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

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
Sarah Hines Stephens first learned to cook in order to get out of doing the dishes, and she still prefers making messes to cleaning them. One of three creative sisters, Sarah hails from generations of do-it-yourselfers: quilters, artists, writers, and gardeners. When Sarah is not facilitating semiexplosive science experiments and kid-friendly crafts, she writes books for kids. She has written more than sixty books, some for kid-friendly brands such as Gymboree and Scholastic. She lives with her husband and two children in a home filled with glitter, fabric scraps, glue, and power tools in Oakland, California.Bethany Mann is Sarah’s sister and partner in creative mess-making. With a rallying cry of, “Hey, we could totally make that ourselves!” she has fearlessly led her family and friends in numerous craft adventures. These days Bethany channels her artistic powers for good by using recycled materials and growing vegetables. Her projects have been featured in craft books for adults and on DIY TV. She lives with her husband, teenage son, and a menagerie of rescued pets in Santa Cruz, California. Read her blog at BitterBettyindustries.blogspot.com.