Handy dad : 25 awesome projects for dads and kids / by Todd Davis ; photographs by Juli Stewart and Todd Davis ; illustrations by Nik Schulz.
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2010.Description: 167 p. : col. ill., plans ; 26 cmISBN:- 081186958X (pbk.)
- 9780811869584 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 745.592 D264 | Available | 33111005793696 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Skate ramps, zip lines, go-carts, and more! In this super-fun book, Todd Davisextreme sports athlete and host of HGTV's Over Your Head presents 25 awesome projects for dads to build with their kids. Busy dads can choose projects that range from simple to challenging and take anywhere from five minutes to a full weekend. Readers are given all the directions they need to grab materials that can be found around the house or at the local hardware store and get to work banging up a sweet BMX ramp or half-pipe, building a tree house or tire swing, or throwing together a slip-and-slide or tie-dye station for an afternoon of fun. With plenty of color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, and detailed illustrations, Handy Dad is chock-full of creative and inexpensive ways to keep kids (and dads) entertained for hours.
Includes index.
Lava lamp -- Paper airplane : the bombproof bomber -- Water-pressurized rocket -- Slip-and-slide -- Tie-dye -- Rope swing -- Lion-mane tire swing -- Slingshot -- Water-balloon launcer -- Bird feeder -- Sand candles -- Angel wings -- Climbing wall -- Skate longboard -- Dollhouse -- Treasure chest -- Bike jump -- Zip line -- Tree house -- Stunt dummy/Abominable snowman -- Light box -- Half-pipe -- Rope bridge -- Circus tent -- Go-cart -- Knots.