A must-read for anyone with an adventurous spirit, a yen to whittle and
chop, and a desire to get out into nature and play with sticks! These 50
achievable ideas for making and playing with sticks - all with beautiful
step-by-step illustrations - make a great gift.
The next title in Pavilion's best-selling outdoor adventure series,
Fifty Things to Do with a Stick will introduce you to the joy of
making something out of almost nothing. With a few gathered twigs and
sticks, start with simple ideas such as making plant markers or tent
pegs and work up to constructing a lantern or woven basket.
Working with wood is common to nearly every culture - it's nature's most
adaptable raw material, malleable yet strong, and biodegradable. Until
the 1960s woodworking was taught widely in schools, but since then has
been in decline, robbing generations of the satisfaction of making
useful things by hand. Richard Skrein begins by guiding you in choosing
sticks and tools. Four chapters with evocative illustrations take you
step by step through projects to use at home; to make music and
decorative objects with; to play with; and to use out and about - the
perfect accompaniments to a camping trip (2020 and 2021 saw
unprecedented campsite bookings in the UK, and this trend is set to
continue).
This is the perfect book for anyone wishing to be more self-sufficient.
Find your inner explorer with these battery-free, no-emission ideas!
Chapters include:
Home Sticks: cutlery, coat hooks, brooms, candlesticks
Stick Craft: jewellery, weaving, mobiles, picture frames
Stick Play: catapults, musical sticks, magic wands, story sticks
Camp Sticks: lanterns, ladders, stools, stick bread!
Word count: 15,000 words
