Joey Green's Rainy Day Magic : 443 Fun, Simple Projects to Do with Kids Using Brand-Name Products You've Already Got Around the House [Paperback]

Joey Green (Author)

Book Description

Make scratch'n'sniff artwork with Jell-O
Make finger paint with Dannon Yogurt
Make beads with Wonder Bread
Make giant bubbles with Karo Corn Syrup and Dawn Dishwashing Liquid
Make crystal paintings with Epsom Salt
Build towers with Glad Flexible Straws and Scotch Tape
Write with invisible ink made from ReaLemon juice
And many, many more!

Make your own Play-Doh! Make toy rockets from Alka-Seltzer! Create candles with Dixie Cups and Crayola Crayons! All parents have gone through the horror of bored kids trapped inside on a rainy day. They're desperate to find fun things their kids can do to avoid that unending chorus of "I'm bored!" Now, the irrepressible Joey Green comes to the rescue with Joey Green's Rainy Day Magic-a compendium of irresistible projects and games kids can make free from stuff you already have around the house!

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About the Author

Joey Green, the guru of offbeat uses for brand-name products, is the author of Supermarket Spa. He has been dubbed "a modern-day Heloise" by the New York Times and "The Pantry Professor" by People magazine. He is also the author of Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose, Joey Green's Amazing Kitchen Cures, Joey Green's Gardening Magic, and more than twenty-five other titles. He is a popular guest on major television shows like The Tonight Show, The View, Today, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Dateline NBC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592332048
• ISBN-13: 978-1592332045
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Activities

More About the Author

Joey Green--author of "Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose," "Paint Your House with Powdered Milk," "Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream," and "Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz"--got Jay Leno to shave with peanut butter on "The Tonight Show," Rosie O'Donnell to mousse her hair with Jell-O on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and Katie Couric to drop her diamond engagement ring in a glass of Efferdent on "Today." He has been seen polishing furniture with SPAM on "NBC Dateline," cleaning a toilet with Coca-Cola in "The New York Times," and washing his hair with Reddi-wip in "People."

A former contributing editor to "National Lampoon" and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson, Green is the author of more than forty books, including "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary," "Marx & Lennon: The Parallel Sayings," and "The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow." A native of Miami, Florida, and a graduate of Cornell University, he wrote television commercials for Burger King and Walt Disney World and won a Clio Award for a print ad he created for Eastman Kodak. He backpacked around the world for two years on his honeymoon and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Debbie, and their two daughters, Ashley and Julia.

You can visit him at www.joeygreen.com and www.wackyuses.com

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandkids will enjoy., April 28, 2008

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This review is from: Joey Green's Rainy Day Magic : 443 Fun, Simple Projects to Do with Kids Using Brand-Name Products You've Already Got Around the House (Paperback)

Really a great book for things to do with your grandkids. We all have fun.