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All the joys of summer between two covers...
Learn to paddle a canoe, make a flip turn, dig for clams, use a boogie board, fly a kite, rig an outdoor shower, make a wind chime, shuck and oyster, mix superlative margaritas--or just relax. |
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Hundreds of way to make the most of your time outdoors: how to gauge the tides, read the starts, identify animal tracks, fly a kite, and more
One-stop reference that belongs in every car, vacation rental, or weekend house Include the best tastes of summer with more than 40 recipes |
Instructions for all types of card games, board games, lawn games, word games, and pool games
Includes 30-page chapter with crafts and activities for kids Glorious full-color photos throughout and instructional drawings
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Build a gigantic sandcastle
Cook Sunday breakfast on the grill
Spend an afternoon floating on a tire tube
Learn to play croquet
Run through a sprinkler
Start an herb garden
Go bodysurfing
Send a message in a bottle
Rent a bicycle built for two
Learn how to identify stars
Make a summer shadowbox
Try to find sharks teeth on the beach
Tie dye t-shirts
Make a necklace out of dandelions
Hold a bocce tournament
Install an outdoor shower
Ride a roller coaster
Tell ghost stories around a campfire
Hang a tire swing in the backyard
Have an egg-throwing contest
Go skinnydipping
Grow sunflowers
Hang a hummingbird feeder
Make seashell candles
Take underwater portraits
Go clamming
Make a rope swing
Hang a hammock under a shady tree
Hold a backyard film festival
Make seashell windchimes
Eat a lobster roll
Grow watermelon
Make a pitcher of sun tea
Squeeze fresh lemonade
Hang a butterfly feeder
Make smores
Spike a watermelon with vodka