety warning: This product contains small parts that may present a choking hazard for young children.