As the Christmas holidays drew to a close Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun by Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen was the perfect antidote to the age old search for things to do. This book is intelligently written and engaging, packed with fascinating stories and gross facts, extracts from classic novels and stacks of things to do as well as appealing lists such as best ever clean hip hop songs.
Just as children begin to disappear into their screens, here is a book that encourages them to use those tech skills to be creative, try new things and change the world. And it gets parents to join in. Unbored is fully illustrated, easy to use and appealing to young and old, girl and boy. At nine years old Toby is at the younger age range for this book which includes puberty advice and best ever grown-up free adventures.
Toby thinks the book is cool and I like it because he has genuinely enjoyed dipping into it and trying things out both without adult supervision as well as making things with me and testing his new theories on me. There are loads of activities to try and do including building a tipi or an igloo, designing a board game, editing your own music, finding out how to be constructively critical and developing your taste to decorating your room.
Toby writes:
Have you ever been bored? Well if you have then the book Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun will give you lots of excellent tips for being unbored. Open the book at any page and you'll find something you've never thought of before. For example you could do science in your garden or it will show you how to keep a diary using lots of different equipment and amazing tips to know how to make a voice diary, scrapbook, picture-a-day or one sentence a day diary.
There are lots of cool pictures and facts which inspire you to dream. This book is aimed at nine year olds and over and is packed with great ideas. It will tell how to plan a car journey if you're bored or lots of fun games to play and messy activities to look forward to. If you get this book I hope you enjoy it.
PWT rating:♥♥♥♥♥
Published by Bloomsbury, Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun