Far from your annoying uncle's collection of bad jokes and pranks, "Do Rad Tricks!" captures young readers' imaginations with its zany, just-for-kids ideas, bright artwork, and easy-to-rock-out instructions. Authors Sarah Hines Stephens and Bethany Mann know a thing or two about goofing off--they've got kids of their own to learn from!--and they've collected the best into this volume of 80 activities ranging from faking zombie makeup to boobytrapping a bathroom, from rollerskating backward to running a ninja obstacle course ...
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Far from your annoying uncle's collection of bad jokes and pranks, "Do Rad Tricks!" captures young readers' imaginations with its zany, just-for-kids ideas, bright artwork, and easy-to-rock-out instructions. Authors Sarah Hines Stephens and Bethany Mann know a thing or two about goofing off--they've got kids of their own to learn from!--and they've collected the best into this volume of 80 activities ranging from faking zombie makeup to boobytrapping a bathroom, from rollerskating backward to running a ninja obstacle course. Kids'll be thrilled-and parents'll be amused--with "Do Rad Tricks!" This book contains two chapters--one of hilarious pranks and stunts, and one of active, outdoors activities to get kids moving--that update the stale, tried-and-true magic tricks and overdone pranks with fresh, modern, and above all fun activities for the next generation. Table of Contents Tricks & Stunts Chapter Shimmy up walls Bounce off a wall Do a stuntman vault Mess with a computer Get cool photo effects Form shadow puppets See through your hand Make a floating finger Build a creepy sarcophagus Fake mummy organs Serve yourself on a platter Paint funny feet Draw hand costumes Create chin people Become a zombie Create a fake wound Spurt fake blood Hear a galloping horse Listen to a crackling fire Make rolling thunder Flap like a bird Rip out rude noises Make a coin jump Bring a dove back to life Tie a knot one-handed Fake a fall Perform a slick hat trick Spin a plate Dowse for water Read a love line Interpret a head line Follow a life line Slice an unpeeled banana Fight a marshmallow war Blow a nose bubble Stick a pin in a balloon Walk the dog Rock the baby Juggle like a pro Spin a basketball Skip a stone Dribble under one leg Booby-trap a bathroom Secure a bedroom Turn drink mix into hair dye Make a "platinum" grill Take a cheek piercing Sport spiky hair Twirl a drumstick Do a rock-star jump Master the angus spin Sports & Games Chapter Build a junkyard go-kart Trick out a kart Crabwalk in roller sneakers Skate backward Tailwhip a scooter Ollie like a pro Bust a feeble grind Land a kickflip Nail a handstand fingerflip Freeze an ice rink Skate a back crossover Improvise a sled Dominate a snowball fight Set up a bocce match Toss horseshoes Head a soccer ball Master goalie moves Pitch a fastball Sink a free throw Ride a boogie board Bodysurf a wave Sail into a swan dive Do a jackknife dive Be a human cannonball Swim a flip turn Perform a barracuda Do the worm Moonwalk in style Stand on your head Walk on your hands Perfect a back walkover Ace a cherry drop Skin the cat Swing a back hip circle Bunny-hop a bike Pop a wheelie Hang a tire swing Rig a zipline Run a ninja obstacle course
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